by Cassandra Drudi

Fitzhenry & Whiteside president and CEO Sharon Fitzhenry dead at 73

Fitzhenry & Whiteside president and CEO Sharon Fitzhenry has died. She was 73. Fitzhenry died on August 26, 2023 according to COO Holly Doll. Fitzhenry was president, CEO, and majority shareholder at Fitz & Witz, ... Read More »

September 13, 2023

Alana Wilcox named 2023 Ivy Award recipient

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books editorial director Alana Wilcox has been named the 2023 recipient of the Ivy Award. Wilcox will be given the award on September 25 at an event at the upcoming Toronto International Festival ... Read More »

September 13, 2023

Agency and distribution changes: Baker & Taylor Publisher Services

By Cassandra Drudi

Baker & Taylor Publisher Services has signed North American sales and distribution agreements with the following publishers: Bridge City Books, effective January 1, 2024, Energy Psychology Press, effective October 1, 2023, New Paradigm Publishers, effective ... Read More »

September 13, 2023

Memoir, short story collection, and play named 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced three finalists for the 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers. The annual $10,000 award is presented to a writer who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ... Read More »

September 13, 2023

Rights Deal: Zak Jones

By Cassandra Drudi

Penguin Canada’s Lara Hinchberger has acquired Canadian English rights to Zak Jones’s Fancy Gap in a two-book deal. The debut novel is described as being set in the eponymous mountain region connecting North Carolina to ... Read More »

September 11, 2023

Rights Deals: Iryn Tushabe, Chantel Guertin + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press’s Shirarose Wilensky has acquired world rights to Iryn Tushabe’s Everything is Fine Here. The novel is described as exploring the moment a young woman in Uganda asserts herself outside the religious and cultural ... Read More »

September 7, 2023

Anne Shone named editorial director at Tundra Book Group

By Cassandra Drudi

Penguin Random House Canada is pleased to announce that children’s book editor Anne Shone will be joining the Tundra Book Group as editorial director, reporting to Tara Walker, publisher Tundra Book Group, VP Penguin Random ... Read More »

September 6, 2023

12 books longlisted for 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Twelve books have been longlisted for the 30th annual Scotiabank Giller Prize. The longlisted books were chosen by 145 books submitted by publishers across Canada – a record number of submissions. Canadian novels and short-fiction ... Read More »

September 6, 2023

Shortlist announced for 2023 Toronto Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books were named finalists of the 2023 Toronto Book Awards on September 5. The annual Toronto Book Awards honour books of literary merit that are inspired by Toronto. Finalists each receive $1,000 and the ... Read More »

September 5, 2023

Agony Editor: To joke or not to joke

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I’d like to infuse my writing with more humour, but I’m afraid that I’ll offend someone unintentionally. The last thing I’d want to do is add a joke or two and have ... Read More »

August 23, 2023

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