Less than two weeks after specialty retailer Mastermind Toys announced it had obtained creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), a Canadian company announced it will be acquiring the beleaguered toy retailer.
Independent booksellers’ top-selling Canadian titles of 2023 so far
The top-selling titles from Canadian-owned publishers have remained quite consistent throughout the year.
B.C. authors shortlisted for Pacific Northwest Book Awards
Publishers optimistic about Indigo’s refocus on books
Newly reinstated CEO Heather Reisman told industry members in an online session last week that the company is looking to refocus on books and increase their portion of Indigo’s sales to 65 to 70 per cent.
Inhabit Books bringing a ‘slice of Nunavut’ to southern Canada
“We wanted an opportunity to better represent all our Arctic authors in southern Canada and give everyone’s books a chance to be seen by the public.”
New ownership at The Mulberry Bush Bookstore
Shop Talk: Cross & Crows Books
Shop Talk: Slow Burn Books
Sisters Nicola and Shannon MacNaughton opened the store on May 6, 2023.
Canada Book Fund’s support for booksellers makes a difference to indies
Although the amount of funding independent bookstores received this year as part of Canadian Heritage’s new two-year Support for Booksellers component of the Canada Book Fund varied significantly from store to store, the money provided a much-needed boost that allowed indies to address shipping costs, upgrade their websites, and extend their social media campaigns.
Love, Death & Other Words: two indie booksellers team up to take horror and romance on the road
Little Ghosts Books and Happily Ever After Books aim to recreate the anticipation and joy of elementary school book fairs for adults with a series of events across Ontario.
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