Financially troubled publisher Malcolm Lester is currently negotiating with his distributor, Raincoast Books, for the sale of his entire 11-title backlist. The publisher of Malcolm Lester Books (MLB) says he’s decided, due to mounting costs ... Read More »

Keep an eye on Steven Galloway, whose debut novel Finnie Walsh is due out this fall as part of Raincoast Books’debut fiction list. And watch for similarly impressive debuts from the nine other writers pegged ... Read More »

Changes on the digital front were scarcely noticeable on the trade show floor at this year’s CBA show, but behind the scenes e-book business was occurring. Insomniac Press and Between the Lines both signed deals ... Read More »

Pegasus announced an alliance with U.S.-based online company Alibris yesterday that will enable Pegasus users to access Alibris’s inventory of out-of-print, used, and rare books with its own. Alibris locates hard-to-find books through a network ... Read More »

Groupe Archambault, Quebec’s largest distributor and retailer of music, books, and magazines, has acquired a controlling stake in Montreal-based Camelot-Info, Canada’s largest chain of computer bookstores, and is planning to expand into English Canada. Camelot ... Read More »

All indications were that this year’s Canadian Booksellers Association convention would be smaller than the last, and booksellers and publishers weren’t surprised when their lowered expectations were met. Attendance figures weren’t available yesterday, but only ... Read More »

The 1998 Giller Prize, worth $25,000, has been awarded to Alice Munro for her collection of short stories, The Love of a Good Woman, published by McClelland & Stewart.“This is a wonderful moment for me ... Read More »

Chapters’ online retail partnership with the Globe and Mail – launched in early October – has so far received mixed reviews from publishers, who say they like the idea but have concerns about its execution. ... Read More »