by Cassandra Drudi

Shop Talk: Rookery Books

Shop Talk is an occasional feature in which fledgling independent booksellers take Q&Q into their stores and share their reasons for opening and what business has been like so far. Rookery Books 25 Main Street ... Read More »

March 1, 2023

Leigh Nash stepping down as publisher of House of Anansi Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Publisher Leigh Nash has resigned from House of Anansi Press, as has publicity director Debby de Groot. Nash's last day at Anansi will be April 14 and de Groot's will be March 24, the publisher ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

ACP study suggests slightly more diverse publishing industry

By Cassandra Drudi

The second-ever diversity study by the Association of Canadian Publishers shows some positive change towards a more diverse industry, with seven per cent fewer respondents identifying as white than in 2018. The 2022 Canadian Book ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

Shortlist announced for 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

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

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Shop Talk: Rookery Books

Leigh Nash stepping down as publisher of House of Anansi Press

ACP study suggests slightly more diverse publishing industry

Shortlist announced for 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

Rights Deal: Jordan Scott

Rights Deals: Adam Dodek and Tara Teng

Finalists announced for 2022 Winterset Award

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

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

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