by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Jason Skrobar, Natasha Deen + four more

Appetite by Random House’s Robert McCullough and Lindsay Paterson have acquired world rights to food stylist and CTV’s Your Morning on-air culinary expert Jason Skrobar’s The Book on Sandwiches. The recipe book is described as ... Read More »

March 24, 2022

TikTok drives reprint of a small-press poetry collection – 22 years later

By Cassandra Drudi

It reads like the plot of a fantasy novel: an enormously popular social media app, best known for lip-syncing videos and viral challenges, is fostering a love of reading among a young, tech-savvy generation. But ... Read More »

March 23, 2022

Distribution change: PUBLIC Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective immediately, PUBLIC Books will be distributed in Canada by Wilfrid Laurier University Press/UTP Distribution. Sales are ... Read More »

March 23, 2022

Opinion: We need a bestseller list of titles from Canadian-owned presses, not just Canadian authors

By Cassandra Drudi

Back in July of 2021, I was looking at the Toronto Star’s Canadian bestseller list, noting the fine books that were on it, when a title I didn’t recognize caught my eye. While it’s an ... Read More »

March 23, 2022

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson shortlisted for 2022 Dublin Literary Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, musician, and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is one of six authors shortlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award. Simpson was one of eight Canadian authors included on the award's 79-title longlist, ... Read More »

March 22, 2022

Rights Deals: Hajer Nakua and Farah Qaiser + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

Second Story Press’s Jordan Ryder has acquired world rights to Hajer Nakua and Farah Qaiser’s Khadija and the Elephant Toothpaste Experiment. The picture book is described as the story of Khadija who is inspired by ... Read More »

March 21, 2022

Rights Deals: Carolyn Stern + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Figure 1 Publishing publisher Chris Labonté has acquired world rights to Carolyn Stern’s The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership. The nonfiction title is described as a business book informed by decades ... Read More »

March 17, 2022

Shortlisted publishers looking forward to in-person Bologna Book Fair

By Cassandra Drudi

The Bologna Children's Book Fair is going ahead in person next week after being cancelled for two years in a row over COVID-19 concerns – and the three Canadian publishers shortlisted for its best publisher ... Read More »

March 16, 2022

Writers’ Trust of Canada announces recipients of 2022 mentorship program

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced three mentees for this year’s mentorship program. The program pairs unpublished authors with established authors in three categories: fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry. The mentors support the mentees ... Read More »

March 16, 2022

Rights Deals: Charlotte Schwartz

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press’s Scott Fraser has acquired world rights to Charlotte Schwartz’s Your Place or Mine? The nonfiction book is described as a detailed resource for separating parents that will help them navigate the legal system, ... Read More »

March 14, 2022

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