by Sue Carter

Five debut authors share the stories behind their work

COVID-19 meant that many authors released their debut books in a bookselling climate that featured few physical storefronts, a media landscape focused on breaking coronavirus updates, and a festival circuit that had migrated online. In ... Read More »

June 15, 2020

Four trend-setting authors show off their favourite #BookLooks inspired by Canadian literature

By Sue Carter

This Wound is a World, Billy-Ray Belcourt (Frontenac House) “I wanted to do Indigenous Book Looks to share my love for the works and directly show that it’s not just cis women who can turn ... Read More »

June 15, 2020

Vancouver Writers Fest looks to create intimacy at a smaller fall festival

By Sue Carter

The Vancouver Writers Fest might look a little different this fall as it moves online, but artistic director Leslie Hurtig and her programming team hope to retain some of the intimate energy that comes from ... Read More »

June 11, 2020

University of Toronto Press donating profits from Black studies book sales to Black Lives Matter Toronto

By Sue Carter

University of Toronto Press is committing 100 per cent of the profits from the sale of its Black studies publications this year to Black Lives Matter Toronto. In a statement, the scholarly publisher says, "University ... Read More »

June 8, 2020

Majority of Canada’s cultural programming for Frankfurt to be postponed to 2021

By Sue Carter

A major component of Canada's role as the Guest of Honour country at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair was supposed to take place off the convention floor. Along with the literary spotlight, an extensive cultural ... Read More »

June 8, 2020

Login Canada extends helping hand to booksellers with free shipping to online customers

By Sue Carter

Winnipeg-based scholarly book distributor Login Canada has extended its free shipping program to the end of June in hopes of easing the financial hit on indie booksellers and students requiring science, technology, medicine, and other ... Read More »

June 4, 2020

RMB publisher Don Gorman creates new Google map tracking Black-owned bookstores

By Sue Carter

In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns in Canada, Rocky Mountain Books publisher Don Gorman created a Google Map tracking all the independent bookstores across the country offering delivery and pick-up services. That map, which ... Read More »

June 4, 2020

Indigo-owned Coles store in Prince Albert shuts down after 38+ years in business

By Sue Carter

A long-standing Coles bookstore in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, will not be re-opening its doors. The Gateway Mall location shut down in March as part of the mandated COVID-19 lockdowns. According to the local city website paNOW, ... Read More »

June 4, 2020

Canadian Heritage wants Canada’s Frankfurt Guest of Honour participation to be postponed to 2021

By Sue Carter

While Canada currently remains the Guest of Honour country for this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, a representative from the Department of Canadian Heritage says that, ideally, the program will be postponed to 2021. In a ... Read More »

June 1, 2020

A “very special edition” of the Frankfurt Book Fair planned for October with Canada as Guest of Honour

By Sue Carter

The Frankfurt Book Fair will move ahead this October with Canada as its Guest of Honour country, but what exactly the event will look like in the face of COVID-19 restrictions – and who will ... Read More »

May 28, 2020

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Five debut authors share the stories behind their work

Four trend-setting authors show off their favourite #BookLooks inspired by Canadian literature

Vancouver Writers Fest looks to create intimacy at a smaller fall festival

University of Toronto Press donating profits from Black studies book sales to Black Lives Matter Toronto

Majority of Canada’s cultural programming for Frankfurt to be postponed to 2021

RMB publisher Don Gorman creates new Google map tracking Black-owned bookstores

Indigo-owned Coles store in Prince Albert shuts down after 38+ years in business

Canadian Heritage wants Canada’s Frankfurt Guest of Honour participation to be postponed to 2021

A “very special edition” of the Frankfurt Book Fair planned for October with Canada as Guest of Honour

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