by Cassandra Drudi

2021 Best of Fall guide: Fiction, Short Fiction, and Poetry

FICTION Canadian novel, short-fiction, and poetry highlights from publishing’s golden season Fight Night Miriam Toews Knopf Canada/PRHC, out now Swiv, nine, lives with her pregnant mother and her frail grandmother in the latest from reader-favourite ... Read More »

August 25, 2021

Esi Edugyan brings Black historical figures out of the shadows

By Cassandra Drudi

In this year’s CBC Massey Lectures, two-time Giller winner Esi Edugyan tells the stories of overlooked Black figures from history in essays that explore art, white allyship, samurais, and more. Edugyan examines these forgotten lives ... Read More »

August 25, 2021

Rights Deals: Michael Bungay Stanier, Jeff Booth + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

HVG Kiado has acquired Hungarian rights to Michael Bungay Stanier’s The Advice Trap. The deal was arranged by Evan Brown at Transatlantic Agency on behalf of Page Two Books in association with Orsi Mészáros at ... Read More »

August 19, 2021

Personnel changes: Penguin Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

At Penguin Canada, Lara Hinchberger has been promoted to executive editor, Laura Dosky has been promoted to editor, and Meredith Pal ... Read More »

August 17, 2021

Rights Deals: Paige Maylott, Ali Grovue and Mike Watson, and Eliza Reid

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Sookfong Lee has acquired world English rights to Paige Maylott’s Together in Electric Dreams. The memoir is described as part trans woman’s coming-out story and part queer romance. The deal was arranged ... Read More »

August 16, 2021

ECW Press launches Best New Speculative Novel Contest

By Cassandra Drudi

Calling all speculative fiction writers: ECW Press is on the hunt for Canada’s best new speculative fiction novel. The press is holding a manuscript contest for works in the science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction ... Read More »

August 16, 2021

Mitchell Poetry Prize 2021 longlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The longlist for the 2021 Ross and David Mitchell Prize for faith and poetry has been announced. The 14 longlisted poems by 13 poets were chosen from almost 300 submissions. A shortlist of five finalists ... Read More »

August 16, 2021

2021 Toronto Book Awards shortlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The shortlist for the 2021 Toronto Book Awards has been announced. The shortlisted titles were chosen from a longlist of 10 that the jury chose from the record 93 books submitted for consideration. Each shortlisted ... Read More »

August 12, 2021

Bruce Walsh stepping down as publisher of House of Anansi

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi publisher Bruce Walsh is stepping down from the position to focus on his health. Anansi president Semarah Al-Hillal will continue to oversee the publishing program at Anansi until a new publisher is ... Read More »

August 11, 2021

2021 Best of Fall guide: Kids’ books

By Cassandra Drudi

PICTURE BOOKS Tales of love, resilience, and friendship New Year Mei Zihan and Yan Yan, trans.; Qin Leng, ill. Greystone Kids, November Set during the celebratory Lunar New Year, a father misses his daughter who ... Read More »

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2021 Best of Fall guide: Fiction, Short Fiction, and Poetry

Esi Edugyan brings Black historical figures out of the shadows

Rights Deals: Michael Bungay Stanier, Jeff Booth + four more

Personnel changes: Penguin Canada

Rights Deals: Paige Maylott, Ali Grovue and Mike Watson, and Eliza Reid

ECW Press launches Best New Speculative Novel Contest

Mitchell Poetry Prize 2021 longlist announced

2021 Toronto Book Awards shortlist announced

Bruce Walsh stepping down as publisher of House of Anansi

2021 Best of Fall guide: Kids’ books

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