by Cassandra Drudi

Omar El Akkad wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel What Strange Paradise

Omar El Akkad has won the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel What Strange Paradise (McClelland & Stewart/Penguin Random House Canada). As he accepted the award, a shocked El Akkad said he "didn't think ... Read More »

November 9, 2021

Rights Deals: Rachael Moorthy, Karen Kelloway + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi's Shirarose Wilensky has acquired world rights to Rachael Moorthy's River Meets the Sea. The novel is described as tracing the lives of two spirited young men with elusive connections to water – ... Read More »

November 8, 2021

Personnel changes: Ampersand Inc.

By Cassandra Drudi

Kim Herter has joined Ampersand Inc. as an account manager as of November 1, and will be working from ... Read More »

November 8, 2021

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

At Penguin Random House Canada, Andrea Smitko has joined the marketing and communications team in the role ... Read More »

November 8, 2021

Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette among Writers’ Trust prize winners

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of the Writers' Trust literary prizes were announced on November 3, with six authors winning a total of $220,000. The winners were announced in a virtual ceremony hosted by author JJ Lee. Tomson ... Read More »

November 3, 2021

CIBA’s holiday marketing campaign looks beyond gift guides

By Cassandra Drudi

For this year's holiday shopping season, the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association is encouraging book buyers to look past curated lists and tap into the particular expertise of their local indie bookseller. The Go Beyond the ... Read More »

November 3, 2021

2021 National Business Book Award finalists announced

By Cassandra Drudi

Five finalists have been announced for the 2021 National Business Book Award. The annual $30,000 award recognizes outstanding Canadian business-related writing, research, and originality. The winner will be announced on December 8. The finalists are: ... Read More »

November 3, 2021

Rights Deals: Alicia Elliott, Mary Soderstrom + 10 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Doubleday Canada’s Kiara Kent has acquired Canadian English rights to Alicia Elliott's And Then She Fell. The debut novel is described as following Alice, a struggling new mother attempting to write a modern-day retelling of ... Read More »

November 1, 2021

University of Toronto Press and UTL increase number of open-access publications

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Toronto Press (UTP) and the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) have renewed their partnership to publish open-access digital editions of scholarly monographs in the humanities and social sciences. As part of the renewed ... Read More »

November 1, 2021

David Larsen named director of University of Manitoba Press

By Cassandra Drudi

The University of Manitoba Press has a new director. David Larsen has 25 years of experience in publishing and books, most recently as sales and marketing supervisor at the press. Larsen takes over the role ... Read More »

November 1, 2021

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