by Cassandra Drudi

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

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

Tim Cook among authors shortlisted for 2025 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Ottawa-based historian and author Tim Cook is one of five authors shortlisted for the 2025 Lionel Gelber Prize. The $50,000 award, presented annually by the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, ... Read More »

March 3, 2025

Poet Bänoo Zan wins 2025 Freedom to Read Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Poet, translator, and essayist Bänoo Zan has been named the recipient of the 2025 Freedom to Read Award. The annual award is presented during Freedom to Read Week each year by the Writers' Union of ... Read More »

March 3, 2025

Rights deals: Diane Terrana and Michelle Swallow

By Cassandra Drudi

Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House USA’s Caitlin Tutterow has acquired world rights to Diane Terrana’s I Wonder Why, illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. The picture book is described as following a curious child discovering wonder ... Read More »

February 27, 2025

Communication with stakeholders key as tariff uncertainty continues: Friesens

By Cassandra Drudi

As the North American economy continues to be held hostage by the ongoing uncertainty over when – or if – the United States will implement its proposed 25 per cent tariffs on goods crossing into ... Read More »

February 26, 2025

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

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

Westwood Creative Artists acquired by Jake Babad and Hilary McMahon

Agent Bruce Westwood dies at 84

Agony Editor: Just say no to unsolicited emails

Rights deals: Nicholas Herring

Tim Cook among authors shortlisted for 2025 Lionel Gelber Prize

Poet Bänoo Zan wins 2025 Freedom to Read Award

Rights deals: Diane Terrana and Michelle Swallow

Communication with stakeholders key as tariff uncertainty continues: Friesens

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