Montreal graphica publisher Drawn & Quarterly opened its first designated children’s bookstore at the beginning of October, in honour of the tenth anniversary of its first store, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly.
Personnel Change: Arsenal Pulp Press
Vancouver’s Arsenal Pulp Press has announced that longtime editor Susan Safyan will be stepping down from her role with the company on Jan. 31, 2018.
A forgotten dictionary of Canadianisms is updated for the 21st century
Anyone who has ever wondered about the historical origins of the word “eh,” or why Canadians call a couch a “chesterfield,” will want to explore the new edition of a forgotten volume of Canadiana.
Sina Queyras: How Sylvia Plath offers a way to see beauty in tragic circumstances
Why I turned to Sylvia Plath as the inspiration for my new collection of poetry, My Ariel, still remains a bit of a mystery to me.
Hilary Davidson: Blockbuster domestic thrillers by women have roots in a violent past
You don’t need to be a sleuth to see that the female takeover of crime fiction is almost complete.
Wattpad partners with eOne to develop fiction into TV and film
Toronto entertainment production Entertainment One has partnered with Toronto-based online story-telling community Wattpad to adapt fan-fiction from the platform into feature film, TV, and virtual reality.
Great Plains Publications launches middle-grade imprint
Winnipeg-based Great Plains Publications is catering to a new demographic of readers (as well as honouring its lost office dog) with Yellow Dog, an imprint dedicated to middle-grade fiction.