by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Genevieve Scott, Yann Martel + four more

Random House Canada’s Sarah Jackson has acquired Canadian rights to Genevieve Scott’s Power Lines as well as a second, untitled book. Power Lines is described as a propulsive novel examining the widespread and varied impacts ... Read More »

December 9, 2021

Bestsellers: David A. Robertson has had books on the bestsellers lists for a combined 118 weeks

By Cassandra Drudi

It’s not unusual to spot David A. Robertson’s name on the bestsellers charts. The prolific author and two-time Governor General’s Award winner has had multiple bestselling titles over the past year, including The Barren Grounds ... Read More »

December 8, 2021

Distribution change: Inhabit Education Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective December 1, Inhabit Education Books has assumed in-house management of their own Canadian distribution. All purchase orders should be directed to Inhabit Education Books. University of Toronto Press Distribution will continue to accept returns ... Read More »

December 8, 2021

New anthology of Filipino-Canadian writing calling for submissions

By Cassandra Drudi

An upcoming anthology of Filipino-Canadian writing is seeking submissions of fiction and nonfiction. Magdaragat, which means one who travels by sea in Tagalog, is accepting submissions of previously unpublished prose from Filipino-Canadian writers that responds ... Read More »

December 8, 2021

Rights Deals: Drew Hayden Taylor, Derek Mascarenhas + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Joe Lee and Jared Bland have acquired world rights to Drew Hayden Taylor’s Cold in a two-book deal. The novel is described as a tale blending horror, mystery, humour, and Indigenous folklore ... Read More »

December 6, 2021

Rights Deals: Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan, Hazel Jane Plante + 11 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books’s Ed Schlesinger has acquired North American rights to Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan’s The Handyman Method. The novel is described as a story of terror in which a family moves ... Read More »

December 2, 2021

2021 Cundill History Prize winner announced

By Cassandra Drudi

Historian Marjoleine Kars has won the $75,000 (U.S.) 2021 Cundill History Prize. Kars, a professor of history at the University of Maryland, was awarded the prize for Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny ... Read More »

December 2, 2021

Flooding in B.C. adds more stress to already fragile book supply chain

By Cassandra Drudi

The recent floods in British Columbia have disrupted the cross-country transportation of goods and further highlighted the fragility of the book supply chain. Vancouver-based book wholesaler and distributor Raincoast Books had more books on shelves ... Read More »

December 1, 2021

Distribution changes: Birdhouse Kids and Tradewind Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Orca Book Publishers will offer U.S. distribution and sales representation for Vancouver-based cross-platform publishing house Birdhouse Kids, effective immediately. Orca will ... Read More »

December 1, 2021

Obituary: Chris Keen

By Cassandra Drudi

Christopher Kent Keen July 7, 1950 – November 19, 2021 Suddenly taken from us, Chris is survived by his wife, Susan Coles, and step-daughter Kathleen O’Gorman. He is deeply missed by his brother Greg, sister ... Read More »

December 1, 2021

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Rights Deals: Genevieve Scott, Yann Martel + four more

Bestsellers: David A. Robertson has had books on the bestsellers lists for a combined 118 weeks

Distribution change: Inhabit Education Books

New anthology of Filipino-Canadian writing calling for submissions

Rights Deals: Drew Hayden Taylor, Derek Mascarenhas + three more

Rights Deals: Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan, Hazel Jane Plante + 11 more

2021 Cundill History Prize winner announced

Flooding in B.C. adds more stress to already fragile book supply chain

Distribution changes: Birdhouse Kids and Tradewind Books

Obituary: Chris Keen

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