Independent booksellers’ top-selling Canadian titles of 2022
Shop Talk: The Spaniel’s Tale Bookstore
Cole and Stephen Davidson had always dreamed of opening a bookstore one day, maybe after they retired. But the COVID-19 pandemic and Cole’s grandmother’s dementia diagnosis reminded them that life is fragile, so they jumped into action to make this maybe-someday dream a reality.
Shop Talk: Betty’s Bookshelf
Jan Scott opened the store in a converted heritage building in November 2021.
Ben McNally Books opens in permanent home
Booksellers receive government funding to bolster online book sales
More than 150 booksellers are slated to receive funding from the Canadian government to help them expand their online book sales over the next two years.
Shop Talk: Four Points Books
Shop Talk: Spark books & curios
Co-owners Heidi Stepanek and Peter Dixon opened the shop on October 1, 2021.
Shop Talk: Helicon Books
Owner and founder Matt Sturrock and co-owner Lizzie Lee opened Helicon Books in North Vancouver on August 5.
Black Bond Books buys Vancouver indie Hager Books
The store will officially change ownership on September 30.