Vancouver’s flagship Chapters store to close, with plans to reopen
In the face of increasing rents for retail space, the flagship location of a major Canadian book chain has announced that it will shut down as of this summer. Mike… Read more »
Royal Canadian Mint releases a commemorative Alice Munro coin
As if a Nobel Prize weren’t recognition enough, Canadian writer Alice Munro was honored with a commemorative coin in her home country earlier this week. In honor of her being… Read more »
Canada’s BookTelevision ordered to stick to actual book programming
The Canadian TV network BookTelevision has been told by a government commission that it will not be allowed to expand its programming beyond the scope of shows directly about books… Read more »