by Cassandra Drudi

Emma Donoghue, Suzette Mayr shortlisted for Dublin Literary Award

Canadian novelists Emma Donoghue and Suzette Mayr have been shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. The annual award celebrates excellence in world literature, and the winner receives a €100,000 prize ($147,000 CAD). Books are ... Read More »

March 26, 2024

Rights Deals: Paul Seesequasis

By Cassandra Drudi

Figure 1 Publishing associate publisher and vice president Steve Cameron has acquired world rights to Paul Seesequasis’s People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie. The nonfiction book is described as accompanying a forthcoming exhibit ... Read More »

March 25, 2024

Personnel change: Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah St. Pierre has joined Random House Canada as senior editor. St. Pierre was previously editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada where her publishing list included Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley ... Read More »

March 25, 2024

Address change: Annick Press

By Cassandra Drudi

As of April 2, Annick Press can be reached at ... Read More »

March 21, 2024

Rights Deals: Zeina Sleiman and Wanda Baxter + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Fernwood Publishing acquisitions and development editor Fazeela Jiwa has acquired world rights to Zeina Sleiman’s Where the Jasmine Blooms. The political historical novel is described as following cousins Yasmine and Reem throughout the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war as they ... Read More »

March 21, 2024

Distribution change: WaveMaker Press

By Cassandra Drudi

WaveMaker Press is now distributed exclusively by University of Toronto Press Distribution, effective March 4. The ... Read More »

March 21, 2024

Barbara McLean

By Cassandra Drudi

Her watchful eye: Barbara McLean shares her keen observations

March 20, 2024

John Vaillant, Astra Taylor among writers shortlisted for 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books have been shortlisted for the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The $25,000 prize, awarded annually by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, honours a book of literary merit that has the potential to ... Read More »

March 20, 2024

Rights Deals: Adam Dodek, Mike Commito + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press editorial director Kathryn Lane has acquired world rights to Adam Dodek’s Crusaders, Villains, and Passengers: The Stories and People Behind Canada’s Most Important Constitutional Cases. This nonfiction book is described as reviewing 21 ... Read More »

March 18, 2024

Agony Editor: Take me to the librarians

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I have a middle-grade novel coming out and would love to raise awareness about the book, as well as my profile as an author, among school librarians. Do you have any suggestions ... Read More »

March 13, 2024

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