On the eve of BookExpo Canada (or "BEA Canada," as it was called in today's Publishers Lunch), why not look back into the mists of time to the three-weeks-ago BookExpo America?The Seattle weekly The Stranger ... Read More »

Seattle has been named America's most literate city, according to findings from an annual survey conducted by Central Connecticut State University that were published in USA Today. Involving the 69 cities in America with populations ... Read More »

As reported in Sunday's Guardian, two of the U.K.'s largest bookselling chains, Waterstone's and Ottakar's, are set to merge, pending a potential challenge from the Office of Fair Trading and pleas from the local writing ... Read More »

There is a heated discussion going on right now at American litblog MaudNewton.com. Up until now, various readers, librarians, and booksellers have weighed in on the controversial presence of separate African-American Literature sections in Borders ... Read More »

House of Anansi Press is one of the first Canadian publishers to begin selling its own titles directly to consumers online, so it's probably no coincidence that the press is now also using its site ... Read More »