A children’s publisher in Toronto’s Little Jamaica has opened a new storefront office just as its first title is about to be published.Jacqueline Brown, an environmental scientist, founded JackFruit Press just under 18 months ago. ... Read More »

In a deal announced on Valentine’s Day, romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises has formed a relationship with Brazil’s Record Publishing in an effort to expand its reach into South America’s largest country. The partnership will take ... Read More »

In the entertainment industry, the age-old question isn’t “What comes first: the chicken or the egg?” but “What comes first: art or business?” The possibly unanswerable question popped up this week during the Ontario Media ... Read More »

Margaret Atwood’s alliterative children’s books Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut, Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes, and Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda are being adapted for a TV series.Key Porter Books recently sold the ... Read More »

Brian Orend got into the book business by answering an ad placed in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record last July by someone looking for a partner in a prospective publishing company. It’s not quite how McClelland got ... Read More »

Despite an improved final quarter, McGraw-Hill Ryerson ended 2004 with total revenues just slightly under those of 2003. Without accounting for returns, the company took in $86.2-million in sales, compared to $86.9-million the year before. ... Read More »