by Cassandra Drudi

Agency and distribution change: Workman Publishing

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

Agency and distribution changes: Common Deer Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective January 3, Ampersand Inc. is the Canadian sales representative for ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

Rights Deals: Kyo Maclear & Gracey Zhang, Petra Molnar + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Studio’s Ann Kelley has acquired world rights to Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang’s Noodles on a Bicycle. The picture book is described as a story about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers. Publication is expected ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

15 books on 2023 Canada Reads longlist

By Cassandra Drudi

The longlist for this year's Canada Reads debate includes 15 books that offer readers new perspectives on the world around them. "This collection of books is an opportunity to broaden our horizons, expand our worldview, ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

Personnel changes: Greystone Books

By Cassandra Drudi

At Greystone Books, Fiona Sui, formerly junior designer, has been promoted to ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

University of King’s College names inaugural director of writing and publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Gillian Turnbull has been named the inaugural director of writing and publishing at the University of King's College in Halifax. The position was created after a recent reorganization changed the university's School of Journalism into ... Read More »

January 12, 2023

2023 Spring Preview: Fiction and Poetry

By Cassandra Drudi

In the Upper Country Kai Thomas Viking Canada, Jan. Set in Ontario at the terminus of the Underground Railroad, Thomas’s debut novel begins with the shooting of a slave hunter by an old woman. Young ... Read More »

January 11, 2023

Invisible Publishing launches first novel prize in collaboration with York University

By Cassandra Drudi

Invisible Publishing's just-announced first novel prize was born, in part, out of a cold call. Since taking over the reins at the small press last April, publisher Norm Nehmetallah had been thinking about how the ... Read More »

January 11, 2023

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Agency and distribution change: Workman Publishing

Rights Deals: Holly Hogan, Willie Poll + one more

Agency and distribution changes: Barefoot Books

Agency and distribution changes: Common Deer Press

Rights Deals: Kyo Maclear & Gracey Zhang, Petra Molnar + four more

15 books on 2023 Canada Reads longlist

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University of King’s College names inaugural director of writing and publishing

2023 Spring Preview: Fiction and Poetry

Invisible Publishing launches first novel prize in collaboration with York University

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