The Canadian Children's Book Centre held its annual Gala at Montana Restaurant & Bar in downtown Toronto on ... Read More »
June 15, 2008 | Filed under: Events
Given the doldrums of the current bookselling market, Saturday morning's BEC panel on creative ways to increase bookstore traffic proved timely. The owners of three successful independent bookstores “ Doug Minett of Guelph, Ontario's the ... Read More »
June 14, 2008
There was an international theme to this year's BookExpo Canada Friday conference, dubbed "Another Country: Creative Borders, Globalism and the Age of Collaboration." The morning panel featured publishers from Ireland and the Netherlands, as well ... Read More »
June 14, 2008
Vehicule Press author Jaspreet Singh, whose latest novel is Chef, was scheduled to appear both at Luminato and BookExpo Canada this weekend. But Singh, who currently lives in Calgary, has been unnerved by his recent ... Read More »
June 14, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
Expect Bill C-61, the proposed amendment to the Canadian Copyright Act, to be a big conversation topic at this year's show. The bill was tabled on Thursday, and groups like the Association of Canadian Publishers ... Read More »
June 14, 2008
"If you want to talk about destroying natural writing skills, go do a social studies PhD. I completely unlearned how to write." “ Academic and author Richard Florida. "I was with you all the way, ... Read More »
June 14, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news
It was all boxes, tape, forklifts, and elbow grease on Saturday morning and afternoon as the booths got put together ... Read More »
June 14, 2008 | Filed under: Events
Penguin Canada held a BEC preview event on Friday afternoon at their Toronto office. It was a chance to share ... Read More »
It's only been a few weeks since Rogers TV announced the impending cancellation of Carolyn Weaver's long-running book show Fine Print, but already another book promotion venue has bit the dust. This time it's Ian ... Read More »
June 13, 2008
The Globe and Mail has posted an interesting interview with Jim Deva, one of the proprietors of Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium in Vancouver, in which he explains his reasons for wanting to sell ... Read More »
June 13, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling
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