by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Cindy Yen has joined the sales team at Penguin Random House Canada as online and digital sales coordinator on a six-month contract. Ellen Zhang has been promoted to sales representative, online and digital sales at Penguin Random ... Read More »

January 15, 2024

Rights Deals: Alison Acheson, Blair Palmer Yoxall + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Freehand Books’s Kelsey Attard has acquired Canadian English rights to Alison Acheson’s Blue Hours. The novel is described as telling the story of Keith, a “house-band” – that is, house-husband – and daddy blogger, whose ... Read More »

January 14, 2024

2024 Canada Reads shortlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books – three of them from independent Canadian publishers – have been named to the 2024 CBC Canada Reads shortlist. This year's battle of the books, which is looking for "one book to carry ... Read More »

January 11, 2024

Naomi Klein shortlisted for Writers’ Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Naomi Klein has made the nonfiction shortlist for the 2024 Writers' Prize in the U.K. Klein is one of three finalists for the nonfiction prize for her book Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World ... Read More »

January 11, 2024

Applications open for Marian Hebb Research Grants

By Cassandra Drudi

Access Copyright Foundation has opened applications for its annual Marian Hebb Research Grants program. The program supports research relevant to Canadian publishing, writing, and visual arts, and grants are open to both individuals and organizations. ... Read More »

January 10, 2024

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Chloe Gandy has joined Penguin Canada as editorial assistant, reporting to Andrea Magyar. Diyasha Sen has joined Doubleday Canada as editorial assistant, reporting to Bhavna Chauhan. Natasha Tsakiris has joined the marketing and publicity team as senior publicist, ... Read More »

January 10, 2024

Personnel changes: The Rights Factory

By Cassandra Drudi

Tamanna Bhasin joins The Rights Factory as an assistant agent. She was previously ... Read More »

January 8, 2024

Rights Deals: Chris Honey, Devyani Saltzman + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

Knopf Canada’s Amanda Betts has acquired world rights to Chris Honey’s Lightening our Darkness: A Brain Surgeon’s Stories of What Patients Taught him about Depression, Addiction, and True Happiness. The nonfiction book is described as ... Read More »

January 8, 2024

Kate Edwards named new Access Copyright CEO

By Cassandra Drudi

Kate Edwards is the new CEO of Access Copyright, effective January 8. The board of the nonprofit organization announced Edwards's appointment in late December. Edwards was previously at the Association of Canadian Publishers for 16 ... Read More »

January 8, 2024

Distribution change: Grub Street Publishing Limited

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective January 1, 2024, Fitzhenry & Whiteside no longer distributes Grub Street Publishing Limited. Effective January 1, 2024, Login Canada is the exclusive distributor of Grub Street Publishing in Canada for Casemate Publishers & Book ... Read More »

January 8, 2024

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