Sisters Karlee Bedford and Ashley Lindley opened Lit Wine & Books, a romantasy-focused bookstore and wine bar, on April 18 in Collingwood, Ontario, a town on the southern shore of Georgian Bay.
Book City turns 50: Toronto indie celebrates half a century of bookselling
Ian Donker, who took over the Toronto mini-chain when his father retired in 2014, says he can’t remember a time when Book City wasn’t part of his life, noting it often served as a babysitter for him and his two younger siblings.
Shop Talk: Spencer Books
“If I was ever going to take the leap into running my own business, it was always going to be bookselling,” says Sarah Lilleyman. “I’m a voracious reader, I’m addicted to BookTok and Bookstagram, I love reading about books and following authors’ careers.”
A group of booksellers walk into a bar
Book Bar, which opens on June 27 in Toronto’s recently opened Mirvish Village development, is a 2,600-square foot space in a renovated heritage home on Markham Street.
Sales up 76% for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, according to Bookmanager
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.
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