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Business and lifestyle press asks authors to pay up front
“Authors have the power” is the mantra of Barlow Book Publishing, a Toronto-based publishing upstart whose first title, The You Factor by life coach Leslie... Read the rest »
Wiley discontinues Canadian publishing program
John Wiley & Sons has confirmed that it plans to shutter its Canadian publishing program. In an email to Q&Q, director of corporate media... Read the rest »
Penguin Canada invites readers, celebrities to contribute to Khaled Hosseini website
Penguin Canada is asking readers to participate in the release of Khaled Hosseini’s new novel, And the Mountains Echoed, by contributing to its companion website,... Read the rest »
Figure 1 preps inaugural list
With its first list due out this fall, the newly founded Figure 1 Publishing is carving out a niche in high-calibre food and wine, art... Read the rest »
Mosaic Books closing its Rutland location
Ten months after opening, Okanagan Valley bookseller Mosaic Books has announced the closure of its second location, effective June 30. From the onset, Mosaic... Read the rest »
Distribution change: Figure 1 Publishing
Vancouver’s Figure 1 Publishing has signed an international distribution agreement with Publishers Group West, a division of Perseus Books Group. PGW will distribute Figure... Read the rest »
Address change: Arsenal Pulp Press
Effective immediately, Arsenal Pulp Press has a new suite number. The new address is: Arsenal Pulp Press #202-211 East Georgia St. Vancouver, B.C.... Read the rest »
Deals: Random House Canada acquires Linden MacIntyre novel; ECW to publish Dan Rubenstein’s walking guide; and more
Random House Canada publisher Anne Collins has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Linden MacIntyre’s next novel. The untitled book explores issues of crime and vengeance,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada has hired Jennifer Gauthier as an account manager. She will be working out of Vancouver and focus largely on clients in Western Canada. Read the rest »
Distribution change: Pinky Swear
Effective immediately, McArthur & Company will no longer represent or publish the Pinky Swear titles Bite Me (ISBN 978-1-77087131-1) and Bite Me Too (ISBN... Read the rest »
OUP Canada shutters historic trade division
Oxford University Press has announced that it is shuttering its Canadian trade division to focus exclusively on titles in its higher-education, school, and ESL divisions.... Read the rest »
Deals: Knopf Canada acquires Carol Bishop Gwyn’s Mary and Christopher Pratt biography; French-language sale for Andrew Kaufman; and more
Knopf Canada publisher Anne Collins has acquired Canadian rights to Carol Bishop-Gwyn’s Life Is Not a Rehearsal, a biography of Newfoundland artists Christopher and Mary... Read the rest »
Deals: Non-fiction acquisitions for HarperCollins Canada, ECW Press, Knopf Random Canada; and more
HarperCollins Canada editorial director Jennifer Lambert has acquired The End of Absence by investigative journalist Michael Harris. The non-fiction book focuses on the social, physiological,... Read the rest »
National Reading Campaign announces Children’s Book Review Project
The National Reading Campaign has announced a three-year initiative to promote Canadian children’s publishing. The non-profit organization hopes to supplement media coverage of children’s... Read the rest »
Deals: M&S acquires novel by Commonwealth finalist Connie Gault; Biblioasis to publish Andrew Steinmetz’s This Great Escape
McClelland & Stewart publisher Ellen Seligman has acquired in a pre-empt Canadian English-language rights to Elena H, a novel by Commonwealth Prize finalist Connie Gault.... Read the rest »
Universities push back against Access Copyright lawsuit
Students, educators, and librarians have come out strongly in opposition to the Access Copyright lawsuit launched earlier this month against York University. The lawsuit... Read the rest »
Is BISAC a thing of the past?
At the London Book Fair this week, an international publishing consortium announced the launch of Thema, a new standard for categorizing book content in the... Read the rest »
eBound partnering with Canadian libraries on homegrown e-content distribution solution
Following the departure of founding CEO Robert Hayashi, eBound Canada, an organization providing digital services to Canadian publishers, is shifting focus to promote the visibility... Read the rest »
Deals: Random House Canada acquires Brian Wilson memoir; foreign sale for Neal Peart; and more
Random House Canada publisher Anne Collins has acquired in a pre-empt Canadian rights to Brian Wilson’s memoir. Working with Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine, the... Read the rest »
Distribution change: Nimbus Publishing
Effective July 1, Nimbus Publishing will no longer distribute Down East. Orders can be sent to Rowman & Littlefield c/o the National Book Network. Read the rest »
Recent deals
- May 15: Deals: Random House Canada acquires Linden MacIntyre novel; ECW to publish Dan Rubenstein’s walking guide; and more
- May 2: Deals: Knopf Canada acquires Carol Bishop Gwyn’s Mary and Christopher Pratt biography; French-language sale for Andrew Kaufman; and more
- May 1: Deals: Non-fiction acquisitions for HarperCollins Canada, ECW Press, Knopf Random Canada; and more
- April 23: Deals: M&S acquires novel by Commonwealth finalist Connie Gault; Biblioasis to publish Andrew Steinmetz’s This Great Escape
- April 17: Deals: Random House Canada acquires Brian Wilson memoir; foreign sale for Neal Peart; and more
- April 5: Deals: Patrick Crean to publish erotic novel; Invisible acquires Anna Leventhal’s debut story collection; and more
- April 3: Deals: Random House Canada acquires Carmen Aguirre’s Something Fierce; Goose Lane to publish Ian Weir thriller; and more
- March 27: Deals: Breakwater acquires RCMP memoir; Andrew Kaufman’s Born Weird optioned for TV; and more
- March 15: Deals: Penguin Canada acquires Kevin Chong racehorse bio; ECW to publish Lovin’ Spoonful memoir; and more
- March 14: Deals: HarperCollins Canada acquires Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s Hungover; foreign sale for Andrew Pyper; and more
- March 6: Deals: Atria Books signs K.A. Tucker to four-book deal; Kathy Buckworth’s parenting guide optioned for TV; and more
- February 27: Deals: Foreign sales for Lisa Moore, Alan Bradley, and more
- February 20: Deals: M&S, NeWest to publish debut fiction; Penguin acquires Twitter parody; and more
- February 11: Deals: Goose Lane acquires anthology on motherhood edited by Kerry Clare; Random House Canada to publish Pride & Prejudice retelling; and more
- February 6: Deals: Anansi to publish non-fiction from Kathleen Winter; ECW acquires John McFetridge October Crisis mystery; and more
- January 30: Deals: Doubleday Canada acquires Miranda Hill’s debut novel; Thomas Allen to publish Mark Bourrie’s Kill the Messengers; and more
- January 23: Deals: Dave Bidini’s hockey memoir, Angela Liddon’s vegan cookbook, and more
- January 11: Deals: Doubleday Canada acquires Sabrina Ramnanan’s debut novel; Rodale Books to publish Margaret Webb’s Older, Faster, Stronger
- January 9: Deals: Penguin acquires Bobby Orr memoir; Freehand to publish Michael Hingston debut novel; and more
- January 2: Deals: Fenn/M&S acquires Al Strachan’s Gretzky bio; ECW to publish Tom Rand’s Hot Water; and more
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