by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

At Penguin Random House Canada, Hamish Clark will join the indies sales team as district sales manager for Western Canada effective May 2, working alongside district sales manager Jennifer Fyffe. Linda Iarrera joins as district sales manager for ... Read More »

April 25, 2022

Brunswick Books to close after more than 40 years

By Cassandra Drudi

Book sales, marketing, and distribution agency Brunswick Books is closing this spring after more than 40 years in business. President Lindsay Sharpe announced the news in a note to customers and clients last week. "I ... Read More »

April 25, 2022

Distribution changes: University of Toronto Press

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Toronto Press Distribution has expanded its roster to include the following publishers: Between the Lines Catholic University of America Press Demeter Press Duke University Press Fernwood Publishing & Roseway Publishing Georgetown University Press ... Read More »

April 25, 2022

Agency change: Fernwood Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

As of May 2022, Ampersand Inc. will take on sales representation of Fernwood Publishing. Fernwood ... Read More »

April 25, 2022

Rights Deals: Jon Dellandrea, Jael Richardson + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Goose Lane Editions’s Susanne Alexander has acquired world rights to Massey College Fellow and chair emeritus of the Art Canada Institute Jon Dellandrea’s The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case: The Group of Seven and Tom ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Shortlists announced for 2022 League of Canadian Poets book awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the shortlists for this year's book awards. The three awards each carry a prize of $2,000. The winners will be announced in May. The shortlisted titles were chosen ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Agency change: MACK Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective May 1, 2022, Hornblower Group Inc. will be the national sales agency for London, ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Agency change: Big Dreamers

By Cassandra Drudi

As of May 2022, Ampersand Inc. will take on sales representation for Big Dreamers, a ... Read More »

April 21, 2022

Poet and writer Steven Heighton dies at 60

By Cassandra Drudi

Award-winning poet and writer Steven Heighton has died. He was 60. Over his decades-long career, Heighton published 19 books. A celebrated poet, he won a Governor General's Literary Award for his 2016 collection The Waking ... Read More »

April 20, 2022

BIPOC of Publishing in Canada calls for mentors, mentees to apply for annual program

By Cassandra Drudi

BIPOC of Publishing in Canada is calling for participants to join its annual mentorship program. The program pairs BIPOC publishing professionals with those looking to learn more about the industry. The program is not designed ... Read More »

April 20, 2022

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