by Sue Carter

Indigo lays off 5,200 staff

Indigo Books & Music laid off 5,200 of its 7,000-person staff on March 27, the day Canada's largest bookselling chain had originally hoped to reopen its doors. The retailer, which operates close to 200 locations ... Read More »

March 30, 2020

Adam Pottle on connection through isolation: How COVID-19 is challenging Canadian literary accessibility

By Sue Carter

On the website of my hometown library in Saskatoon, an entire page is devoted to answering questions about COVID-19. All branches are closed. Holds have been cancelled. Fee collections have been cancelled. Anyone who has ... Read More »

March 30, 2020

Toronto’s Ben McNally Books to temporarily close amid COVID-19 concerns

By Sue Carter

Downtown Toronto mainstay Ben McNally Books is temporarily closing its doors. For more than a week, McNally's son, Rupert, has been working solo in the Bay Street store, fulfilling online and phone orders so that ... Read More »

March 26, 2020

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon on surviving as a new agent during COVID-19 and reaching out to the publishing community

By Sue Carter

Right before the publishing industry began shutting down physical offices to curb the spread of COVID-19, bookseller and graduate student Emmy Nordstrom Higdon started their new job as an assistant agent at the Rights Factory ... Read More »

March 26, 2020

A literary response to COVID-19 from University of Guelph MFA creative-writing students

By Sue Carter

University of Guelph professor and author Kyo Maclear had another assignment planned for her creative-writing MFA students before COVID-19 became a global pandemic. In the introduction to "tbd: A Mixed-Mode Response to COVID-19," a collection of ... Read More »

March 23, 2020

Griffin Poetry Prize to announce 2020 shortlists and winners online

By Sue Carter

The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry is cancelling this year's Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist readings originally scheduled for June 8 and the awards ceremony on June 9 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's ... Read More »

March 20, 2020

BookExpo, UnBound, and BookCon postponed until July

By Sue Carter

Reed Exhibitions is postponing BookExpo, UnBound, and BookCon from its original dates in late May to July 22–26 at the ... Read More »

March 19, 2020

Toronto Comic Arts Festival cancels its 2020 edition

By Sue Carter

Toronto Comic Arts Festival, the country's biggest comics event, is cancelling this year's edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was scheduled to take place May 8–10 at the Toronto Reference Library. In a ... Read More »

March 19, 2020

Festival of Literary Diversity goes virtual; gritLIT cancels

By Sue Carter

In light of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, The Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton, Ontario, is cancelling its in-person events, but will debut a virtual festival in its place. The free festival is scheduled ... Read More »

March 18, 2020

Looking for a new audiobook and to support local indies? Canadian booksellers sign up with Libro.fm

By Sue Carter

Canadian independent booksellers are now offering audiobooks via Libro.fm, a Seattle-based company that partners with brick-and-mortar retailers to sell titles online. Libro.fm is the only audiobook service that shares profits with indie booksellers. More than ... Read More »

March 18, 2020

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Indigo lays off 5,200 staff

Adam Pottle on connection through isolation: How COVID-19 is challenging Canadian literary accessibility

Toronto’s Ben McNally Books to temporarily close amid COVID-19 concerns

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon on surviving as a new agent during COVID-19 and reaching out to the publishing community

A literary response to COVID-19 from University of Guelph MFA creative-writing students

Griffin Poetry Prize to announce 2020 shortlists and winners online

BookExpo, UnBound, and BookCon postponed until July

Toronto Comic Arts Festival cancels its 2020 edition

Festival of Literary Diversity goes virtual; gritLIT cancels

Looking for a new audiobook and to support local indies? Canadian booksellers sign up with Libro.fm

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