Paul Dotey, bookseller, illustrator, and designer of the store’s eye-catching windows, gave Q&Q a glimpse behind the magic of the perfect jolly display.
Bookstore spotlight: The 50-year legacy of A Different Drummer Books
A Different Drummer Books has survived 50 years in the turbulent bookselling business thanks to the community of booklovers in Burlington, Ont.
Distributors began early in the quest to get inventory home for the holidays
“All the evidence we’ve seen is that people are shopping early for Christmas,” says David Glover, marketing and publicity director at Thomas Allen & Son.
Indigo appoints award-winning doctor and spoken-word artist Chika Stacy Oriuwa to board of directors
Oriuwa is also a writer and advocate for racialized and marginalized populations.
Indigo joins the #15PercentPledge as part of detailed diversity and inclusion commitments
The viral initiative, launched by former Torontonian Aurora James, calls upon retailers to dedicate at least 15 per cent of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses.
Indigo location in B.C. the third to unionize in a month; company responds with employee incentives
The move to unionize Canada’s largest book-retail chain and department store began with Mississauga Square One workers.
Tanya Talaga, Jael Richardson among 20 creators producing Canadian Audible Originals
The campaign’s launch was accompanied by a TV spot featuring Talaga, Catherine Hernandez, Colm Feore, and Murdoch Mysteries actor Yannick Bisson.
Sci-fi novelist Cory Doctorow’s “Attack” on Audible
Doctorow has taken a stand against Audible because of their strict Digital Rights Management tools.
A Press from Scratch: Behind the scenes of Hush Harbour Press
Hush Harbour Press is an intersectional publishing house envisioning Black futures with an emphasis on short fiction.
Q&A: UFCW Canada’s Kevin Shimmin on the Indigo union vote
“A lot of people are looking to them to really lead the way.”
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