Long-time Second Story Press marketing and promotions manager Emma Rodgers has been promoted ... Read More »
January 20, 2025
Zainab Mirza has been promoted to editorial assistant at Penguin Canada. Alison Thompson has joined ... Read More »
January 20, 2025
New Star Books is closing down. In a statement posted to the Vancouver-based independent press's website earlier this week, publisher Rolf Maurer said he had made the "painful decision" to wind down the press's operations. ... Read More »
January 16, 2025
Sutherland House’s Ken Whyte has acquired world rights to Grammy-nominated musician Sue Foley’s Guitar Women. The nonfiction book is described as a compelling account of the cultural and personal struggles faced by women playing an ... Read More »
January 16, 2025
Six Canadian books are among the 71 titles longlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award. This year marks the 30th for the €100,000 prize, which is worth about $147,000. The longlist features books nominated by ... Read More »
January 16, 2025
Two new online publishing tools launched this week offer Canadian independent publishers an opportunity to think about how their publishing and business decisions affect their company's carbon footprint. The Sustainable Publishing Tools, hosted on BookNet, ... Read More »
January 15, 2025
Dear Agony Editor, I’m a book blogger. Recently, a writer emailed me to complain about a negative review I posted for his book. Specifically, he said that since he is a local author, my review ... Read More »
January 15, 2025
The Giller Prize has announced its jury for the 2025 prize. Author and creative writing professor Dionne Irving will chair the jury for this year's prize. She was shortlisted for the Giller in 2023 for ... Read More »
January 15, 2025
The Kingston Writers Festival is no more. In a press release issued this month, the festival announced it was closing because of "mounting financial pressures," caused in part by reduced attendance and increased operational costs. ... Read More »
January 15, 2025
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