by Cassandra Drudi

Crow’s Theatre finds success bringing CanLit stories to stage

This week, Toronto-based theatre company Crow’s Theatre opens their 2026–2027 season with a play whose title may be familiar to Canadian readers: a stage adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s 1995 Giller Prize-winning novel A Fine Balance. ... Read More »

August 26, 2026

Rights deal: Sebastian Major

By Cassandra Drudi

Doubleday Canada’s Ward Hawkes has acquired Canadian English rights to Sebastian Major’s Frauds, Imposters, and Humbug Artists: Lessons from History for the Age of the Con-Man. The nonfiction book from the host and producer of ... Read More »

August 24, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Sophie Paas-Lang has been promoted to senior designer at Penguin Random House Canada, collaborating closely with artists and the editorial team at Tundra Book Group. Ashley Rhamey has been promoted to associate editor at Penguin Random House Canada, ... Read More »

August 24, 2026

Jaguar Book Group sees continued growth ahead

By Cassandra Drudi

Over the last year, Jaguar Book Group, a division of distribution services company Fraser Direct, has added 10 independent Canadian publishers to its client list. Those new clients, which include Greystone Books, Annick Press, Douglas ... Read More »

August 19, 2026

Rights deals: Vivek Shraya and Nancy Cooper

By Cassandra Drudi

Tundra Books’s Margot Blankier has acquired world rights to Vivek Shraya’s The Songwriter's Quest, to be illustrated by Tim Singleton, in an exclusive submission. The nonfiction picture book is described as an adventure packed with ... Read More »

August 17, 2026

Distribution change: Éditions David

By Cassandra Drudi

Beginning October 1, 2026, Orca Book Distribution will be a ... Read More »

August 14, 2026

Rights deals: Jessica Johns, Jason Charbonneau + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada’s Jennifer Lambert and Simon & Schuster (Avid Reader Press)’s Margo Shickmanter have acquired Canadian English and U.S. English rights, respectively, to Jessica Johns’s Thin Spaces. The novel is described as speculative literary horror ... Read More »

August 13, 2026

Winners named for 2026 Aurora Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) has named the winners of the annual Aurora Awards. The awards honour sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writing in 10 categories, and work is nominated by members of ... Read More »

August 13, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Sara James has been promoted to senior sales manager, working with retailers to launch Penguin Random House's full Canadian publishing program titles. Supipi ... Read More »

August 12, 2026

League of Canadian Poets launches new award

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets and the estate of Barry Dempster have announced the creation of the Barry Dempster Phoenix Memorial Award. The $2,000 award will support "a poet or poetry organizer" in the pursuit ... Read More »

August 12, 2026

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