Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides has acquired world rights to Bill Richardson’s picture book Hare B&B. Illustrated by Bill Pechet (The Lady From Kent), the book is about a kid who turns her family ... Read More »
March 30, 2020
With schools in many provinces closed indefinitely in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, First Book Canada has launched a major fundraising drive to buy new books for Canadian children. The children’s literacy ... Read More »
March 30, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stephen Leacock Associates have announced the cancellation of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour gala weekend, which was scheduled to be held in Orillia, Ontario, during the first week ... Read More »
March 30, 2020
Penguin Canada's Nick Garrison has acquired world rights to Brian Burke's memoir Burke's Law. Co-writing with sports journalist Stephen Brunt, the Sportsnet hockey analyst, LGBTQ advocate, and former president of the Toronto Maple Leafs will ... Read More »
March 26, 2020
When Diamond Comic Distributors’ founder Steve Geppi announced on Monday that new comics won’t be shipped as of April 1, some regular readers thought it was an early April Fool’s Day joke. “It’s like the ... Read More »
March 26, 2020
Penguin Canada’s Diane Turbide has acquired Jean Marmoreo’s The Year of Dying Dangerously, co-written by Johanna Schneller. In the book, Marmoreo details her medical practice helping people die with dignity. Marmoreo’s deal was arranged by Michael ... Read More »
March 25, 2020
Effective immediately, Janice Zawerbny has joined HarperCollins as a full-time executive editor. Zawerbny has acquired and edited a number of award-winning books in Canada, including the 2020 winner of the RBC Taylor Prize, Mark Bourrie's ... Read More »
March 23, 2020
Effective March 31, Login Canada will represent Bloomsbury Academic in Canada. Bloomsbury Academic was previously represented by Pearson Canada. Pearson will accept ... Read More »
March 23, 2020
Finalists were announced on March 19 for the Publishing Triangle Awards, celebrating LGBTQ+ fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Canadians who ranked among the finalists included Canada Reads finalist Samra Habib for We Have Always Been Here, ... Read More »
March 19, 2020
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