Ed and Eva Borins are back in the business of selling books. The former owners of the defunct Toronto-based Edwards Books and Art mini-chain have set up shop south of the border in New Mexico, ... Read More »

In an apparent move to step up marketing efforts for its non-book product lines,Chapters Online has instituted a new online radio service that allows customers to listen to music while working or surfing the Internet. ... Read More »

Jane Urquhart, Anne Carson, and Alberto Manguel are among the prominent authors found on this year’s Governor General’s Award shortlists, which were announced this morning. But like the Giller Prize shortlist, the GG fiction list ... Read More »

After being out of print for more than 10 years, a children’s book by the late Newfoundland poet Al Pittman has been reissued in a 25th anniversary collector’s edition.First published by Breakwater Books in 1976, ... Read More »

After months of virtually begging Heritage Canada for a bailout, Vancouver’s Black Sheep Books has succumbed to financial pressures. The independent bookstore closed its doors last month. “I just couldn’t meet my financial obligations,” says ... Read More »