by Cassandra Drudi

Vancouver nonprofit Upstart & Crow launches new poet-in-residence program

Vancouver-based literary nonprofit Upstart & Crow has launched a new poet-in-residence program. The residency includes a $4,000 grant, access to the upstairs studio of Upstart & Crow's bookstore on Granville Island for at least one ... Read More »

January 21, 2025

Rights deal: Kate Cayley

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to Kate Cayley’s Property. The literary novel is described as taking place over the course of a single day in an uneasily gentrifying urban neighbourhood, where paths ... Read More »

January 20, 2025

Personnel change: Second Story Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Long-time Second Story Press marketing and promotions manager Emma Rodgers has been promoted ... Read More »

January 20, 2025

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Zainab Mirza has been promoted to editorial assistant at Penguin Canada. Alison Thompson has joined ... Read More »

January 20, 2025

New Star Books to close

By Cassandra Drudi

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

Rights deals: Sue Foley, Gregor Craigie + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

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 on 2025 Dublin Literary Award longlist

By Cassandra Drudi

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

New online tools offer publishing-specific carbon calculations

By Cassandra Drudi

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

Agony Editor: Sometimes the best response is no response

By Cassandra Drudi

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

Dionne Irving to chair 2025 Giller jury

By Cassandra Drudi

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

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