by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Bee Quammie

Penguin Canada’s Laura Dosky has acquired world rights in a two-book deal to writer, radio host, and public speaker Bee Quammie’s The Book of Possibilities: Words of Wisdom on the Road to Becoming. The nonfiction ... Read More »

May 19, 2022

Harnessing the power of images to tell the real story of heroin use in Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Scholar and activist Susan Boyd became deeply interested in the history of heroin while researching her book Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada (Fernwood Publishing, 2017). Boyd, a distinguished professor of human ... Read More »

May 18, 2022

Joanna Chiu wins 2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Toronto Star journalist Joanna Chiu has won the Writers' Trust of Canada 2022 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Chiu was awarded the $25,000 prize for her book, China Unbound: A New World Disorder (House ... Read More »

May 18, 2022

Rights Deals: Premee Mohamed and Sasha Colby

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired world English rights to Premee Mohamed’s We Spoke Through the Mountain and The First Thousand Trees. The novels are described as sci-fi/fantasy books that continue the stories of Reid ... Read More »

May 16, 2022

Personnel change: Goose Lane Editions

By Cassandra Drudi

Simon Thibault has joined Goose Lane Editions as an acquiring editor for nonfiction. The Halifax-based journalist has also been a food writer, editor, and radio producer. He has worked with various East Coast publishers, including ... Read More »

May 16, 2022

Rights Deals: Sarah Sawler, Valerie Jerome + 16 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Nimbus Publishing managing editor Whitney Moran has acquired world rights to Sarah Sawler’s When the Ocean Came to Town, illustrated by Emma FitzGerald. The picture book is described to be about Gretchen, a girl whose ... Read More »

May 12, 2022

Indigo and TikTok launch virtual book club

By Cassandra Drudi

Indigo Canada is teaming up with TikTok Canada to host a virtual book club on #BookTok. The book club launches this month, and the first title is Xiran Jay Zhao's bestseller Iron Widow (Penguin Teen). ... Read More »

May 12, 2022

Personnel change: House of Anansi Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Shivaun Hearne has joined House of Anansi Press as editor. She was previously editorial ... Read More »

May 12, 2022

Marquis looks to create “world-class” supply chain solutions for Canadian market with move into distribution

By Cassandra Drudi

Marquis Book Printing is using its recent acquisition of Georgetown Terminal Warehouses as a first step in its long-term plan to integrate book printing and distribution services to better serve the Canadian publishing market. This ... Read More »

May 11, 2022

Edmonton indie bookseller launches small press

By Cassandra Drudi

The owners of Edmonton's Glass Bookshop are taking their mission to support queer and racialized authors directly to the page with the launch of a new small press. Glass House Press launched their first season ... Read More »

May 10, 2022

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