The Book Promoters Association of Canada (BPAC) is calling for nominations for its Award for Promotional Excellence. Established in 1997, the award recognizes the efforts of publicists in the book industry who contribute to the ... Read More »

Nearly 200 library workers in Newfoundland and Labrador suddenly ended their five-day strike last Friday, along with 19,000 other civil servants, when the two unions, NAPE (Newfoundland Association of Public Employees) and CUPE (Canadian Union ... Read More »

Neither her agent nor her publisher can say exactly what Barbara Gowdy’s next novel, The Romantic, will be about, except that no pachyderms are involved. “It’s a love story that features human beings,” says HarperCollins ... Read More »

Previously, the Libris Award for Bookseller of the Year has been strictly a matter of glory. But this year’s winner will receive a cash prize of $500, one of several changes the Canadian Booksellers Association ... Read More »

Almost 200 unionized library technicians and technical support workers walked off the job in Newfoundland and Labrador this week as part of the largest public sector strike in the province’s history.The library workers, members of ... Read More »

An independent bookseller in British Columbia is calling on the Department of Canadian Heritage to fund small book retailers in Canada, and has received a letter from MP Svend Robinson in support of his request.George ... Read More »

Toronto’s Lori Lansens, 38, is already a screenwriter, but she’s soon to be internationally known as a novelist as well. Her first novel, Rush Home Road, was one of the hits of the London Book ... Read More »