by Sue Carter

Distribution change: Codasat Canada

Effective Dec. 31, Codasat Canada will no longer handle sales and distribution for Oldcastle Book Group and its imprints: No Exit Press, High Stakes, Kamera Books, Pocket Essentials, and Pulp the Classics! University of Toronto ... Read More »

August 3, 2017

Vancouver Writers Fest’s Hal Wake is celebrated for his authors-first philosophy

By Sue Carter

Hal Wake stands outside the Vancouver Writers Fest office on Granville Island, watching a parade of Canada geese saunter by the front door. As a group of tourists point their phones toward the charming scene, ... Read More »

July 31, 2017

Book Links: Amazon earnings fall; Colson Whitehead snags another award

By Sue Carter

Amazon earnings down 77 per cent in second quarter from 2016. (MarketWatch) Colson Whitehead wins Arthur C. Clarke Award one day after Man Booker nod. (The Guardian) Red cloaks descend on London to mark Handmaid's ... Read More »

July 28, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Nelson Education acquires Westhall Apparel and Campus Hoods Athletics

By Sue Carter

Nelson Education, Canada's largest educational publisher, continues to grow with the acquisition of Westhall Apparel and Campus Hoods Athletics. The apparel company, which ceased operations in 2014, specializes in custom-branded clothing, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, ... Read More »

July 24, 2017

Book Links: Congress to save library funding; Pennywise’s Comic-Con nightmares

By Sue Carter

U.S. Congress votes to approve funding to Institute of Museum and Library Services and other programming, despite Trump's desire to eliminate. (Publishers Weekly) Wheel talk: as the Tour de France winds down, a list of ... Read More »

July 21, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Personnel Changes: Kids Can Press

By Sue Carter

Kids Can Press has announced rights manager Adrienne Tang has been promoted to rights director. Tang has been with Kids Can Press for 11 years and recently spearheaded the McDonald’s Canada Happy Meal Book program. Genie MacLeod also ... Read More »

July 20, 2017

Book Links: Spider-Man comics swing into top value territory; plummeting sales for Milo Yiannopoulos

By Sue Carter

Iranian kids' author refused British visa to appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. (The Bookseller) Practical tips for authors who want to see their books in bookstores. (HuffPost) Public memorial to be held in ... Read More »

July 20, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming August titles

By Sue Carter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program. Glass Houses, Louise Penny (Minotaur Books) See What I Have Done, Sarah Schmidt (Grove Atlantic/Publishers Group Canada) ... Read More »

July 20, 2017

University of Toronto Bookstore takes over as official IFOA bookseller

By Sue Carter

The University of Toronto Bookstore has been named official bookseller for this year's International Festival of Authors. The partnership will cover the Harbourfront festival, which runs from October 19–29, and its ongoing IFOA Weekly reading ... Read More »

July 20, 2017

How Canadian publishers are recognizing the need for more trained Indigenous editors

By Sue Carter

Eleven years ago, Joanne Gerber, a program consultant for literary and multidisciplinary arts at the Saskatchewan Arts Board, began collaborating with writers, publishers, and arts administrators to create a training program for Indigenous editors. At the ... Read More »

July 17, 2017

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Distribution change: Codasat Canada

Vancouver Writers Fest’s Hal Wake is celebrated for his authors-first philosophy

Book Links: Amazon earnings fall; Colson Whitehead snags another award

Nelson Education acquires Westhall Apparel and Campus Hoods Athletics

Book Links: Congress to save library funding; Pennywise’s Comic-Con nightmares

Personnel Changes: Kids Can Press

Book Links: Spider-Man comics swing into top value territory; plummeting sales for Milo Yiannopoulos

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming August titles

University of Toronto Bookstore takes over as official IFOA bookseller

How Canadian publishers are recognizing the need for more trained Indigenous editors

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