Frontenac House, based in Calgary, won the big prize at Saturday's 2006 Alberta Book Awards ceremony in Calgary. The press was named Alberta's publisher of the year. The rest of the winners are:Writing sectionGeorges Bugnet ... Read More »
The winners of B.C. Red Cedar Book Awards for children's titles were announced in Richmond, B.C., on May 13, 2006. Deborah Ellis took the top spot in the fiction category for Mud City, while the ... Read More »
After several years at HarperCollins Canada as director of marketing for children’s books and cookbooks, Felicia Quon will be moving to Simon & Schuster Canada to take over the newly created role of marketing director. ... Read More »
BookTelevision’s subscriber base grew substantially in 2005, but the CHUM-owned cable network has yet to turn a profit, according to financial figures released recently by the CRTC that show the network’s numbers dating back to ... Read More »
House of Anansi Press is making the memoir My Heart Is Africa: A Flying Adventure, written by Anansi owner Scott Griffin, available for sale through its website, despite the fact that the book was published ... Read More »
Each year, the Canadian Science Writers' Assocation hands out awards for the best science books produced in this country, and the winners among those published last year have been announced. In the children's book category, ... Read More »
Penguin Canada editorial director Andrea Crozier has acquired world rights to a new diet book by Ironman triathlete Brendan Brazier. The Thrive Diet outlines a stress-busting plan that makes use of plant-based whole foods to ... Read More »