More than 15,400 Canadian authors are receiving payments this month under the Public Lending Right program – a rise of nearly 1,000 from last year. But the program’s total funding has not been growing in ... Read More »

BookExpo Canada hopes to draw more teachers and librarians this year with a new program focused on children’s books. Our Choice Best Bets will feature 20 children’s authors and illustrators over two days on the ... Read More »

Amid the colour and crowds of Sunday’s Chinese New Year celebrations, B.C. author Daniel Francis led about 30 people in a very different direction, on a walking tour of downtown Vancouver’s historic nightclubs, red-light districts, ... Read More »

With the Canadian dollar performing at its highest rate in almost 30 years (typically hovering just below the 90-cent mark) not only have book importers been feeling the pressure (as has been extensively documented in ... Read More »

Last fall, co-authors Gina Buonaguro and Janice Kirk were trying to think of inventive ways to create buzz about their debut novel, The Sidewalk Artist, published by St. Martin’s Press in October. It’s the story ... Read More »

Entering Halli Villegas’s Toronto home, I am greeted by three cats – Tommy, Dot, and Pasha – who meow their hellos from the sofa before approaching. Villegas’s old brick house feels warm and welcoming, but ... Read More »

On most days, Carey Low is vice-president of Canadian Manda Group, a Toronto-based sales and marketing agency that represents more than 20 Canadian and international publishers and distributors. On occasion, though, Low’s days are filled ... Read More »

Beginning this week, regular BookNet Canada bestseller listings will appear on Q&Q Omni in rotating categories. The full listings will also continue to appear in the print issue of Q&Q.This week’s list covers the 20 ... Read More »