There is no end of Canadian-authored books about hockey this fall, from picture books to memoirs and biographies. ... Read More »
September 18, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture
Canadian author Jim Nason has purchased Tightrope Books, taking over as publisher from Halli Villegas, who founded the small press in 2005. Nason has published seven books of poetry and fiction with small presses including Frontenac ... Read More »
September 18, 2014
HarperCollins Canada editorial director Brad Wilson has acquired Canadian English-language rights to two non-fiction books by best-selling parenting expert Ann Douglas. Parenting through the Storm: Handling the Highs, the Lows, and Everything In-Between, a guide to parenting a child ... Read More »
September 17, 2014
n+1 marks its 10-year anniversary with a new anthology Authors United releases second open letter, this one addressing Amazon directly Noted cognitive scientist Steven Pinker turns his attention to prose style in new book On "fingerprint words," the ... Read More »
September 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
Effective immediately, Emond Montgomery Publications will handle sales and distribution for Owl Publishing. Returns will be accepted at the EMP warehouse at ... Read More »
September 15, 2014
Digital startup BitLit is attracting major investors and publishers In recent years, publishers have experimented with ebook bundling, an industry term for giving away digital copies of titles purchased in print form, often by placing ... Read More »
September 15, 2014
The Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association has established a hall of fame for writers and supporters of the genres. The 2014 inductees are Neuromancer author William Gibson, and husband-wife authors (and frequent collaborators) Spider Robinson ... Read More »
September 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards
Dundurn Press is launching a new line of polemical books covering a wide range of cultural, political, social, and economic issues. Helmed by general editor J. Patrick Boyer, the first Point of View title, released ... Read More »
September 11, 2014
BookThug publisher Jay MillAr has acquired Canadian rights to Jess Taylor’s debut story collection Pauls, about several characters who share the moniker Paul. The book will appear in fall 2015. The deal was arranged without an agent. ... Read More »
September 10, 2014
A television adaptation of Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author David Adams Richards’ latest novel, Crimes Against My Brother, is in the works. The series, based on the Miramichi, New Brunswick–set novel, is in development with former Alliance ... Read More »
September 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture
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