Another Canadian literary award is about to be announced. Details haven’t been released yet, but invitations arriving in the mail this week call the Upper Canada Brewing Company Writers’ Craft Award “the largest literary prize ... Read More »

After five years in business, The Glebe Book Shop closed its doors in June. Owner Marc Haiart said a number of factors including escalating rent and increased competition lay behind his decision to wind down ... Read More »

An Ontario court has approved Jane Somerville’s request for more time to develop a proposal that would allow her indebted children’s publishing company to continue operating. The extension, approved June 29 (the same day it ... Read More »

A West Coast print-on-demand company is offering to pay publishers and agents a finder’s fee when authors they refer to the Victoria-based firm sign on for its services.Trafford Publishing recently faxed and e-mailed about 200 ... Read More »

It’s one-stop shopping for electronic rights now that CanCopy has finalized an agreement to take over the licensing operations of The Electronic Rights Licensing Agency (TERLA).Under the agreement, TERLA will be dissolved and CanCopy will ... Read More »

After a year in Chicago, Toronto-based retailer Books for Business has altered its U.S. sales strategy and opened a warehouse in Niagara Falls, New York. Co-owner Jane Cooney moved to Chicago last January to set ... Read More »

They each boast millions of titles, speedy delivery, and the best prices around. But how do Chapters’ and Indigo’s new web sites really stack up against Amazon’s and Barnes & Nobles’?We decided to find out. ... Read More »

"Carnival-like” would be overstating it, but the mood was certainly festive at Toronto’s Green Room early in December as Toronto writers Derek McCormack and Chris Chambers celebrated the release of their short-fiction-and-poetry collaboration, Wild Mouse, ... Read More »

If you're selecting graphic novels or comics for teen readers, ask the following questions:Is the book physically well-produced and attractive?Is the storyline coherent, imaginative, interesting, and well written?Is the language accessible and appropriate?Do the illustrations ... Read More »

Denis Vaugeois, the newly-elected president of the Association nationale des éditeurs de livre (ANEL), Quebec’s publishers’ association, shares his predecessor’s concerns about dwindling government support for the industry and a lack of clear guidelines for ... Read More »