At the end of August, Reg Russell will relinquish ownership of the used and antiquarian bookshop he has owned in Montreal since 1986, ending a long and eventful second career as a bookseller.Russell, who turned ... Read More »

Talonbooks publisher Karl Siegler’s contribution to Canadian publishing will be recognized at the Eden Mills Writer’s Festival next month, where he’ll be presented with the Janice E. Handford Small Press Award. The award is given ... Read More »

Former Macfarlane Walter & Ross principal Gary Ross has a new job – he’s just been named the new editor of Saturday Night.Ross will step into the position on Sept. 1. “Gary is the personsaturday-night/> ... Read More »

The most essential Canadian book of all time is Alice Munro’s The Love of a Good Woman – at least, according to a new list to be unveiled Tuesday by Amazon.ca.The Seattle-based online bookseller's list ... Read More »

Textbook publisher Broadview Press has put Chapters on credit hold and is asking McGill University professors to order books from a bookseller other than the Chapters-run campus bookstore to ensure they have them this fall. ... Read More »