The Canadian Booksellers Association has replaced several of its staff, including three in key positions. Executive director Sheryl McKean says some of the changes – there have been five new appointments in as many months ... Read More »

McClelland & Stewart has launched a lawsuit against Reed Books U.K. after losing the Canadian distribution rights to the seven Reed imprints acquired earlier this year by Random House. President Avie Bennett says Reed breached its ... Read More »

t’s that spring-time of year again, and invitations to book launches are growing all over the office noticeboard. And this is good. It’s a scientific fact that a pint of free ale and a few ... Read More »

It was a moment that caught many off guard: With a member of her floor staff gamely leading the crowd, Heather Reisman cajoled the party-goers attending the September launch of the Indigo Books & Music ... Read More »

B.C.’s Harbour Publishing is hoping to boost its American market presence with a new distributor and sales agent.The Portland, Oregon-based Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company (GACPC) has been representing Harbour since the beginning of the ... Read More »

Alistair MacLeod’s No Great Mischief is the subject of another group-reading campaign – the book’s second in southwestern Ontario.MacLeod’s novel has been chosen for the University of Western Ontario’s Western Reads program in London, Ontario. ... Read More »

A report issued Wednesday by the finance and succession committee of the Department of Canadian Heritage calls for the government to assemble a variety of resources for publishers about succession planning, to facilitate “transition loans” ... Read More »