by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel change: University of Regina Press

Dr. Rachel Freedman Stapleton joined the University of Regina Press in January as a senior acquisitions editor to support the press’s scholarly and trade lists. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University ... Read More »

January 30, 2023

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Myra Enriquez will be joining the Penguin Random House Canada performance marketing team as marketing analyst on a 12-month contract, reporting to Kara Savoy. Graciela Patron Colin has joined the marketing and publicity team as publicist, young readers, ... Read More »

January 27, 2023

Agony Editor: Engage with social media based on your own feelings, not external pressures

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, With the recent controversies around Twitter, I’m thinking this is a good time to shut down my account. I’ve been on the platform for about 10 years to maintain my profile as ... Read More »

January 24, 2023

Rights Deals: Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware, Jason Schreurs + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Seven Stories/Triangle Square’s Ruth Weiner has acquired world rights to Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware’s Abolition is Love, with illustrations by Alannah Fricker. The picture book is described as the story of a child who, through interaction and conflict ... Read More »

January 19, 2023

Spare drives sales burst for Canadian indie booksellers

By Cassandra Drudi

Much ink has been spilled about Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare. With the book’s widespread availability, $47 price tag, and accidental early Spanish release that spilled some of the more salacious details in advance of its ... Read More »

January 18, 2023

2023 Spring Preview: Nonfiction, Part one

By Cassandra Drudi

Moving the Museum: Indigenous + Canadian Art at the AGO Wanda Nanibush and Georgiana Uhlyarik, eds. Goose Lane Editions, Jan. Edited by the Art Gallery of Ontario’s curators of Indigenous and Canadian art, Moving the ... Read More »

January 18, 2023

Opinion: Canada’s term of copyright extension is good news for authors and readers

By Cassandra Drudi

At the close of last year, Canada implemented a 20-year extension to its term of copyright protection for author-generated works. Copyright will now apply for the lifespan of the author plus an additional 70 years ... Read More »

January 18, 2023

Agency and distribution change: Workman Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective April 1, 2023, Workman Publishing (including the Workman, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Algonquin Young Readers, Artisan, Storey Publishing, and Timber Press imprints) will be distributed by the Hachette Book Group (HBG), which acquired Workman in 2021. ... Read More »

January 17, 2023

Rights Deals: Holly Hogan, Willie Poll + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Knopf Canada’s Martha Kanya-Forstner and Amanda Betts have acquired Canadian English rights to Holly Hogan’s Message in a Bottle: Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird Biologist. The nonfiction book is described as bringing together nature, science, ... Read More »

January 16, 2023

Agency and distribution changes: Barefoot Books

By Cassandra Drudi

As of January 3, Ampersand Inc. is the Canadian sales representative for Massachusetts-based children's publisher Barefoot Books. Jaguar Distribution will be the distributor for Barefoot Books titles in Canada. Correction: This article has been updated ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

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