House of Anansi Press’s Shivaun Hearne at has acquired world rights to Tasneem Jamal’s I Never Said that I Was Brave. The novel is described as having an unreliable narrator who recounts the shifting dynamics ... Read More »
February 8, 2024
The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) and l’Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) would like to see the federal government keep their commitment of increasing the Canada Book Fund in this year's budget. In ... Read More »
February 8, 2024
More than a dozen Canadian publishing houses and 60 artists made a big impression at the 2024 Festival international de la bande dessinée (FIBD) last month, where Canada was the focus country for this year’s ... Read More »
February 7, 2024
In this second of three spring preview instalments, Q&Q takes a look at forthcoming short fiction and poetry titles. Nonfiction will be featured in our final instalment next week. Q&Q’s spring preview covers books published ... Read More »
February 7, 2024
Edmonton indie bookseller Glass Bookshop has closed. The store announced its sudden closure on social media platform X on Feb. 2. "We are heartbroken to share that we are, unexpectedly and suddenly, having to close ... Read More »
February 6, 2024
Indigo Books and Music has received an offer to go private. Indigo announced on Feb. 1 that Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments I.P. – personal holdings companies of Indigo board member Gerald W. ... Read More »
February 5, 2024
Simon & Schuster Canada senior editor Brittany Lavery has acquired North American rights to Karma Brown’s The Christmas Cure, to be written under the name Kristine Winters. The novel is described as a cozy, charming ... Read More »
February 5, 2024
University of Toronto Press’s Jennifer DiDomenico has acquired world rights to Harry Malcolmson’s The Scene. The nonfiction book is described as a lived account of the dramatic 1960s emergence of a Toronto art scene that ... Read More »
February 1, 2024
Dundurn Press has a new publisher. Meghan Macdonald, who joined the independent publisher in June 2022 as manager of publishing operations, has assumed the role of publisher, or chief publishing officer, as of February 1. ... Read More »
February 1, 2024
Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this spring. This week’s instalment features novels and graphic novels. Short fiction and poetry will be featured next week, with nonfiction ... Read More »
January 31, 2024
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