After 10 years at Hornblower Books, Terrilee Bulger has joined Halifax-based Nimbus Publishing as sales manager. Bulger, who grew up in P.E.I., says the move from bookseller to publishing house was precipitated by a desire ... Read More »

Penguin Group Canada became one of the first large Canadian publishing companies to jump on the graphic literature bandwagon Wednesday, when senior editor Barbara Berson announced the acquisition of Rosalind Penfold’s Dragonslippers, an autobiographical account ... Read More »

While it may seem counterintuitive to give a book away for free in order to sell it, that’s exactly the thinking behind author Jim Munroe’s latest marketing experiment.Replicating the format of his latest novel, An ... Read More »

CanWest Global, one of the country's largest media conglomerates, has formally announced the creation of a new publishing enterprise, CanWest Books. It will be headed up by former Key Publishers president Carole-Ann Hayes, and operated ... Read More »

It began with a cocktail party conversation, and now it’s a breakout hit for Self-Counsel Press. Since it first hit stores in January, David Trahair’s Smoke and Mirrors: Financial Myths That Will Ruin Your Retirementsmoke/> ... Read More »

Observers refer to a market that’s still recovering from dramatic corrections, leaving various players rethinking their approach as they battle for their share. But the market in question isn’t mutual funds, stocks, or bonds – ... Read More »

Anna Porter: He taught me everything I know. He taught me that without a vibrant, lively, and in many ways brilliant publishing industry, we would not have a country. That’s a big lesson to learn ... Read More »

Anyone who knew Jack McClelland remembers one of his favourite epithets: “You’re out of your fucking mind!”It was a term of approval, if not endearment. It meant that whatever you’d proposed to him, however insane, ... Read More »