The Periodical Writers Association of Canada is hoping for calmer waters now that it has hired a new executive director. Donald Brackett took over the position last week, and faces the task of restoring stability ... Read More »

Breakwater Books is donating 40,000 books to literacy groups in Newfoundland and Labrador – and freeing up some badly needed space in its St. John’s warehouse. The stock to be given away is made up ... Read More »

Toronto’s Glad Day Bookshop is preparing to take on the Ontario government in court after being charged with selling an unapproved gay adult video.Last April, the gay and lesbian specialty store was charged with one ... Read More »

After battling Canada Customs in court for five years, the Vancouver bookstore Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium is gearing up for a final push, taking its case all the way to the Supreme Court ... Read More »

The CBA’s board of directors has promised to regularly review the status of its new e-commerce site in the wake of concerns about cost containment expressed at the association’s recent annual general meeting. Executive director ... Read More »

Most members of the Canadian Booksellers Association have made little secret of their antipathy for their biggest competitor, but a dispute over admission charges for this year’s association trade show has stepped up hostilities. On ... Read More »

Having outgrown its 25,000-square-foot Winnipeg warehouse, Login Brothers Canada, a distributor of mainly scientific, technical, and medical titles, opened a second warehouse in early June. Company president Gary Cornelius says the new 22,000-sq.-ft. facility in ... Read More »

A suit brought against Somerville House Books by its own lawyers has been settled. A lawyer for the Toronto law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon said in late June that a claim against the children’s ... Read More »