by Attila Berki

Excerpt from Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene

My first book, a collection of short stories called Man Descending, appeared in 1982. In the forty years following, I went on to publish novels, short stories, and plays, and to write a television miniseries ... Read More »

September 18, 2024

Indigo to give away 10,000 books across Canada

By Attila Berki

Indigo is undertaking a book giveaway on Sept. 14. Ten thousand copies of four titles will be given away at Indigo, Chapters, and Coles stores across the country this Saturday, an indication perhaps of the ... Read More »

September 11, 2024

Excerpt from Salvage: Readings from the Wreck

By Attila Berki

III. or the adventure is always already violent Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is set in 1651–94, and was published in 1719, thirty-one years after Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave. I ... Read More »

September 11, 2024

Agency and distribution change: Kogan Page

By Attila Berki

Effective Oct. 1, 2024, Login will provide exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution for Kogan Page in Canada. Ingram will cease fulfilling orders for Kogan Page titles on Sept. 13, 2024. Any outstanding orders with Ingram ... Read More »

September 5, 2024

New Brunswick Book Awards adds new prize for middle grade and young adult books

By Attila Berki

For its tenth annual awards, the New Brunswick Book Awards is adding a new category, bringing the number of literary prizes in the programme to five. The new Books for Young Readers Award, sponsored by ... Read More »

September 5, 2024

Agency and distribution change: Llewellyn Worldwide

By Attila Berki

Publishers Group Canada will provide sales representation and distribution ... Read More »

August 29, 2024

Address change: Scholastic Canada

By Attila Berki

Scholastic Canada is relocating its Toronto office to the following address, effective September 3, 2024: 2 Bloor Street West, 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2 This workspace is the new home for all departments formerly ... Read More »

August 27, 2024

Agency and distribution changes: Waxwing Books and Terminus Media

By Attila Berki

Effective immediately, Baker & Taylor Publisher Services is providing sales and distribution in Canada and the U.S. for Waxwing ... Read More »

August 12, 2024

Agency and distribution change: Amber Books

By Attila Berki

Baker & Taylor Publisher Services will provide sales and distribution in Canada and the U.S. for Amber Books, ... Read More »

August 12, 2024

Anne Michaels and Claire Messud longlisted for 2024 Booker Prize

By Attila Berki

Canadian novelists Anne Michaels and Claire Messud are among the 13 authors named to the longlist for the 2024 Booker Prize. The longlist for the £50,000 prize (worth about $88,000 Canadian) was announced on July ... Read More »

July 31, 2024

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Excerpt from Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene

Indigo to give away 10,000 books across Canada

Excerpt from Salvage: Readings from the Wreck

New Brunswick Book Awards adds new prize for middle grade and young adult books

Agency and distribution change: Llewellyn Worldwide

Address change: Scholastic Canada

Agency and distribution changes: Waxwing Books and Terminus Media

Agency and distribution change: Amber Books

Anne Michaels and Claire Messud longlisted for 2024 Booker Prize

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