Two Canadian novels have made the shortlist for this year’s Dashiell Hammett Award, which recognizes a work of literary crime writing by a U.S. or Canadian author. Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin (McClelland & Stewart) ... Read More »

Two guides to coping with childhood cancer, written by doctors in Hamilton, Ontario, and published by the Hamilton company B.C. Decker, have been given a boost with a $420,000 (U.S.) grant from Ronald McDonald House ... Read More »

Throughout the hurlyburly over Nega Mezlekia’s memoir Notes from the Hyena’s Belly, Penguin Canada has stood by its author. And the house made a firm gesture of support again yesterday, issuing a release announcing that ... Read More »

In an industry where doom lunches with gloom on a daily basis, Whitecap’s spring catalogue cover has been a welcome dose of comic relief in recent years. And 2001 is no exception. The latest installment ... Read More »

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for annual book prizes in the biography, non-fiction, and fiction categories. Winners will be announced Mar. 5 and will receive $10,000 in prize money.On the shortlist ... Read More »

Grade 1 students living on native reserves in Ontario will receive an unexpected gift next week. A total of 1,500 copies of the Annick Press title Nicholas at the Library will be handed out at ... Read More »

Sarah Cooper, who has served as Margaret Atwood’s assistant for eight years, is moving on – and Jen Osti, recently a sales and marketing assistant at PGW, is now training as Cooper’s replacement. The two ... Read More »

McGraw-Hill Ryerson is blaming a “turbulent and unpredictable” trade market for disappointing year-end results. Yesterday the company reported a 21% drop in net income and a 1% drop in revenue over 1999. While the higher ... Read More »