Independent publishing house D&M Publishers Inc. says it is filing for bankruptcy protection.
The Vancouver-based publisher says it is working to locate an investor or purchaser for its assets.
D&M, which includes Douglas & McIntyre and Greystone Books, says it plans to continue operations while it restructures.
It says its subsidiary New Society Publishers Inc. is a separate legal entity, is not included in the bankruptcy filing and will continue business as usual.
D&M calls itself "sa国际传媒's pre-eminent independent publisher, with over 40 years of success."
It has published books that include the non-fiction work Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre, novels like Wayson Choy's The Jade Peony and art books such as The Art of Emily Carr.