The foreign takeover of Canada’s once most proudly independent publisher was many things: controversial, sentimental, unprecedented, and not exactly unexpected. Roy MacSkimming, author of the definitive history of the Canadian publishing industry, The Perilous Trade ... Read More »

A group of almost 20 investors made up of journalists, lawyers, teachers, writers, and booksellers will soon become joint owners of Toronto’s Glad Day Bookshop, the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in the world. “For ... Read More »

In just a few short months, the League of Canadian Poets has raised $10,000 toward the P.K. Page Trust Fund, an endowment established to support Canadian poets and poetry, named after reknowned poet P.K. Page, ... Read More »

This weekend, Dennis Lee will workshop his latest book with his most discerning readers: the Kindergarten set. In front an audience of four- to six-year-olds, the CanLit icon will test out a few rhymes from ... Read More »

In what could lay the groundwork for a mending of ties with other postsecondary institutions, Access Copyright has reached agreements with the University of Toronto and Western University for a flat-fee royalty covering print and ... Read More »