When Sheila Koffman opened Toronto’s Another Story Bookshop 30 years ago, publishing and selling books about social justice by and about culturally diverse and disenfranchised figures – in particular for young readers – was considered a fringe business.
Book Making: Achieving the moody, feminine cover of Joanne Proulx’s latest novel
The perfect cover subject, enhanced by a designer’s artistic touch, gives Joanne Proulx’s latest novel a moody, feminine feel.
Daily Deals: Gallery 13 to publish new graphica by Scott Chantler
Distribution Change: The Imagination Agency
Offensive teaching material from Second Story Press still available online
Second Story Press was quick to pull an ESL teaching guide that included racist language from its website and apologized for causing “hurt and offence.”
New indie, the Book Wardrobe, opens in Mississauga
The Mississauga community of Streetsville is home to a new independent bookstore, The Book Wardrobe.
Emma Donoghue charms families at Telling Tales Festival
Emma Donoghue was the marquee name at the ninth annual Telling Tales Festival – held at the Westfield Heritage Village outside of Hamilton, Ontario, on Sept. 17.
Bestselling children’s author Cressida Cowell moves from dragons to wizards
Cressida Cowell, the bestselling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series is an animated storyteller – both in her books and over the phone.
Daily Deals: Ian Weir’s Western epic to Goose Lane; Figure 1 acquires three art and design titles
Goose Lane Editions editor Bethany Gibson has acquired Canada English-language rights to screenwriter and author Ian Weir’s novel, The Death and Life of Strother Purcell.
Audible opens Canadian e-store with Handmaids; announces new sponsorship for Giller Prize
Toronto’s bustling Union Station might have been mistaken for Gilead this morning as Elisabeth Moss, star of the television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, performed a live reading from the novel.
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