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Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press

May 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM | Filed under: Personnel changes

Effective June 1, Gerilee McBride will join Arsenal Pulp Press as production manager. McBride is the former executive assistant at the Association of Book... Read the rest »

St. John’s prepares to host first Atlantic Book Awards

May 14, 2012 at 5:38 PM | Filed under: Awards

For the first time in its almost 13-year history, the Atlantic Book Awards are moving from Halifax. The May 17 ceremony, which wraps up a... Read the rest »

City of Toronto to commemorate June Callwood in conjunction with book launch

May 14, 2012 at 5:51 PM | Filed under: News

June Callwood made an impression on the citizens of Toronto with her writings and in the more than 50 charitable and professional organizations she helped... Read the rest »

Deals: Amanda Lang to pen book for HarperCollins Canada; TV rights to Flavia de Luce mysteries sold to Sam Mendes; and more

May 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM | Filed under: Deals, News

HarperCollins Canada senior editor Brad Wilson has acquired The Power of Why by CBC journalist Amanda Lang. The book will feature interviews with entrepreneurs and... Read the rest »

Personnel changes: library CEOs appointed in Gravenhurst, Meaford, and Brock

May 10, 2012 at 3:27 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

Three Ontario library systems have announced the appointment of new chief executive officers. Gravenhurst Public Library has hired Rita Orr as CEO and chief... Read the rest »

Personnel change: Breakwater Books

May 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

Breakwater Books has hired James Langer as managing editor, effective immediately. Langer will oversee acquisitions and manuscript editing, while maintaining the publisher’s current list. He... Read the rest »

Agency change: Tourmaline Editions

May 7, 2012 at 3:21 PM | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes

Effective July 1, 2012, Tourmaline Editions will represent Alpha Books, publisher of the Complete Idiot’s Guide series. Order fulfillment, customer service, and returns processing... Read the rest »

Authors travel across the country for TD Children’s Book Week

May 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM | Filed under: News

A diverse group of children’s authors, illustrators, and storytellers are packing their suitcases for the 35th annual TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, which runs May... Read the rest »

First Book Canada expands distribution to Manitoba

May 3, 2012 at 5:51 PM | Filed under: News

First Book Canada, a registered charity that supplies low-income families with new books, is expanding its distribution to Manitoba. This week, more than 44,000... Read the rest »

Conundrum Press imprint draws attention to French-Canadian comics scene

May 3, 2012 at 6:27 PM | Filed under: News

With the debut of Michel Rabagliati’s The Song of Roland at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this weekend, Conundrum Press will put the spotlight on... Read the rest »

Deals: Foreign rights deals for Robert J. Wiersema, Annabel Lyon, and more

May 2, 2012 at 3:53 PM | Filed under: Deals, News

Foreign front: Kim Behnke at D&M Publishers has sold U.K. rights to Robert J. Wiersema’s Walk Like a Man: Coming of Age... Read the rest »

Distribution change: Utah State University Press

May 1, 2012 at 3:08 PM | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes, News

Effective March 31, Codasat Canada is the exclusive Canadian distributor for Utah State University Press. Orders, billing, and shipping is handled by University... Read the rest »

Personnel change: Hamilton Public Library names new chief librarian, CEO

April 27, 2012 at 4:04 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

The board of the Hamilton Public Library has named Paul Takala chief librarian and chief executive officer, effective June 1. Takala steps into the... Read the rest »

Heritage Group Distribution partners with Aydin Virani Sales and Marketing

April 26, 2012 at 12:11 PM | Filed under: News

Heritage Group Distribution has partnered with Aydin Virani Sales and Marketing, which will operate in the Vancouver region and lower mainland B.C. Virani has... Read the rest »

Deals: Foreign rights deals for Tanis Rideout, Shane Peacock, and Karen Lord

April 26, 2012 at 1:54 PM | Filed under: Deals, News

The Cooke Agency International has three foreign-rights deals to report this week: Suzanne Brandreth has sold Norwegian rights to Above All Things by Tanis... Read the rest »

Ottawa’s Octopus Books opens a second location, sharing community space

April 26, 2012 at 3:35 PM | Filed under: News

On Wedneday evening, Ottawa’s Octopus Books hosted the inaugural event at its second location in the city, with the launch of Deborah Stienstra’s About Canada:... Read the rest »

Personnel change: The Walrus Foundation

April 26, 2012 at 4:07 PM | Filed under: Personnel changes

The Walrus Foundation has hired Nic Boshart as its first manager of digital initiatives, effective mid-May. Boshart will be responsible for the business development... Read the rest »

Eighteen Bridges’ editors aspire to become Canada’s New Yorker

April 23, 2012 at 6:03 PM | Filed under: News

Writers Lynn Coady and Curtis Gillespie have had ambitious plans for their literary magazine, Eighteen Bridges, since its inception in 2010. “As readers... Read the rest »

Access Copyright reaches deal to smooth over conflict with universities

April 19, 2012 at 5:30 PM | Filed under: News

Access Copyright and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada have agreed on a new cooperative licence that could help to end the stalemate... Read the rest »

Distribution notice: Dundurn Press

April 19, 2012 at 4:05 PM | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes

Dundurn Press will distribute Jan Wong’s upcoming self-published title, Out of the Blue: A Memoir of Workplace Depression, Recovery, Redemption and, Yes, Happiness. Sales will... Read the rest »