Erika Ritter’s fascination for our canine friends is no secret. The author of five fiction and non-fiction titles, including the 2009 Writers’ Trust finalist The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of ... Read More »
Sydney Smith’s career started modestly, designing posters and album art on a budget for East Coast musician pals like Old Man Luedecke and Hey Rosetta! These days, Smith is poised to become the next star ... Read More »
February 24, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, People
When Val James walked out on the ice at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, to participate in a ceremonial pre-game puck drop earlier this month, it was something of a homecoming for ... Read More »
February 24, 2015 | Filed under: People
Combining collage and found text allows new stories to emerge in ironic and interesting ways, writes Governor General's Literary Award winner Diane Schoemperlen Sometimes the gestation period for an idea takes place over a long time, ... Read More »
February 4, 2015 | Filed under: People
Being a playwright in Canada is like being an ice sculptor: you are a practitioner of an obscure art form that is ephemeral, impractical as a career choice, misunderstood, romantic. Canada’s theatre history is very ... Read More »
January 30, 2015 | Filed under: Opinion, People, Writing life
Random House of Canada executive publisher Louise Dennys has acquired Canadian English-language rights to the 12th novel by Salman Rushdie, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, which "blends history, mythology, and a timeless love ... Read More »
Gaspereau Press editor and print master Andrew Steeves shares ideas from his new essay collection on publishing and typography The name Gaspereau Press is synonymous with beautiful Smyth-sewn books and letterpress-printed jackets that still reflect ... Read More »
December 16, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology, People
CBC Books announced on Wednesday that Wab Kinew, the winning defender of Joseph Boyden's novel The Orenda at this year's Canada Reads, will be hosting the battle of the books in 2015, to take place ... Read More »
On Nov. 4, the literary community gathered at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio as ... Read More »
It was cloudy on Saturday morning as a small group of people gathered in a sunken area off Bloor Street West in Toronto – an area known by its residents as Swansea. The occasion was ... Read More »
September 8, 2014 | Filed under: People
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