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
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
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
House of Anansi Press’s Shivaun Hearne has acquired North American English rights to award-winning journalist Sadiya Ansari’s In Exile. The nonfiction book, described as equal parts memoir and investigation, reaches back a century to understand ... Read More »
February 17, 2023
Elise Gravel knew her book Pink, Blue, and You! was going to be challenged in the U.S. as soon as it was published. The Montreal-based illustrator assumed that her book about gender stereotypes, published in ... Read More »
February 15, 2023
Bibi Ukonu was overjoyed when he found out that a book from his new publishing house had been nominated for an Alberta Literary Award. “I was extremely excited,” Ukonu says. He was at his day ... Read More »
February 15, 2023
Independent publisher Guernica Editions has teamed up with PEN International to launch a virtual writers residency program to support refugee writers and writers living in exile. The Guernica/PEN International Writers Residency launches next month. The ... Read More »
February 15, 2023
Former editorial assistant Meredith Pal has been promoted to assistant editor ... Read More »
February 14, 2023
After a decade of stewardship, Jordan Ginsberg is stepping back from his role as editor-in-chief of Hazlitt to focus entirely on his work as editorial director at Strange Light. Haley Cullingham will step into the role of editor-in-chief ... Read More »
February 14, 2023
Jesmine Cham has joined Arsenal Pulp Press as its new assistant editor. A graduate of SFU’s Master of Publishing program, they have provided editorial and marketing support to Geist magazine, Greystone Books, and Quietly. They have also copy edited ... Read More »
February 14, 2023
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