A dispute among members of The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has led to the creation of a fact-finding committee charged with investigating the circumstances surrounding the resignation of executive director Penny Dickens. Dickens accepted ... Read More »

When Toronto writer and editor Daniel Jones took his own life in February 1994, at the age of 34, he left behind a lengthy suicide note and unpublished works that included a novel completed shortly ... Read More »

During the past few months, Lichtman’s president Gerry Ruby found himself facing an unusual dilemma: his 22-year-old store in Toronto’s Bayview Village Mall was doing too well for its own good. Situated near several affluent ... Read More »

Check Tim Brandt’s bookshelves for Carol Shields’ Larry’s Party or Barbara Gowdy’s White Bone and you’ll come up empty. The Winnipeg retailer has stopped carrying books by a number of major Canadian publishers, among themparty-in-heaven/> ... Read More »

The question must haunt the dreams of many independent booksellers: What do you do when Chapters or Indigo sets up shop across the street? Wesley Begg of Toronto’s Contact Editions opted for a simple solution: ... Read More »

Distican president Ed Carson has abruptly left the company he joined just over a year ago. The surprise move was announced to shocked employees on Carson’s last day, in late November. Company chair Susan Stoddart ... Read More »