Heritage House vice-president Pat Touchie has acquired a 50% stake in another small B.C. press – Horsdal & Schubart – as part of a deal that will result in a new imprint and a new ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
The $200 “platinum” tickets are sold out, and Greg Gatenby says the others are “going briskly,” but the International Festival of Authors artistic director doesn’t expect J.K. Rowling’s SkyDome appearance in Toronto on Oct. 24 ... Read More »
February 16, 2004
After spending their summer on the picket line, 27 part-time workers at the University of Toronto Bookstore voted on Tuesday to go back to work. The contract – the first between Local 3261 of the ... Read More »
February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
Since I began writing books for young people, I’ve visited hundreds of schools, and read countless stories and essays by students from Grade 3 to Grade 13. I often encounter themes of violence, particularly among ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news
The death knell for Future Shop’s ill-fated bid for Chapters probably sounded at about the same time one of the home electronic retailer’s executives tried to explain to investors the benefits of such an odd ... Read More »
In a trade climate of growing turbulence, publishers are increasingly viewing the gift-store market as a safe refuge. And Toronto’s twice-yearly Canadian Gift and Tableware Association (CGTA) trade show, held in January and August, is ... Read More »
After a year and a half of running the half-hour Book TV program on his Bravo! cable station, Moses Znaimer is preparing a more ambitious package of books coverage. Next September, the media magnate will ... Read More »
February 13, 2004
McClelland & Stewart is stepping up efforts to promote its backlist with the launch of a new imprint this month.Emblem Editions, M&S’s new trade paper fiction line, will debut in March with 11 titles, including ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
As Heather Reisman settled into her new role as Chapters CEO in early February, the trade was still speculating about what form a merged Indigo and Chapters would take – and how many superstores would ... Read More »
All the signs point to Amazon.com launching a dedicated Canadian web site this year, despite layoffs at its U.S. operations. But publishers are still waiting for firm answers to a number of questions surrounding the ... Read More »
February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Book links
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