by Sue Carter

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming July titles

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Abbi Waxman (Berkley/Penguin Random House Canada) ... Read More »

June 25, 2019

Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn on knowing your customers – even when you can’t predict what’s coming next

By Sue Carter

During the month of May, a series of black-and-white portraits by Toronto photographer Ted Belton hung in an empty gallery space in the city’s west end. The connection between Belton’s dozen subjects, which included artist ... Read More »

June 13, 2019

Daily Deals: U.S. rights for Nazanine Hozar’s Aria

By Sue Carter

Knopf Doubleday editor LuAnn Walther has acquired U.S. rights for Vancouver author Nazanine Hozar's debut novel, Aria, about an orphaned girl growing up in Tehran during the revolution that brought the Ayatollah Khomeini to power. Publication is slated ... Read More »

June 11, 2019

Meet three new faces of romance fiction who are blazing trails with their inclusive love stories

By Sue Carter

Farah Heron Although Farah Heron always dreamed of becoming a writer, she put those fantasies aside for stints in human resources and youth counselling. But that’s all changed now that her debut novel, The Chai ... Read More »

June 10, 2019

Q&A: MP Julie Dabrusin on copyright reform and the new Shifting Paradigms report

By Sue Carter

On May 15, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage tabled its Shifting Paradigms report as part of the federal government's mandated review of the Copyright Act. The findings in the 80-page report were generated from 139 ... Read More »

June 3, 2019

Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency

By Sue Carter

Stephanie Winter has been promoted to ... Read More »

June 3, 2019

Indigo rethinks merchandise strategy, reaffirms commitment to cultural department store despite flatlining sales

By Sue Carter

Faced with flatlining sales, Indigo Books & Music is rehauling its general merchandise strategy. During a May 29 investor call, Indigo CEO Heather Reisman said that the retail chain continues to be dedicated to its ... Read More »

May 30, 2019

Eden Robinson’s Trickster trilogy coming to CBC TV

By Sue Carter

CBC Television announced today it has picked up the limited-series adaptation of Eden Robinson's Trickster trilogy (Knopf Canada). The Trickster will consist of six, 60-minute episodes, to be broadcast in 2020. Robinson worked with filmmakers Michelle ... Read More »

May 29, 2019

Personnel change: Penguin Canada

By Sue Carter

Penguin Canada managing editor David Ross has been promoted to the position of senior managing editor and acquisitions editor, continuing to report to publisher Nicole Winstanley. In 2017, Ross launched his list which amplifies and ... Read More »

May 29, 2019

Personnel changes: PRHC Publishing Group

By Sue Carter

PRHC Publishing Group deputy publisher Marion Garner has been appointed to the newly created position of vice-president, publishing management, continuing to report to CEO Kristin Cochrane. Garner will take on responsibility for the work of the company’s ... Read More »

May 29, 2019

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Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming July titles

Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn on knowing your customers – even when you can’t predict what’s coming next

Daily Deals: U.S. rights for Nazanine Hozar’s Aria

Meet three new faces of romance fiction who are blazing trails with their inclusive love stories

Q&A: MP Julie Dabrusin on copyright reform and the new Shifting Paradigms report

Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency

Indigo rethinks merchandise strategy, reaffirms commitment to cultural department store despite flatlining sales

Eden Robinson’s Trickster trilogy coming to CBC TV

Personnel change: Penguin Canada

Personnel changes: PRHC Publishing Group

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