by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel change: Thornapple Press

Jeffrey Werner has been promoted to creative director at Thornapple Press and its parent company, the communications firm Talk Science to Me, effective March 1, 2025. Werner has worked with Talk Science to Me as ... Read More »

February 20, 2025

Omar El Akkad

By Cassandra Drudi

The award-winning novelist re-examines his relationship with the West in new book of nonfiction.

February 19, 2025

Freedom to Read Week 2025 kicks off with day of digital action

By Cassandra Drudi

This year, Freedom to Read Week will be kicking off with a national day of digital action for champions of intellectual freedom to share their commitment to the annual week-long event. Libraries across Canada always ... Read More »

February 19, 2025

Rights deal: Kim Spencer

By Cassandra Drudi

Swift Water’s David A. Robertson has acquired English North American rights to award-winning author Kim Spencer’s Here for a Good Time. The YA novel, which will be on the inaugural list of Tundra imprint Swift ... Read More »

February 19, 2025

Personnel change: Kids Can Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Dylan Earle, formerly content coordinator at Nelson Education, has joined Kids ... Read More »

February 18, 2025

Al Purdy A-frame reopens to writers-in-residence

By Cassandra Drudi

Al Purdy's A-frame house will be re-opening to writers-in-residence this spring after a year of renovations. The writers residency program at the house the poet built in Ameliasburgh, Ontario, in the 1950s launched in 2014. ... Read More »

February 13, 2025

Rights deal: Caroline Pignat

By Cassandra Drudi

Thistledown Press’s Elizabeth Philips has acquired North American English rights to Caroline Pignat’s The Discovery of Finnegan Wilde. The middle-grade novel is described as being set in 1913 in Ireland, and following the adventures of ... Read More »

February 13, 2025

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

By Cassandra Drudi

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