Michelle Good pursued an MFA at the University of British Columbia – while continuing to practise law and manage her own firm – with the specific intent to write what became Five Little Indians. She ... Read More »
September 8, 2021
The longlist for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced. It includes three short-story collections and nine novels. The jurors read 132 books from which the longlisted titles were selected. The longlisted authors are: ... Read More »
September 8, 2021
Cast your mind back. The year is 2004. Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” is playing on the radio. What are you doing? What books and magazines are on your nightstand? What do you hear yourself ... Read More »
September 8, 2021
Elizabeth Fithian has joined P.S. Literary Agency as a literary agent. She was previously an agent director at ... Read More »
September 7, 2021
Wolsak and Wynn is launching a dedicated speculative fiction imprint. Poplar Press, a renewal of the existing Wolsak and Wynn imprint, will be headed by Wolsak and Wynn managing editor Ashley Hisson and production coordinator ... Read More »
September 1, 2021
Toronto independent bookstore A Different Booklist and the Grammy-winning song “Who Let the Dogs Out” may not seem to have much in common. But when co-owner Itah Sadu realized the bookstore and cultural centre’s new ... Read More »
September 1, 2021
House of Anansi Press has acquired world rights to Saeed Teebi’s Her First Palestinian. The debut short story collection is described as engaging with the experiences of Palestinians in the diaspora; the title story was ... Read More »
August 30, 2021
The University of Regina Press has named a new interim director. Elsa Johnston took up the role on August 9. Johnston has more than 15 years’ experience in publishing and communications. She worked most recently ... Read More »
August 26, 2021
TouchWood Editions imprint Brindle & Glass’s Tori Elliott has acquired world rights in all languages excluding Spanish to Sam Shelstad’s Citizens of Light. The novel is described as a comic literary noir about a telemarketer ... Read More »
August 26, 2021
Associate agent Chelene Knight has been promoted to literary agent at Transatlantic Agency. Knight spearheaded the agency’s ... Read More »
August 26, 2021
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