Though many of Canada’s greatest writers have passed through its doors, the English department at the University of Toronto has never offered a creative writing program. That will change this fall, when the school welcomes ... Read More »

Over the past year, booksellers have been irked by prices on imported U.S. titles, saying that they fail to reflect the strengthened Canadian dollar. Now, however, publishers seem to have finally gotten the message. A ... Read More »

After several years spent wooing the industry, BookNet Canada seems to be making progress with its plans for a nationwide sales data analysis (SDA) system. Though retailers like Costco or Wal-Mart still aren’t on board, ... Read More »

In his introduction to Making the List, a decade-by-decade study of 20th-century America’s reading habits, author (and legendary American editor) Michael Korda posits that bestseller lists are about much more than just sales numbers. To ... Read More »