When Annick Press editor Katie Hearn was looking online for an illustrator for Cross Ups – author Sylv Chiang's middle-grade series about gamers – she was drawn to Connie Choi’s art. “There was one piece ... Read More »
September 6, 2018
In honour of its 25th anniversary this October, the bestselling Eyewitness Travel series is getting its first full redesign in the series’ history. Penguin Random House’s non-fiction publishing imprint DK is relaunching the line with ... Read More »
August 13, 2018
You need to create specific, unique marketing and publicity tactics for your writers who are not white in order to reach readers. If we don’t fundamentally believe that those non-white writers have something valuable to ... Read More »
May 17, 2018
When, in 2009, Toronto author-illustrator Willow Dawson read that 500 lost fairy tales had been discovered in a German archive, she felt an immediate sense of intrigue and connection. Dating back 150 years, the stories ... Read More »
May 14, 2018
Michelle Latimer, founder of Streel Films, didn’t expect to find her next project when she picked up Eden Robinson’s novel Son of a Trickster. “I wasn’t actively looking for properties, just a good book to ... Read More »
May 3, 2018
Staff at Bryan Prince Bookseller have announced that the Hamilton, Ontario, store is slated to close on March 29, just weeks after the shop's 29th anniversary. "There are many unique factors that have led to ... Read More »
March 26, 2018
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair – which sees more than 26,000 international children’s publishers, agents, authors, illustrators, distributors, and developers flock to the Italian city each year – is fast approaching, taking place March 26–29. ... Read More »
March 23, 2018
Last year, Canadian publishers, authors, and artists celebrated the country’s sesquicentennial with a multitude of new books, projects, and installations. But among all this commemoration, curator Victoria Dickenson, former director of the McMichael Canadian Art ... Read More »
January 4, 2018
British historian and University of London lecturer Daniel Beer has been named winner of this year's Cundill History Prize, administered by McGill University in recognition of the world's best historical non-fiction title in English. Beer ... Read More »
November 16, 2017 | Filed under: Awards
LitDistCo, the Literary Press Group of Canada's independent distribution subsidiary, has announced a new initiative catering to publishers ineligible for LPG membership. Books in Hand Distribution will support publishers of all sizes and genres, offering ... Read More »
November 16, 2017
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