by Cassandra Drudi

Margie Wolfe, Jan Zwicky named members of Order of Canada

Poet Jan Zwicky and publisher Margie Wolfe are among 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced June 29 by Governor General Mary Simon. Second Story Press co-founder and publisher Margie Wolfe was named ... Read More »

June 29, 2022

Rights Deals: Lucie Pagé, Gregor Craigie + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Cormorant Books publisher Marc Côté has acquired world rights to Lucie Pagé’s Lost Dogs. The debut novel is described as the intriguing story of five lost souls in Toronto who stumble through their lives, searching ... Read More »

June 27, 2022

Lynn Henry named editor-in-chief at Knopf Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Knopf Canada publishing director Lynn Henry is taking on the role of editor-in-chief of Knopf Canada, effective immediately, as announced by publisher Martha Kanya-Forstner. Henry will continue to work with her long list of renowned ... Read More »

June 27, 2022

Rights Deals: Tara MacLean, A.B. Tate + six more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada's Jennifer Lambert has acquired singer Tara MacLean's Song of the Sparrow. The memoir is described as a daring, heartbreaking, and provocative book that reveals MacLean’s remarkable strength, the healing power of music, and how ... Read More »

June 23, 2022

Jesse Wente, Pik-Shuen Fung, Damhnait Monoghan named winners of 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer prizes

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of this year's $10,000 Kobo Emerging Writer prizes have been announced. Former CBC broadcaster Jesse Wente was named the nonfiction winner for his memoir Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance (Allen Lane/PRHC). “Deftly ... Read More »

June 23, 2022

Writers’ Trust relaunching Berton House Writers’ Residency for fall 2022

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Trust of Canada is relaunching the Berton House residency, with the next occupant to take up residence in Pierre Berton's childhood home this fall. The program invites selected writers to spend two months ... Read More »

June 22, 2022

Coach House imprint zaagigin open for submissions

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books has announced that its new nonfiction imprint for Indigenous authors, zaagigin, is now accepting submissions. zaagigin is an Anishinaabemowin word that describes a sprout coming out of the earth. The advisory board, ... Read More »

June 22, 2022

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Hala Kamaliddin has joined the Penguin Random House Canada independent sales team in the role of district sales manager, Western Canada. On the performance marketing team, Anaïs Loewen-Young has been promoted to the role of marketing associate, from her previous position ... Read More »

June 22, 2022

Ben McNally Books finds permanent home

By Cassandra Drudi

Toronto indie bookseller Ben McNally Books has found a new permanent home, the store announced this week on Twitter. The bookstore has had a couple of short-term homes since learning in 2019 that they would ... Read More »

June 22, 2022

Brian Thomas Isaac, Selina Boan among 2022 Indigenous Voices Awards winners

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of the fifth annual Indigenous Voices Awards were announced on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day. The awards were launched in 2017 t0 support and nurture the work of Indigenous writers. The amount ... Read More »

June 21, 2022

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