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Leacock Museum curator compiles poetry anthology dedicated to Gordon Lightfoot

Just in time for Gordon Lightfoot's 76th birthday, the Old Brewery Bay Press is releasing a poetry anthology in the singer's honour, for sale through the Stephen Leacock Museum in Lightfoot's hometown of Orillia, Ontario. ... Read More »

November 11, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

The Cookbook Store’s Alison Fryer to open shop in All the Best Fine Foods

By Becky Robertson

Alison Fryer, who formerly managed downtown Toronto's long-standing The Cookbook Store before its closure in March, is teaming up with All the Best Fine Foods to open a cookbook department in the specialty store's Summerhill ... Read More »

November 4, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Indigo reports first growth in book sales since 2010

By Sue Carter

For the first time since its 2010 fiscal year, Indigo Books & Music is reporting a growth in book sales. In an Aug. 5 conference call with analysts and investors, Indigo CFO Laura Carr said ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Iconic Philadelphia LGBT bookstore may reopen in fall

By Steven W. Beattie

There was much consternation earlier this year when it was announced that the oldest extant LGBT bookstore in the U.S., Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia, PA, was to close. Named for James Baldwin's 1956 sophomore novel, ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Halifax’s downtown Barrington Street loses two bookstores

By Sue Carter

Downtown Halifax's Barrington Street is undergoing a shakeup with the loss of two mainstay specialty bookstores. For 36 years, United Bookstore has been a popular retailer of remaindered and used books. In an interview with ... Read More »

July 4, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Joseph Boyden double winner at Libris Awards

By Sue Carter

Joseph Boyden was a double winner last night at the Retail Council of Canada's 2014 Libris Awards gala in Toronto. Boyden took home best author and best fiction prizes for his novel The Orenda. The ... Read More »

June 3, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Bookselling

Woozles co-founder and co-owner Brian Crocker dies at 72

By Julie Baldassi

Woozles bookstore in Halifax is mourning the loss of Brian Crocker, who co-founded the store with Ann Connor Brimer and his wife, Liz Crocker, in 1978. Crocker, who passed away this weekend at the age of ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Toronto Chapters at John and Richmond to close

By Sue Carter

Another downtown Toronto bookstore owned by Indigo Books & Music is shutting its doors. According to Canada.com, the Chapters location at John and Richmond will close on May 30. The news comes one day after ... Read More »

April 1, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Toronto’s Cookbook Store to close after 31 years

By Sue Carter

It's been a tough year for Toronto booksellers, with the shuttering of the World's Biggest Bookstore, Runnymede Chapters, and the Annex location of the Book City mini-chain. Now comes word that The Cookbook Store is ... Read More »

February 21, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Will the federal government reduce the price gap on books?

By Sue Carter

During yesterday's federal budget announcement, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty introduced legislation intended to reduce the gap between Canadian and U.S. retail prices. The legislation will not result in immediate price reductions for books, but it ... Read More »

February 12, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

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