by Cassandra Drudi

Shortlist announced for 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize

Five books have been named to the shortlist for this year's Lionel Gelber Prize. The $50,000 award, presented annually by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, is given to ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Jackson has been promoted to editor at ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

Rights Deal: Jordan Scott

By Cassandra Drudi

Greystone Books has acquired world rights to award-winning writer and poet Jordan Scott’s I Stutter, I Lie. The provisionally titled nonfiction book is described as combining creative nonfiction, autobiography, poetry, and critical inquiry to make ... Read More »

February 27, 2023

Rights Deals: Adam Dodek and Tara Teng

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press Associate Publisher Kathryn Lane has acquired world rights to the third edition of Adam Dodek’s The Canadian Constitution. The nonfiction book is described as including the complete text of the Constitution Acts of ... Read More »

February 23, 2023

Finalists announced for 2022 Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Three finalists have been named for the 2022 BMO Winterset Award, ArtsNL announced on Thursday. The $12,500 annual award celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing across all genres. The three finalists were chosen from ... Read More »

February 23, 2023

Shipments to Indigo’s distribution centre at a standstill as chain launches temporary website

By Cassandra Drudi

Two weeks after Indigo's website went down after what the company is calling a cybersecurity incident, book orders to the company's distribution centre are still not moving. The bookstore chain's website faded to blue on ... Read More »

February 22, 2023

Short-book series Sutherland Quarterly champions Canadian current-affairs journalism

By Cassandra Drudi

Kenneth Whyte, president of Toronto-based nonfiction publisher Sutherland House, says he often discovers strong pitches in the slush pile. But to sell domestically and internationally, he too frequently passes on ideas that skew too Canuck. ... Read More »

February 22, 2023

Agony Editor: When in doubt, just say, ‘Thank you for reading’

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, The other day, an acquaintance said to me in passing, “I read your book.” And that was it. No “I liked it,” or “I thought it was interesting.” This has happened to ... Read More »

February 22, 2023

Farzana Doctor wins 2023 Freedom to Read Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Author and activist Farzana Doctor has been named the winner of the 2023 Freedom to Read Award for her work to shine light on taboo subjects. Doctor, the author of four novels and a poetry ... Read More »

February 22, 2023

Rights Deals: Dan Kalla + D.A. Lockhart

By Cassandra Drudi

Simon & Schuster Canada’s Adrienne Kerr has acquired world English rights to Dan Kalla’s Trip Wire and a second thriller. Trip Wire is described as the story of a psychologist who treats addiction patients with ... Read More »

February 21, 2023

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