by Cassandra Drudi

Appetite’s Robert McCullough to retire as publisher

Robert McCullough, who created the Appetite imprint focused exclusively on food and lifestyle publishing within what was then Random House Canada, is set to retire after 15 years with the company. McCullough, who joined Random ... Read More »

October 26, 2026

Beth Lew-Williams wins 2026 Cundill Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Princeton University professor Beth Lew-Williams has won the 2026 Cundill History Prize. The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book published in English that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary ... Read More »

October 23, 2026

Rights deals: Jonathan Garfinkel, foreign rights for Catherine Gildiner + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press’s Karen Brochu has acquired, with Shivaun Hearne editing, world rights, excluding Germany and U.K. in all languages but German, to Jonathan Garfinkel’s The Blood-hackers: A Diabetes Diary. The nonfiction book is ... Read More »

October 22, 2026

Quebec Writers Foundation announces new literary translation mentorship

By Cassandra Drudi

The Quebec Writers’ Federationtion (QWF) has announced a new literary translation mentorship program it is launching together with the Literary Translators Association of Canada (LTAC) and the Union des écrivaines et écrivains québécois (UNEQ). The ... Read More »

October 22, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Taylor Berry has been promoted to director, marketing and online sales at Penguin Random House Canada, expanding her portfolio to include more central marketing functions and using paid, shared and owned channels to better reach readers. Brayden ... Read More »

October 21, 2026

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Kate Moody has been promoted from assistant agent to the dual role of associate literary agent and associate speaker's agent at Transatlantic Agency. Moody joined the agency in 2025, assisting Samantha Haywood, and previously worked ... Read More »

October 21, 2026

Rights deal: Annick MacAskill

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to Annick MacAskill’s Island of Deer. The novel is a debut work of literary historical fiction about the life of the Greek poet Sappho, from the ... Read More »

October 19, 2026

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Lakota Rich joins Transatlantic Agency as associate agent and assistant to Samantha Haywood, replacing Kate Moody, who has moved into her new role as associate literary agent and associate speakers’ agent. Rich worked for more ... Read More »

October 19, 2026

Rights deals: Virginia Johnson, Miranda Popen + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Artisan’s Lia Ronnen has acquired world rights, with Shoshana Gutmajer editing, to Virginia Johnson’s Ten Days in Greece: Traveling Across the World to Find My Way Home. The nonfiction book is described as an illustrated ... Read More »

October 15, 2026

Bookseller Ben McNally named 2026 Ivy Award recipient

By Cassandra Drudi

Longtime independent bookseller Ben McNally has been named the recipient of the 2026 Ivy Award. McNally will be presented with the award on Oct. 28 at an event during the upcoming Toronto International Festival of ... Read More »

October 15, 2026

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