by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel change: Ampersand Inc.

Solana Johannson will be joining Ampersand Inc. for a 10-week fellowship. Johannson will be working full-time out of Ampersand's office in Richmond, B.C., and will be learning about the sales side of the publishing business. ... Read More »

May 15, 2024

American novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

American novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan has won the second annual Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, acknowledges, celebrates, and promotes the best works of ... Read More »

May 13, 2024

Rights deal: Tonia Laird

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired world rights to Tonia Laird’s Seventhblade. The novel is described as an action-packed fantasy debut from a fresh new Indigenous voice, exploring twisted power dynamics and the effects of ... Read More »

May 13, 2024

New stamp set features artwork of Canadian graphic novelists

By Cassandra Drudi

Five Canadian graphic novelists are being honoured with a newly released set of stamps. The stamps featuring work by Chester Brown, Michel Rabagliati, Seth, and Jillian and Mariko Tamaki were unveiled in Toronto on May ... Read More »

May 13, 2024

Rights deals: Leslie Shimotakahara, Mats Sundin and Amy Stuart + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Cormorant Books’s Marc Côté has acquired world rights to author of Sisters of the Spruce Leslie Shimotakahara’s The Breakwater. The novel is described as exploring the rivalry between two brothers of Japanese heritage prior to ... Read More »

May 9, 2024

Personnel change: Simon & Schuster Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Gibson has been appointed vice president ... Read More »

May 9, 2024

Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win 2023 Donner Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Michael Byers and Aaron Boley have won the 2023 Donner Prize for their book on the sustainable development of space. The annual $60,000 award recognizes the best book about public policy written by a Canadian. ... Read More »

May 9, 2024

2024 Amazon First Novel Award shortlist revealed

By Cassandra Drudi

Six books have been named to the 2024 Amazon First Novel Award shortlist. The annual award, co-presented with The Walrus, honours debut novels. The winner receives $60,000, and each finalist receives $6,000. The shortlisted books ... Read More »

May 9, 2024

Coalition calls on Ottawa to create AI regulations that safeguard creative work

By Cassandra Drudi

A new coalition of Canadian writing and publishing organizations is hoping that a recent trip to Ottawa to advocate for artificial intelligence regulations will help establish a blueprint that will safeguard the work of creators. ... Read More »

May 8, 2024

Agony Editor: Books are many things to many people – and that’s okay

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, Recently, a new friend invited me to her place for dinner. I was horrified to see she placed her books page-side out. When I asked why, she said she “liked the aesthetic ... Read More »

May 8, 2024

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Personnel change: Ampersand Inc.

American novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

Rights deal: Tonia Laird

New stamp set features artwork of Canadian graphic novelists

Rights deals: Leslie Shimotakahara, Mats Sundin and Amy Stuart + four more

Personnel change: Simon & Schuster Canada

Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win 2023 Donner Prize

2024 Amazon First Novel Award shortlist revealed

Coalition calls on Ottawa to create AI regulations that safeguard creative work

Agony Editor: Books are many things to many people – and that’s okay

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