by Ryan Porter

Daily Deals: Freehand Books acquires new novel from Lauren Carter

Freehand Books managing editor Kelsey Attard has acquired Canadian rights to Winnipeg-based writer Lauren Carter’s novel This Has Nothing To Do With You. The character-driven novel is about how a young woman grapples with the ... Read More »

August 16, 2018

New festival director to take Word on the Street beyond the page

By Ryan Porter

With 200,000 participants passing through its tents every September, Toronto’s The Word on the Street Book and Magazine Festival is Canada’s biggest print party. But David Alexander, who was announced as Word on the Street’s ... Read More »

August 16, 2018

Joel Thomas Hynes, Mary Walsh shortlisted for Newfoundland & Labrador Book Awards

By Ryan Porter

The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced its shortlists for the Newfoundland & Labrador Book Awards. This year, work was considered in the fiction and children’s/young adult categories, with eligible books published between ... Read More »

August 16, 2018

Justin Ling, Sharon Bala, and David Miller confirmed for Word on the Street’s first WOTS Plus+

By Ryan Porter

The 28th annual Word on the Street Toronto book and magazine festival will expand to a weekend-long event for the first time this year, with an additional day of programming on Saturday, Sept. 22, branded WOTS Plus+. ... Read More »

August 15, 2018

How M&S readied Richard Wagamese’s unfinished final novel for publication

By Ryan Porter

When author Richard Wagamese died in March 2017 at age 61, he was at work on a novel that would continue the story of Franklin Starlight, the protagonist of his 2014 novel Medicine Walk. When ... Read More »

August 13, 2018

The Toronto Book Awards announces most diverse shortlist in 44 years

By Ryan Porter

For the first time in its 44-year history, the Toronto Book Awards’s shortlist is comprised entirely of people of colour. Dionne Brand, David Chariandy, Carrianne Leung, Lee Maracle, and Kerri Sakamoto were named to the ... Read More »

August 9, 2018

Daily Deals: French-language rights acquired for Joshua Whitehead’s Jonny Appleseed

By Ryan Porter

Mémoire d'encrier director Rodney Saint-Éloi has acquired world French-language rights to Joshua ... Read More »

August 8, 2018

B.C.-based writer Greg Brown named twice on 2018 Journey Prize longlist

By Ryan Porter

Nanaimo, B.C.-based writer Greg Brown has two stories on this year's longlist for the Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. Thirteen stories in total were included on the longlist, which was announced on Aug. 7. The ... Read More »

August 7, 2018

BookNet reveals slight rise in Canadian audiobook sales for first half of 2018

By Ryan Porter

Changes in Canadian book sales over the first half of 2018 show a continuing trend toward online purchases and the audiobook format. BookNet Canada reports that digital sales of books – including online retailers, ebook ... Read More »

August 2, 2018

Daily Deals: Book*hug announces new books by Chelene Knight, Johanna Skibsrud

By Ryan Porter

Book*hug co-publishers Jay MillAr and Hazel Millar have acquired world rights to Chelene Knight’s debut novel Junie. The story takes place in Vancouver’s Hogan’s Alley in the ’30s and ’40s, when the area was home ... Read More »

August 2, 2018

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Daily Deals: Freehand Books acquires new novel from Lauren Carter

New festival director to take Word on the Street beyond the page

Joel Thomas Hynes, Mary Walsh shortlisted for Newfoundland & Labrador Book Awards

Justin Ling, Sharon Bala, and David Miller confirmed for Word on the Street’s first WOTS Plus+

How M&S readied Richard Wagamese’s unfinished final novel for publication

The Toronto Book Awards announces most diverse shortlist in 44 years

Daily Deals: French-language rights acquired for Joshua Whitehead’s Jonny Appleseed

B.C.-based writer Greg Brown named twice on 2018 Journey Prize longlist

BookNet reveals slight rise in Canadian audiobook sales for first half of 2018

Daily Deals: Book*hug announces new books by Chelene Knight, Johanna Skibsrud

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