by Cassandra Drudi

TIFA moving from Harbourfront Centre, striking out as independent organization

Change is afoot for the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) – after 50 years at the Harbourfront Centre, the festival is moving elsewhere and striking out on its own as an independent organization as ... Read More »

March 13, 2025

Rights deal: Vera Tarman

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press publisher Meghan Macdonald has acquired world rights to Vera Tarman’s Food Junkies (3rd ed):Recovery from Food Addiction. The nonfiction book is described as an updated edition originally co-authored with the late Phil Werdell ... Read More »

March 10, 2025

Rights deals: Jasmeen A. Siddiqui, Carol Bruneau + six more

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Canada’s Sarah Jackson has acquired Canadian English rights to Jasmeen A. Siddiqui’s The First After. The novel is described as a tender coming-of-age post-love story centered on Anaa, a young aspiring poet living ... Read More »

March 7, 2025

Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction has announced its 15-title longlist for the 2025 prize. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, acknowledges, celebrates, and promotes the best works ... Read More »

March 6, 2025

UBC’s George Bowering Collection and Reading Room meets fundraising goal

By Cassandra Drudi

The George Bowering Collection and Reading Room at the University of British Columbia’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) on the Vancouver campus is set to become a reality after the project met its end-of-year ... Read More »

March 5, 2025

U.S. tariffs come into effect but books exempt: Friesens

By Cassandra Drudi

After months of speculation, the U.S. this week implemented tariffs on all goods entering the country from Canada. A 25 per cent tariff is being applied to all goods crossing the border, with a 10 ... Read More »

March 5, 2025

Westwood Creative Artists acquired by Jake Babad and Hilary McMahon

By Cassandra Drudi

Westwood Creative Artists is undergoing a change of ownership. Co-head of media rights Jake Babad and executive vice president and literary agent Hilary McMahon have reached an agreement to acquire Westwood Creative Artists. The transaction ... Read More »

March 5, 2025

Agent Bruce Westwood dies at 84

By Cassandra Drudi

Bruce Westwood, who created the eponymous literary agency Westwood Creative Artists in the 1990s after finding success in a career in venture capitalism, has died. He was 84. Westwood died on Feb. 28 in Hockley ... Read More »

March 5, 2025

Agony Editor: Just say no to unsolicited emails

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, Recently, I began receiving regular email updates from an author who is an acquaintance. As a fellow author, I understand the need for self-promotion, but I’m annoyed whenever I get his emails. ... Read More »

March 5, 2025

Rights deals: Nicholas Herring

By Cassandra Drudi

Goose Lane Editions fiction editor Bethany Gibson has acquired world rights to Nicholas Herring’s Your Breath in Charcoal. The novel is described as set in Atlantic Canada, on P.E.I., and centering around Knickle, a young, ... Read More »

March 3, 2025

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