by Cassandra Drudi

Longlist announced for inaugural $150K (U.S.) Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Three years after the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction was created, the longlist for the inaugural $150,000 (U.S.) award has been announced. Five of the 15 titles are by Canadian authors, and three are published ... Read More »

March 8, 2023

La courte échelle wins 2023 Bologna Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Quebec publisher La courte échelle has been named the North American winner of the 2023 Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year. The prize is awarded annually to highlight excellent publishing houses ... Read More »

March 6, 2023

Rights Deals: Jack Whalen and Lisa Moore + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Knopf Canada editor-in-chief Lynn Henry has acquired Canadian English rights to an as-yet untitled book by Jack Whalen and Lisa Moore. The co-authored memoir is described as the story of Whalen’s four-year incarceration, from the ... Read More »

March 6, 2023

Rights Deals: Zazie Todd, Teresa Wong + 11 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Greystone Books has acquired world English language rights to Zazie Todd’s Shiver: The Science of Helping Fearful Dogs. The nonfiction title is described as a book for owners of all types of fearful dogs – including ... Read More »

March 5, 2023

Shop Talk: Rookery Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Shop Talk is an occasional feature in which fledgling independent booksellers take Q&Q into their stores and share their reasons for opening and what business has been like so far. Rookery Books 25 Main Street ... Read More »

March 1, 2023

Leigh Nash stepping down as publisher of House of Anansi Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Publisher Leigh Nash has resigned from House of Anansi Press, as has publicity director Debby de Groot. Nash's last day at Anansi will be April 14 and de Groot's will be March 24, the publisher ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

ACP study suggests slightly more diverse publishing industry

By Cassandra Drudi

The second-ever diversity study by the Association of Canadian Publishers shows some positive change towards a more diverse industry, with seven per cent fewer respondents identifying as white than in 2018. The 2022 Canadian Book ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

Shortlist announced for 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books have been named to the shortlist for this year's Lionel Gelber Prize. The $50,000 award, presented annually by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, is given to ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Jackson has been promoted to editor at ... Read More »

February 28, 2023

Rights Deal: Jordan Scott

By Cassandra Drudi

Greystone Books has acquired world rights to award-winning writer and poet Jordan Scott’s I Stutter, I Lie. The provisionally titled nonfiction book is described as combining creative nonfiction, autobiography, poetry, and critical inquiry to make ... Read More »

February 27, 2023

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Longlist announced for inaugural $150K (U.S.) Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

La courte échelle wins 2023 Bologna Prize

Rights Deals: Jack Whalen and Lisa Moore + two more

Rights Deals: Zazie Todd, Teresa Wong + 11 more

Shop Talk: Rookery Books

Leigh Nash stepping down as publisher of House of Anansi Press

ACP study suggests slightly more diverse publishing industry

Shortlist announced for 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize

Personnel change: Penguin Random House Canada

Rights Deal: Jordan Scott

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