With this year’s Governor General’s Award nominees set to be announced on Oct. 24, the Canada Council for the Arts has added $5,000 to the value of the prize, bringing it to $15,000.Donna Balkan of ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
In a move aimed at expanding its domestic publishing operations, Fitzhenry & Whiteside has purchased Calgary-based Fifth House Press for an undisclosed amount. President Sharon Fitzhenry says she met Fifth House publisher Fraser Seely five ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
Restructuring in Doubleday Canada’s editorial department has led to new roles for John Pearce and Maya Mavjee. Pearce has been named to the new position of vice-president, executive editor-at-large for all imprints at Random House ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
Not all independent booksellers are happy about it, but Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has signed on Chapters as its official bookseller through the next five years. While the festival characterizes the move as pragmatic, ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
Three Canadian authors are among the 10 finalists for the 2000 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, worth $30,000. The Canadian titles include two novels – Michael Ondaatje’s Anil’s Ghost (McClelland & Stewart) and Anita Rau ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
CCH Canadian, an information services ompany and professional publisher that provides support materials in areas of tax, financial planning, human resources, business, and law, has acquired Portfolio Publishing, an Edmonton-based financial planning software developer. Portfolio’s ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
Another independent bookseller is remaking itself into a consumer co-operative in an effort to keep its doors open. Black Sheep Books, a five-year-old Vancouver alternative bookstore, is selling off a 30% stake by offering $10 ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
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