In its Tuesday newsletter, Bookmanager shared some of the sales numbers from this year’s CIBD as well as those from Independent Bookstore Day, which took place in the U.S. on the same date.
Shop Talk: Word Squirrel
Olivia Hinchberger opened Word Squirrel in Kincardine, Ontario, in May 2025.
Strength in numbers: Indie booksellers join forces to launch online bookselling platform
A newly launched web platform offers independent Canadian bookstores in English Canada an opportunity to work together to reach for a greater market share.
Pop-up offers Toronto commuters chance to shop for books
At Toronto’s Union Station, a pop-up bookstore run by two indie booksellers — Hopeless Romantic Bookshop and Little Ghosts Books — offers commuters the chance to shop for romance and horror books.
Heated Rivalry gives indie booksellers an unexpected midwinter sales boost
In the weeks since the show based on it aired, the book has claimed a spot on all the bestseller lists, and demand for it is unusually widespread.
Shop Talk: Boundless Books
Catherine Quaglia and Dana Corbett are not new to bookselling. But after decades of dreaming about owning their own bookstores, the pair teamed up last year to open a new bookstore together on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
Shop Talk: Hopeless Romantic Bookshop
Kearston Bergeron and Serena Goodchild opened their romance bookstore on a whim.
CanLit from the concierge: Toronto hotel adds lobby bookstore
For a limited time, visitors to Toronto’s Kimpton St. George Hotel can pick up a book by a Canadian author as part of their stay.
Nova Scotia offers consumers $10 voucher for books from N.S. authors, publishers
As part of the program, four thousand $10 vouchers will be available to consumers at 11 independent bookstores in the province.
Shop Talk: Joie de Livres
“Things in the world at large feel pretty scary and upsetting these days. We felt that creating an inviting and joyful physical space where folks could enjoy something to nibble on, partake in a lovely beverage, and discover their next favourite read was something that people were really clamouring for.”
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