Revenues were up slightly for Harlequin Enterprises in second-quarter results announced this week. The Toronto-based multinational romance publisher recorded $116-million in sales for the three months ending June 30, up from $114.6-million in the same ... Read More »

Kids Can Press has a new president: parent company Corus Entertainment has appointed Lisa Lyons to the position. But the transition should be a smooth one, as Lyons has already been running the Toronto children’s ... Read More »

A new Ontario campaign to promote books throughout the month of October – set to go for the first time this fall – now has a name, Open Book: Toronto, and the first outlines of ... Read More »

After 18 years with the Toronto book packager Madison Press Books, editorial director Wanda Nowakowska has left the company. “I think it was – for everyone – time for a change,” said Nowakowska when reached ... Read More »

A month after the death of Chris Benoit, ECW Press has announced a quick-turnaround title about the Canadian-raised pro wrestler, who authorities say killed his wife and son in their Georgia home before hanging himself ... Read More »

In a staff shakeup at Red Deer Press, two veterans – founder and publisher Dennis Johnson and children’s editor Peter Carver – have both left the Calgary-based publisher. Richard Dionne, previously a managing editor at ... Read More »

A strong performance in the school division helped bolster McGraw-Hill Ryerson’s revenues in its second quarter, according to results released late on Friday.For the three months ending June 30, the firm recorded net revenue of ... Read More »

This week’s list covers the top technology titles for the two weeks ending July 22, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData service.1. The Renewable Energy Handbook, William H. Kemp(Aztext Press/New Society Publishers, $39.95 pa, ... Read More »