This month, if only for a couple of days, Toronto will be the crime-fiction capital of the world, welcoming big-name authors like Bernard Cornwell, Dennis Lehane, and Ridley Pearson for Bouchercon 2004. The international convention, ... Read More »

When we think of Canadian small-press publishing, we usually think of esoteric fringe genres that the mainstream ignores. But with the major houses continually streamlining their lists, opportunities seem to have opened up lately for ... Read More »

After a dire couple of years, Warwick Publishing may have turned a corner. The Toronto firm has survived the closing of three distributors in the past two years and a spring season in which they ... Read More »

Despite a labour dispute that could shorten or even cancel the upcoming National Hockey League season, most publishers are assuming – or at least hoping – that fans will gravitate toward hockey books even if ... Read More »

Toronto author Michel Basilières is the latest recipient of the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award. His book, Black Bird, faced heavy competition from five other nominees, including John Bemrose’s Giller-nominated The Island Walkers (McClelland ... Read More »