With air travel rebounding as pandemic restrictions ease, Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is busier than ever — but it’s been a rocky restart with flight delays and cancellations, long lines and lost luggage. CBC News gets an inside look at what makes Canada’s busiest airport tick just before March break — and whether it’s equipped to handle the upcoming travel season. Continue reading at 'CBC'
[ CBC | 2023-03-10 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent’s Tail has acquired The Money Book by campaigning journalist, speaker and consultant Alex Holder. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The global chief of Penguin Random House names Kristin Cochrane to the role of CEO in Canada. And in Sweden, the national universities' and research consortium says it can't get the open-access arrangements it needs from Elsevier. The post Industry Notes: Canada’s PRH Gets a Female CEO;... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kristin Cochrane will be elevated to CEO of PRH Canada on July 1, as Brad Martin retires after five years in the role. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suddenly, all bets are on regarding the future of American sports gambling. A surge in betting caused by the Supreme Court’s lifting of a federal ban on sports wagering is expected to trigger new gaming opportunities and burnish existing sports books in Las Vegas casinos — but also spawn a battle... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales rose 3.5% in March over March 2017. Despite the March gain, bookstore sales were still down 2.8% in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first period of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you need some weird ideas in your life, the Hamilton Zinefest is a good place to start. The annual gathering of creatives and their endeavours took place on Saturday in the Meteor Theatre. It was a hustling, bustling marketplace of artists, writers, poets, collectors and those with decidedly... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In some of the most pointed commentary yet on the crisis created by the 2012 Copyright Modernization Act, the International Publishers Association testifies that Canada is 'internationally an outlier' for failing to protect intellectual property. The post IPA Names Canada ‘a Bad-Case Example’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In its first quarterly filing since it went public earlier this year, the Hudson Group, parent company of Hudson Booksellers, said revenue rose 9.2% in the first quarter ended March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The death of Stephen Hawking on March 14 prompted two of his titles to hit the Chinese market's charts, as Beijing OpenBook evolves its rankings to include more online retail. The post March 2018 Bestseller Lists from China: Hawking and an Evolving List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has reported it is "on track" to return to underlying profit growth in 2018 after its revenue rose 1% in the first quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authorities this week chased off a bear bandit who burglarized a mountain bungalow in North Lake Tahoe. The “hungry and fearless bear” broke into a home at Northstar in the afternoon to snack on some groceries, the Placer County Sheriff’s office posted on its Facebook page. “The homeowners called... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the 2018 Abu Dhabi Book Fair, Flora Rees of the Emirates Literature Foundation talks about the editor-author relationship and the role of literary agents in publishing across the Arab world. The post At the Abu Dhabi Book Fair: An Industry Ready for Editorial Rigor and Literary Agents... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca Souster and Kezia Bayard-White on why and how they launched their unconventional publishing house, Break the Habit Press, Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books of reflections and prayers by Maria Shriver and Roma Downey take top spots on PW’s Religion Nonfiction in the weeks leading up to Easter. Plus, Terri Blackstock came in at #2 in Fiction with the last book in the If I Run trilogy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two recently filed lawsuits have intensified the copyright battle in Canada following the country's 2012 Copyright Modernization Act. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten years in operation, the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature is among the world's highest paying prizes in the field, just as Canada's Cundill Prize is in history awards. The post Awards: UAE’s Etisalat, Canada’s Cundill, and USA’s Sisters in Crime Open for Submissions appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, Frankfurter Buchmesse offers a Wild Card free stand to both a German and an international exhibitor. And the PW Star Watch program opens to young talent in publishing in Canada, as well as in the United States. The post Industry Notes: Frankfurt Has Two Wild Cards This Year; PW Star... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended March 25, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[Partner Content] Folio: sat down with the organizers to learn about what's new and exciting this year. The post A Behind the Scenes Look at the Yale Publishing Course appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nelson signs women's ministry author Stasi Eldredge's newest title on joy, HarperOne lands 'Remaking Religion' by the scholar and podcaster Casper ter Kuile. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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