by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Norees Gasper, Anjali Joshi + 2 more

Doubleday Canada’s Melanie Tutino and Megan Kwan have acquired Canadian English rights to TikTok book influencer Norees Gasper’s The Arcane Archives in a two-book deal. The fantasy novel is described as telling the story of ... Read More »

March 20, 2025

A Two-Spirit Journey wins 2025 Canada Reads

By Cassandra Drudi

Ma-Nee Chacaby's A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder has been crowned the winner of the CBC's 2025 Canada Reads competition. In a three-to-two decision on Thursday, March 20, Chacaby's book, published ... Read More »

March 20, 2025

Personnel change: Westwood Creative Artists

By Cassandra Drudi

Geffen Semach joins Westwood Creative Artists as a literary agent. She’ll be representing both fiction (particularly sci-fi, fantasy, romantasy, horror, and thriller) and nonfiction (pop culture, politics, expert-driven advice books related to relationships, and finance). ... Read More »

March 19, 2025

Personnel change: Page Two

By Cassandra Drudi

Leslie Bootle joins Page Two as its new author partnerships and development lead. Bootle brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously served as marketing director at Orca Book Publishers and interim executive ... Read More »

March 19, 2025

10 books longlisted for 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced the 10 books longlisted for the 2025 prize. More than 500 books were submitted for this year's $130,000 prize: jurors read 578 books, including 47 works in translation from ... Read More »

March 19, 2025

Sergey Radchenko wins 2025 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko has won the 2025 Lionel Gelber Prize for his deep dive into the Cold War. Radchenko's To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power (Cambridge University ... Read More »

March 19, 2025

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Jessica Redwood has joined Penguin Random House Canada on contract as imprint sales manager, young readers. Keara Campos has been promoted to the role of marketing manager in support of the Doubleday Canada lists. Emma Clerk has been ... Read More »

March 18, 2025

Seven books longlisted for 2024 BMO Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Seven books have been longlisted for the 2024 BMO Winterset Award. The annual award, now in its 25th year, celebrates Newfoundland and Labrador writers across all genres, granting a $12,500 prize to the winner. This ... Read More »

March 17, 2025

Rights deals: Kate Hilton + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Simon & Schuster Canada’s Brittany Lavery has acquired North American rights to bestselling author Kate Hilton’s City of the Muse. The novel is described as a gripping dual-timeline story following the mysterious death of an ... Read More »

March 17, 2025