by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Jesse Thistle, Karen Pierce + four more

McClelland & Stewart publisher Jared Bland has acquired world English rights to Jesse Thistle’s Scars & Stars. The book is described as a collection of poems and stories that charts Thistle’s own history, the stories ... Read More »

April 19, 2022

Rights Deals: Danielle Daniel, Kern Carter + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Tundra Books vice president and publisher Tara Walker has acquired world rights to Danielle Daniel’s I'm Afraid Said the Leaf, to be illustrated by Matt James. The picture book is described as a playful exploration ... Read More »

April 14, 2022

Distribution change: Chalkboard Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Chalkboard Publishing will not be distributed by Thomas Allen & Son as previously announced. All orders ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Federal budget’s promised copyright reform needs to be turned into action: industry

By Cassandra Drudi

Writers, publishers, and copyright watchers alike are optimistic that the Copyright Act — which was changed in 2012 to the detriment of the publishing sector — will soon be amended after its change was included ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Agony Editor: Trust is a key part of the early reading process

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I have a beta reader friend who is also a writer. I shared my work with her, and then, months later, when she shared her work with me, I noticed she’d cribbed ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Shortlists announced for 2022 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes

By Cassandra Drudi

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlisted books for this year's B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes. The winners in each of the eight categories will be announced at a gala in Vancouver ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Cowichan elder Dr. Luschiim Arvid Charlie shares traditional knowledge in his new book

By Cassandra Drudi

Dr. Luschiim Arvid Charlie’s one-storey house sits at the end of a long, curving driveway on the Cowichan Reserve near Duncan, B.C., on Vancouver Island. With its faded brown wooden slats and chartreuse moss blanketing ... Read More »

April 13, 2022

Rights Deals: Yann Martel and Brooke Carter

By Cassandra Drudi

Knopf Canada has acquired Canadian English rights to Yann Martel’s Son of Nobody. The novel is described as a retelling of the Trojan war that narrates the story of an unsung hero, Psoas of Midea, ... Read More »

April 11, 2022

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

At Penguin Random House Canada, Vikki VanSickle will be stepping down from her role as director, marketing & publicity, Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, to focus full-time on her career as a children’s author. She has ... Read More »

April 11, 2022

Rights Deals: Jody Wilson-Raybould, R. Renee Hess + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Jared Bland and Doug Pepper have acquired world rights to Jody Wilson-Raybould’s True Reconciliation: How to be a Force for Change. The nonfiction book is described as a practical and accessible guide ... Read More »

April 7, 2022

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