It’s the end of an era at Halifax’s Frog Hollow Books, as longtime owner and buyer Mary Jo Anderson has sold the store to newcomer Heidi Hallett. “It was partly personal and partly professional,” said ... Read More »

After nearly seven years in the Penguin publicity department, Debby de Groot, the company’s director of marketing and publicity, will be stepping down at the end of this month. De Groot is not leaving for ... Read More »

After three novels with HarperCollins Canada, author Andrew Pyper has moved on, signing a new two-book deal with Doubleday Canada publisher Maya Mavjee. The deal, which was brokered by Pyper’s agent, Anne McDermid, is for ... Read More »

Montreal’s literary culture was in the spotlight over the weekend at the eigth Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival as the UNESCO-sponsored Montreal World Book Capital Year rolled into its final month. Playwright Michel Tremblay won ... Read More »

Featuring 21 authors and stops in 12 cities across Canada, the seven-year-old Walrus Bookshelf author tour and high-school reading program is looking to get even larger. The tour, founded by Ken Alexander, publisher of The ... Read More »