In a valley in southern British Columbia, First Nations students from across the continent cloister themselves in a disused garage and two poorly heated bunkers to define a culture. Their ad hoc quarters, drafty buildings ... Read More »

The lacklustre sales of Bre-X books from McClelland & Stewart and Key Porter have not deterred publishers of a third Bre-X title, who in early December were marketing theirs as the first real in-depth look ... Read More »

After Stephen Williams escaped his first tangle with the law, he had nothing but praise for The Writers’ Union of Canada.The Crown had charged the author with violating a publication ban while writing his 1996 ... Read More »

The lines of Raincoast Books and its client publishers won’t be the only ones represented when the company opens its Toronto-area warehouse at the beginning of June. The new warehouse will also service a German ... Read More »

Chapters has axed 34 staff positions at Pegasus, as part of its reversion from a wholesaler to a distributor that will no longer serve outside accounts.In a release, the chain said the 34 positions have ... Read More »

• Alberta’s major daily newspapers, The Edmonton Journal and The Calgary Herald, have each announced changes to their book sections. Longtime Journal books editor Gordon Morash has been reassigned to feature writing in the paper’s ... Read More »