by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Mark Robinson, Joe Schwarcz + two more

ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired world rights to Mark Robinson’s Bracing for Armageddon. The nonfiction book is described as the seasoned Weather Network meteorologist's look at the changing face – and increasing frequency – ... Read More »

June 27, 2023

Rights Deals: Jamal Saeed and Jordan Scott + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Studio’s Lee Wade has acquired at auction Jamal Saeed and Jordan Scott’s My Sister the Apple Tree in a two-book deal. The picture book, to be illustrated by Zahra Marwan, is described as the ... Read More »

June 23, 2023

Harrison Mooney, Erica McKeen, K.S. Covert win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Debut authors Harrison Mooney, Erica McKeen, and K.S. Covert have won the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers prizes for nonfiction, literary fiction, and speculative fiction, respectively. Mooney was named this year's winner for his memoir ... Read More »

June 22, 2023

Cody Caetano, Emily Riddle, Matthew James Weigel among 2023 IVAs recipients

By Cassandra Drudi

Author and agent Cody Caetano and poets Emily Riddle and Matthew James Weigel are among the recipients of the 2023 Indigenous Voices Awards. The winners were announced on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day. The ... Read More »

June 21, 2023

Agony Editor: How to minimize risk of book-club bummers

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I was invited to a book club to discuss my latest book. It was a bad experience: half the group hadn’t seemed to have read the book, no one was prepared with ... Read More »

June 21, 2023

Stuart Ross, Sanna Wani among 2023 Trillium Book Awards winners

By Cassandra Drudi

Stuart Ross and Sanna Wani are among the four winners of the 2023 Trillium Book Awards/Prix Trillium. Ontario Creates announced the winners at a ceremony in Toronto on June 20. The winners are: Trillium Book ... Read More »

June 20, 2023

British writer Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Robert Macfarlane, whose work deals with the relationship between humans and the natural environments we live in, has been named the winner of the inaugural Weston International Award. The annual $75,000 award is granted by ... Read More »

June 20, 2023

Rights Deals: Lori McKay, Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez + six more

By Cassandra Drudi

Nimbus Publishing nonfiction editor Angela Mombourquette has acquired world rights to Lori McKay’s Searching for Mayflowers: The Story of Canada’s First Quintuplets. The journalist's debut nonfiction book is described as exploring the mystery surrounding the ... Read More »

June 19, 2023

Rights Deal: Nisha Patel

By Cassandra Drudi

Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam has acquired world rights to Nisha Patel’s a fate worse than death. The poetry collection is described as a memoir-based book that explores the author's connected and overlapping disabilities. ... Read More »

June 15, 2023

Personnel changes: Zg Stories

By Cassandra Drudi

Ariel Hudnall has been promoted to managing director of Zg Stories. She has been with Zg Stories since 2017 in a variety of growing roles, and will now oversee both online and PR departments of the ... Read More »

June 15, 2023

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