Maritime publishers, a small but diverse group, are aware that their numbers are few and their support network limited: “One of the difficulties here is keeping people and stimulating them, and getting them to think ... Read More »

More than six months has passed since Quebec bookseller Renaud-Bray was rescued from bankruptcy, but the province’s book industry is still feeling the impact in the form of reduced print runs and tighter terms of ... Read More »

On the phone, Michelle Benjamin remains calm as she speculates about the possible demise of her company. Benjamin, publisher of Vancouver’s Polestar Book Publishers, considers 1996 a devastating year: between February and July, the press ... Read More »

The demise of Edwards Books & Art has taken a considerably higher toll on the publishing industry than early estimates indicated. Industry observers originally estimated that the Toronto-based mini-chain – which went into receivership in early ... Read More »

Random House has agreed in principle to buy the adult trade book division of Reed Elsevier, but the purchase will not have an immediate impact on Reed’s distribution in Canada, executives say. Reached in his New ... Read More »

Is it true that you can find any book you’re looking for in a superstore? And are staff in the store willing – and able – to help you find it? Those are two of the ... Read More »

With three confirmed locations, purchase orders going out later this month, and a brimming war chest, Heather Reisman’s bookstore venture finally appears to be pulling out of the station. In early February, just weeks after the ... Read More »

Whatever one’s views about the current state of Canadian children’s publishing, there can be no denying that 1996 delivered a stellar group of books. In particular, writers like Sarah Ellis, Brian Doyle, and Kit Pearson, ... Read More »