by Sue Carter

Laval University and Copibec settle $4m copyright suit

Quebec-based licensing collective Copibec has come to an out-of-court agreement with Laval University over its long-standing class action copyright infringement suit. Details of the agreement will be released pending court approval. In June 2014, after ... Read More »

June 21, 2018

Ochre Fest celebrates homegrown Newfoundland literary and musical talent

By Sue Carter

St. John's–based Breakwater Books has cemented its place in Newfoundland and Labrador's literary community not only by supporting local writers with publishing deals, but by featuring authors and their works at the annual Ochre Fest, ... Read More »

June 21, 2018

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

By Sue Carter

Effective immediately, Fitzhenry & Whiteside are no longer distributing New Internationalist/Myriad Books. Fitzhenry ... Read More »

June 21, 2018

National Business Book Award welcome new sponsors

By Sue Carter

Calgary law firm Bennett Jones has joined BMO Financial Group as the new presenting partner for this year's National Business Book Award. The DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and Toronto Region Board of ... Read More »

June 20, 2018

Personnel change: HarperCollins

By Sue Carter

HarperCollins senior editor Kate Cassaday has been promoted to executive editor, effective June 25. Cassaday, who has been ... Read More »

June 20, 2018

Distribution change: University of Calgary Press

By Sue Carter

Effective July 31, University of Calgary Press books will no longer be distributed by Georgetown Terminal Warehouses (GTW). As of Aug. 1, UCalgary Press books will be distributed by UTP Distribution. The last day for ... Read More »

June 13, 2018

Daily Deals: Jael Richardson to publish debut novel with HarperCollins

By Sue Carter

HarperCollins editorial director Jennifer Lambert has acquired Jael Richardson’s debut novel, Gutter Child. The book is described as the story of Elimina, "a young woman raised in privilege as part of a government social experiment. ... Read More »

June 13, 2018

Humber College’s long-running writers’ workshop looks to the future with new faculty, Jenny Offill, Tracey Lindberg, and Adam Foulds

By Sue Carter

On July 8, a group of aspiring authors will gather at Humber College’s leafy Lakeshore campus in Toronto for six days of education and networking. When this year’s summer workshop cohort arrives, they will be ... Read More »

June 11, 2018

Daily Deals: U.K. rights acquired for Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s Hungover

By Sue Carter

Bonnier Publishing imprint 535/Blink has acquired U.K. rights to Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s Hungover: A History of the Morning After and One Man's Quest for the Cure, a journalist's journey to discover the ultimate hangover cure, drinking ... Read More »

June 11, 2018

Q&A: Griffin Poetry Prize winner Billy-Ray Belcourt

By Sue Carter

On June 7, 23-year-old Billy-Ray Belcourt became the youngest recipient to take home the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize. His debut collection, This Wound is a World (Frontenac House), was praised by the award jury, which ... Read More »

June 11, 2018

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Laval University and Copibec settle $4m copyright suit

Ochre Fest celebrates homegrown Newfoundland literary and musical talent

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

National Business Book Award welcome new sponsors

Personnel change: HarperCollins

Distribution change: University of Calgary Press

Daily Deals: Jael Richardson to publish debut novel with HarperCollins

Humber College’s long-running writers’ workshop looks to the future with new faculty, Jenny Offill, Tracey Lindberg, and Adam Foulds

Daily Deals: U.K. rights acquired for Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s Hungover

Q&A: Griffin Poetry Prize winner Billy-Ray Belcourt

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