by Cassandra Drudi

Indigenous authors-driven imprint HighWater Press marks 15 years

Portage & Main imprint HighWater Press was born of necessity. Publisher Catherine Gerbasi, who took over the helm of the Winnipeg-based educational publisher with co-publisher Annalee Greenberg in 2007, says the idea for the imprint, ... Read More »

August 21, 2024

Rights deal: Suharu Ogawa

By Cassandra Drudi

Annick Press’s Jieun Lee has acquired world rights to Suharu Ogawa’s Oto and the Little Yellow Train. The picture book is described as following a young Japanese girl’s emotional train journey back to the city ... Read More »

August 19, 2024

Tanya Talaga launching documentary series alongside new book

By Cassandra Drudi

Award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and author Tanya Talaga's forthcoming book is being released alongside a documentary series. The Knowing will be published on August 27 by HarperCollins Canada. In the new book, Talaga returns to familiar ... Read More »

August 19, 2024

Rights deals: Madhur Anand and Bonita Ford + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Knopf Canada’s Lynn Henry has acquired world rights to Governor General’s Award–winner Madhur Anand’s To Place a Rabbit. The debut novel is described as telling the story of a translator who begins weaving her own ... Read More »

August 15, 2024

Gordon Hill Press acquires The Porcupine’s Quill

By Cassandra Drudi

Storied literary press The Porcupine's Quill has new owners. In a deal effective July 31, Guelph, Ontario–based small press Gordon Hill Press has taken over ownership of The Porcupine's Quill. Gordon Hill Press will become ... Read More »

August 14, 2024

Rights deal: Ryad Assani-Razaki

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press/Arachnide’s Leslie Joy Ahenda has acquired world English (excluding U.K., Australia, and New Zealand) rights to Ryad Assani-Razaki’s The Hand of Iman, originally published in French in 2011. The novel, which was ... Read More »

August 13, 2024

Rights deal: Vanessa F. Penney

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Knoch has acquired world rights to Vanessa F. Penney’s The Woman They Couldn’t Burn. The novel is described as a modern East Coast gothic about a woman searching for her missing elderly ... Read More »

August 12, 2024

Personnel change: Orca Book Publishers

By Cassandra Drudi

Alexandra Valiquette will be joining the sales team at Orca Book Publishers in early September as French-language sales specialist. Based in the Montreal region, Valiquette will develop the presence of Orca’s French titles and French-language ... Read More »

August 12, 2024

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Lavanya Narasimhan has been promoted to director, wholesale and special markets sales strategy at Penguin Random House Canada. Kaitlin Smith has been promoted to director, marketing and publicity for Doubleday Canada. Ashley Rhamey has been ... Read More »

August 9, 2024

2024 Fall Preview: Nonfiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this fall. This week’s final instalment features nonfiction. The first instalment featured fiction. Short fiction, graphic novels, and poetry were featured ... Read More »

August 7, 2024

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