The four nominees for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction fall into two categories this year: philosophic explorations of the natural world, and first-person accounts of Canadians abroad. Sponsor Noreen Taylor and juror Jan ... Read More »

Raincoast Books announced Monday a joint publishing venture with Bloomsbury in the U.K. designed to raise money for worldwide aid efforts. The two firms will be publishing a book, aptly titled New Beginnings, composed of ... Read More »

Stephen Williams, the author of two books about Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, finally had his day in court last Friday in Toronto, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of violating a publication ban. ... Read More »

With books coverage slowly evaporating from mainstream media outlets, publishers are understandably anxious about losing one of the few promotional avenues that remain; and so, since the start of the new year, when the Saturdaypost-publisher-promises-bigger-books-section-when-hiatus-ends/> ... Read More »