by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Danielle Metcalfe Chenail, Bob Joseph + eight more

Nimbus Publishing’s Whitney Moran has acquired world English rights to award-winning author Danielle Metcalfe Chenail’s Children of the SS Atlantic. The nonfiction book is described as uncovering the gripping stories of the young victims, the ... Read More »

August 7, 2024

Rights deals: Eva Crocker and Nicholas Ruddock

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Kelly Joseph has acquired Canadian English rights to Eva Crocker’s For Show. The short story collection is described as featuring linked character-driven stories loosely based on the rise and fall of Newfoundland’s ... Read More »

August 1, 2024

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Catherine Ryoo has been promoted to rights associate at Penguin Random House Canada, reporting to Adrienne Tang. Farishteh ... Read More »

August 1, 2024

Longlist announced for 2024 Cundill History Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Thirteen books have been longlisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize. The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality, and broad appeal. ... Read More »

August 1, 2024

Personnel change: HarperCollins

By Cassandra Drudi

Lindsey Reeder, senior manager, digital marketing for Harlequin ... Read More »

July 31, 2024

2024 Fall Preview: Short Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Poetry

By Cassandra Drudi

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

July 31, 2024

Rights deals: Chris Rutkowski, Perry King + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press publisher Meghan Macdonald has acquired world rights to science writer Chris Rutkowski’s Canada Confidential. The nonfiction book is described as detailing the history of UFO sightings in Canada and showing how -- unlike ... Read More »

July 31, 2024

UTP acquires Irwin Law assets

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Toronto Press has acquired the assets of independent legal publisher Irwin Law, in a deal that came into effect on July 1. Irwin Law was established in 1996, and has been owned since ... Read More »

July 29, 2024

Ownership of Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Press changing hands

By Cassandra Drudi

The ownership of Nova Scotia-based letterpress literary press Gaspereau Press is changing. Co-founders Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield, who started the press in 1997, will be leaving Gaspereau at the end of 2025, Steeves wrote ... Read More »

July 29, 2024

Mariko and Jilian Tamaki win three Eisner Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki won three awards at the 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners were announced at an event on July 26 during the San Diego Comic-Con. The Tamakis were nominated ... Read More »

July 29, 2024

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