by Attila Berki

Rights Deals: Bill Slavin, Erica Djossa + four more

Renegade Arts Entertainment publisher Alexander Finbow has acquired world English language rights to Bill Slavin’s Mordecai Crow Trilogy. The three-book deal follows on the acquisition of the first book in the series in 2022. The ... Read More »

January 25, 2023

2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury includes Ian Williams, Sharon Bala, and Brian Thomas Isaac

By Attila Berki

The Scotiabank Giller Prize, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, has announced the five-member jury that will determine the 2023 winner. The jury will be chaired by 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize–winner Ian Williams. The ... Read More »

January 24, 2023

Agency and distribution changes: Metatron Press

By Attila Berki

Effective January 1, Ampersand Inc. is the Canadian sales representative for Montreal-based Metatron Press. ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

Independent booksellers’ top-selling Canadian titles of 2022

By Attila Berki

Suzette Mayr and Michelle Good topped the list of Canadian authors sold through independent bookstores in 2022. Good’s multi-award-winning 2020 novel Five Little Indians was the bestselling book for Canadian independents reporting sales through Bookmanager. ... Read More »

January 5, 2023

Agency change: Durvile & UpRoute Books

By Attila Berki

Effective January 1, 2023, Calgary-based Durvile & UpRoute Books will be represented to the trade by Hornblower Group in Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. Representation in the West will continue with Read + Co., and ... Read More »

December 19, 2022

Stuart Ross to helm new experimental fiction imprint 1366 Books

By Attila Berki

Guernica Editions has announced the creation of a new imprint that will launch in 2024. 1366 Books, named after the founding date of the Spanish town of Guernica, will focus exclusively on experimental fiction. The ... Read More »

December 14, 2022

Thomas Allen & Son to close in March 2023

By Attila Berki

Jim Allen, President and CEO of Thomas Allen & Son has announced that the Markham-based company will cease operations in 2023. Firefly Books Canada will take on sales and distribution of many of the publishing ... Read More »

December 6, 2022