by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Geddy Lee, David Suzuki and Tanya Lloyd Kyi + 10 more

HarperCollins’s Marta Schooler has acquired world English rights to Geddy Lee’s untitled memoir. The book from the Rush bassist is described as telling the full story of his life on and off the stage, from ... Read More »

September 23, 2021

Ronald J. Deibert wins $25K Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Ronald J. Deibert has been named the winner of the Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Deibert was awarded the $25,000 prize for Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society (House of Anansi ... Read More »

September 22, 2021

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Chandler Crawford, an international publishing agent with 39 years of experience, is joining the Transatlantic Agency. Crawford most recently ran her own agency, Chandler Crawford Agency, where she was president. At Transatlantic she will continue ... Read More »

September 22, 2021

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective Oct. 1, Thomas Allen & Son will assume the distribution for Fitzhenry & Whiteside. As of that date, all orders for Fitzhenry & Whiteside and associated imprints should be directed to Thomas Allen & ... Read More »

September 20, 2021

Personnel change: Firefly Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Louie Plastina, former CFO of Firefly Books Ltd., ... Read More »

September 17, 2021

Rights Deals: Tracey Lindberg, Tarisai Ngangura + 12 more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada’s senior editorial director Jennifer Lambert has acquired, in a six-figure deal, Canadian English and French rights to Tracey Lindberg’s as yet unnamed new novel. The novel is described as a follow up to ... Read More »

September 17, 2021

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Samantha Devotta has been promoted to senior associate of marketing and publicity on the Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers team. Sarah Caplan has joined Penguin Random House Canada on contract in the role of social media coordinator. Ayesha ... Read More »

September 16, 2021

Writers’ Trust announces 2021 Hilary Weston Prize finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

Five finalists for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction have been announced. The $60,000 prize is the richest annual literary award for a book of nonfiction by a Canadian writer. The winner ... Read More »

September 15, 2021

Rights Deals: Janika Oza

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s executive editor Anita Chong has acquired, at auction, Canadian rights to Janika Oza’s A History of Burning. The debut novel is described as a kaleidoscopic narrative set in India, Uganda, Canada, and ... Read More »

September 13, 2021

Rights Deals: Ruth Rakoff, Craig Shreve + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Cormorant Books’s Marc Côté has acquired U.S. and Canadian English rights, audio rights, and dramatic rights to Ruth Rakoff'’s Untethered. The novel is described as the story of twin sisters Petal and Rose, born three ... Read More »

September 9, 2021

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