American author Ishmael Beah’s book Long Way Home: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier has been getting a lot of attention since it was released in the U.S. by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in February. Already ... Read More »

The academic publishing house Broadview Press has announced that current chief operating officer Craig Lawson has resigned, and that a new hire, Fraser Seely, will be replacing him.“It’s basically just time for a change,” says ... Read More »

Quattro Books, a new publisher based in Toronto, has made it its mandate to highlight the cultural diversity in the city and in Canada. The four founding members – Allan Briesmaster, Beatriz Hausner, John Calabro, ... Read More »

This week’s list covers the top 20 cookbooks for the four weeks ending Feb. 25. The list captures the top overall titles in editions first published in August 2006 or later, as tracked by BookNet ... Read More »

Veteran bookseller Ben McNally has found a location for his new independent bookstore. McNally will be setting up shop in central downtown Toronto on Bay Street, just south of Richmond. “It’s a great location. I ... Read More »

Montreal author Heather O’Neill’s debut novel Lullabies for Little Criminals is the winner of this year’s “all-star” edition of CBC’s Canada Reads competition. Winning panelists from the past five years came back to face each ... Read More »