by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Tracey Lindberg, Tarisai Ngangura + 12 more

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

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Aleisha Smith has joined Figure 1 Publishing as publishing coordinator. Smith will assist in every area of the publishing process, from drafting proposals and contracts to creating content for Figure 1’s digital platforms to organizing ... Read More »

September 9, 2021

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Penguin publishing director Diane Turbide retired last month from Penguin Random House Canada. Turbide retired on August 1 after 20 years with the company. Turbide specialized in nonfiction, and worked with such authors as Margaret ... Read More »

September 9, 2021

Bestsellers: Michelle Good’s debut novel has spent  36 weeks on the bestsellers list

By Cassandra Drudi

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

2021 Giller Prize longlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

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

Opinion: Canada needs a consistently updated dictionary

By Cassandra Drudi

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

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