by Steven W. Beattie

“Progressive, curious, and courageous”: a new editorial team at Dundurn includes Russell Smith, Whitney French, and Julie Mannell

Big changes are afoot at Dundurn, one of Canada’s largest independent presses. Since taking over as president and publisher in February, Scott Fraser has moved quickly to overhaul the company founder Kirk Howard sold to ... Read More »

October 10, 2019

Watch Your Head, a new online journal, features multimedia art and writing about the climate emergency

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto poet and editor Kathryn Mockler is taking up arms to do battle against the spiralling global climate crisis. As would befit someone embedded in the cultural community, her weapons of choice are words and ... Read More »

October 7, 2019

Remembering Graeme Gibson, novelist, advocate, and conservationist

By Steven W. Beattie

Exactly 50 years ago the latest Canadian novel that everyone seemed to be buying, reading, and arguing about was Five Legs, a complex and innovative work by the then-unknown writer Graeme Gibson. Four Canadian publishers ... Read More »

September 19, 2019

Stuart Ross wins 2019 Harbourfront Festival Prize

By Steven W. Beattie

Writer, editor, and publisher Stuart Ross has been named the recipient of the 2019 Harbourfront Festival Prize. Ross, who currently resides in Coburg, Ontario, is a prolific author of poetry, fiction, short stories, and memoirs, ... Read More »

September 19, 2019

Linwood Barclay novel provides inspiration for new escape room experience

By Steven W. Beattie

It’s axiomatic that in today’s oversaturated media landscape, publicity stunts that aim to stand out from the crowd have to be fairly creative. Gone are the days when Jack McClelland and Sylvia Fraser could catch ... Read More »

September 19, 2019

Novelist and activist Graeme Gibson dies at age 85

By Steven W. Beattie

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September 18, 2019

Beloved downtown Toronto bookstore Ben McNally Books to close current location in 2020

By Steven W. Beattie

Ben McNally Books, which is frequently referred to by loyal customers – and not infrequently by the store staff – as Toronto’s most beautiful bookstore, is not long for its current location. The store, which ... Read More »

September 5, 2019

Ingrid Paulson addresses Margaret Atwood, Puritan society, and American exceptionalism with latest Gladstone Press release, The Scarlet Letter

By Steven W. Beattie

Margaret Atwood is partially responsible for hurrying the latest Gladstone Press book to market. Publisher Ingrid Paulson, who spearheads the micropress that reprints handsome new editions of classic English and American texts, wanted to follow ... Read More »

August 29, 2019

Daily deals: Bunk 11 Pictures acquires TV rights to Andrew Kaufman’s Born Weird

By Steven W. Beattie

Bunk 11 Pictures producer Michael Baker has acquired television rights to Andrew Kaufman’s novel Born Weird. The book is described as a story of a family of siblings with special gifts who embark on a ... Read More »

August 19, 2019

HarperCollins acquires forthcoming memoir by Kim’s Convenience star Simu Liu

By Steven W. Beattie

Simu Liu, who portrays Jung on the popular CBC sitcom Kim’s Convenience, has been having a very good year. In July, it was announced that Liu will portray the title superhero in Marvel Studio’s forthcoming ... Read More »

August 19, 2019

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“Progressive, curious, and courageous”: a new editorial team at Dundurn includes Russell Smith, Whitney French, and Julie Mannell

Watch Your Head, a new online journal, features multimedia art and writing about the climate emergency

Remembering Graeme Gibson, novelist, advocate, and conservationist

Stuart Ross wins 2019 Harbourfront Festival Prize

Linwood Barclay novel provides inspiration for new escape room experience

Novelist and activist Graeme Gibson dies at age 85

Beloved downtown Toronto bookstore Ben McNally Books to close current location in 2020

Ingrid Paulson addresses Margaret Atwood, Puritan society, and American exceptionalism with latest Gladstone Press release, The Scarlet Letter

Daily deals: Bunk 11 Pictures acquires TV rights to Andrew Kaufman’s Born Weird

HarperCollins acquires forthcoming memoir by Kim’s Convenience star Simu Liu

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