by Cassandra Drudi

Opinion: Why we need urgent action on potential U.S. tariffs

Canadian-owned book publishers are facing serious pressure from proposed (now postponed) U.S. tariffs on books printed outside of the U.S., threatening our ability to compete, export books, and keep our businesses viable. Without meaningful support ... Read More »

February 12, 2025

Dundurn Press and Canadian International Council partner to launch nonfiction series

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press has partnered with the Canadian International Council (CIC) to launch a nonfiction series that will explore geopolitical issues and Canada's role on the global stage. The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman Series on Canada ... Read More »

February 12, 2025

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Rachel Letofsky has joined Transatlantic Agency as senior agent. Letofsky previously worked at CookeMcDermid for 15 years ... Read More »

February 12, 2025

Margaret Atwood to publish memoir in fall 2025

By Cassandra Drudi

CanLit icon Margaret Atwood is releasing a new book of nonfiction – this one an autobiography – later this year. The Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts will be published in Canada by McClelland ... Read More »

February 11, 2025

Access Copyright releases new strategic plan

By Cassandra Drudi

Access Copyright has released its new strategic plan, which identifies four complementary goals for the nonprofit organization going forward. The plan, developed by the board and select staff beginning in September 2024, outlines four goals: increase ... Read More »

February 10, 2025

Rights deals: Rachel Wada, Bronwyn Brennan + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Norton Young Readers’s Simon Boughton has acquired world rights to Tae Keller’s We Carry the Sun, illustrated by Rachel Wada. The picture book is described as a resplendent account of humankind’s relationship with our most ... Read More »

February 10, 2025

Vivek Shraya named senior editor at Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Writer, artist, and musician Vivek Shraya has been named senior editor at Random House Canada. Random House Canada publisher Sue Kuruvilla announced Shraya's appointment on Feb. 10. She will begin her new role on March ... Read More »

February 10, 2025

By Cassandra Drudi

More than 20 organizations have received a total of $100,000 in events grant funding from the Access Copyright Foundation. The organization released the list of 24 organizations that received the 2024 grants for events last ... Read More »

February 10, 2025

Historian Ada Ferrer to chair 2025 Cundill Prize jury

By Cassandra Drudi

Ada Ferrer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Latin America and the Caribbean, has been named chair of the 2025 Cundill History Prize jury. Ferrer, who was born in Cuba and based in the U.S., was ... Read More »

February 6, 2025

Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, Tessa McWatt on 2025 Carol Shields jury

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian writers Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, and Tessa McWatt are among the five-person jury for this year's Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The jury, announced on Feb. 6, will be chaired by American writer Diana ... Read More »

February 6, 2025

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Opinion: Why we need urgent action on potential U.S. tariffs

Dundurn Press and Canadian International Council partner to launch nonfiction series

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

Margaret Atwood to publish memoir in fall 2025

Access Copyright releases new strategic plan

Rights deals: Rachel Wada, Bronwyn Brennan + two more

Vivek Shraya named senior editor at Random House Canada

Access Copyright Foundation announces 2024 events grant recipients

Historian Ada Ferrer to chair 2025 Cundill Prize jury

Norma Dunning, Kim Fu, Tessa McWatt on 2025 Carol Shields jury

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