by Sue Carter

HarperCollins hosts charity “moving sale” at Word on the Street

Packing for a move, especially if you have shelves full of books, is always a tough job. But imagine what that experience must be like for a publisher. HarperCollins, which has confirmed it is in ... Read More »

September 22, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Remembering Another Story owner and social-justice activist Sheila Koffman

By Sue Carter

When Sheila Koffman opened Toronto’s Another Story Bookshop 30 years ago, publishing and selling books about social justice by and about culturally diverse and disenfranchised figures – in particular for young readers – was considered ... Read More »

September 21, 2017

Book Making: Achieving the moody, feminine cover of Joanne Proulx’s latest novel

By Sue Carter

There’s a scene early in Joanne Proulx’s second novel, We All Love the Beautiful Girls, in which one of the protagonists, a photographer named Mia, shoots an image of her friend’s daughter, Frankie. The passage ... Read More »

September 20, 2017

Margaret Atwood and Alias Grace take over the Penguin Shop

By Sue Carter

Just one day after ruling the Emmy Awards for the television adaptation of her novel The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood is taking over Toronto's Penguin Shop to promote the premiere of another adapted title, Alias ... Read More »

September 18, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Eclectic Giller Prize longlist reflects outliers, and “a world in transition”

By Sue Carter

Debut books featuring polyamorous relationships, eastern European mythical creatures, and rural Acadian culture are all represented in this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, an eclectic – and somewhat surprising – list of books vying for ... Read More »

September 18, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Rajiv Surendra, Sonja Larsen, Duncan McCue nominated for Edna Staebler Award

By Sue Carter

Three memoirs have been shortlisted for this year's Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction. The $10,000 prize, which is administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, acknowledges writers of a first or second book with a Canadian ... Read More »

September 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daily Deals: Ian Weir’s Western epic to Goose Lane; Figure 1 acquires three art and design titles

By Sue Carter

Goose Lane Editions editor Bethany Gibson has acquired Canada English rights to screenwriter and author Ian Weir’s novel, The Death and Life of Strother Purcell, about two cursed brothers, the shifting nature of truth, and ... Read More »

September 14, 2017

Phyllis Bruce to receive 2017 Ivy Award

By Sue Carter

Simon & Schuster Canada editor Phyllis Bruce has been named this year's Ivy Award recipient. The prize, which honours individuals who have made substantial contributions to Canadian publishing, is administered by the International Visitors Programme, ... Read More »

September 14, 2017

Audible opens Canadian e-store with Handmaids; announces new sponsorship for Giller Prize

By Sue Carter

Toronto's bustling Union Station might have been mistaken for Gilead the morning of Sept. 13 as Elisabeth Moss, star of the television adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, performed a live reading from the ... Read More »

September 13, 2017

Penguin Random House Canada launches audiobook program

By Sue Carter

It's a busy time for the Canadian audiobook market. Last week, Rakuten Kobo launched its audiobook subscription program and, on Sept. 13, Audible announced its Canadian e-store. Penguin Random House Canada has been preparing for ... Read More »

September 13, 2017

Changes for Transatlantic as Haywood becomes president, new agents hired, and speakers’ division announced

By Sue Carter

Transatlantic Agency co-founder and president David Bennett has sold his controlling interest in the business to agency partner Samantha Haywood. Haywood, who joined the agency in 2004, has been a Transatlantic partner since 2013, and was ... Read More »

September 12, 2017

Toronto mayor John Tory starts early campaigning for the new Amazon headquarters

By Sue Carter

Toronto Mayor John Tory wants Amazon to set up shop in the city. The U.S.-based digital retailer announced on Sept. 7 that it plans to open a second headquarters – dubbed "HQ2" – in North America, ... Read More »

September 7, 2017 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming October titles

By Sue Carter

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 Shoe on the Roof, Will Ferguson (Simon & Schuster Canada) ... Read More »

September 7, 2017

Kobo enters the audiobook subscription market

By Sue Carter

Rakuten Kobo is entering the popular audiobook-subscription market, putting the company in a head-to-head with Amazon's Audible. Canadian subscriptions start at $12.99 — compared to Audible's $14.95 — and are based on a monthly credit ... Read More »

September 7, 2017

Daily Deals: Orca to publish M.J. McIsaac YA sports mystery

By Sue Carter

Orca Book Publishers editor Tanya Trafford and publisher Andrew Wooldridge have acquired world rights to Underhand author M.J. McIsaac’s YA sports mystery Boil Line, about a group of friends at a whitewater camp who must face treacherous rapids and their greatest ... Read More »

August 30, 2017

Ontario government increases arts council support to $80 million by 2021

By Sue Carter

The Ontario Arts Council will be receiving an additional $50 million in government support over the next four years. At an Aug. 29 press conference in Toronto, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, ... Read More »

August 30, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Trudeau appoints author David Adams Richards to Senate

By Sue Carter

Author David Adams Richards has been appointed to the Canadian Senate, filling a vacancy for his home province of New Brunswick. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment on Twitter, stating, "David Adams Richards' work ... Read More »

August 30, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Casey Plett on co-editing an anthology of sci-fi and fantasy from transgender writers

By Sue Carter

Winnipeg-born author Casey Plett was never a huge sci-fi fan, though she meant to go back and reread all the old Star Wars books after New York publisher Topside Press asked her to co-edit an ... Read More »

August 24, 2017

Shari Lapena’s The Couple Next Door sells more than a million English-edition copies

By Sue Carter

Shari Lapena's domestic thriller The Couple Next Door has now sold more than a million copies of its various English-language editions. According to Lapena's agent, Helen Heller, the sales numbers cover Canada, the U.S., and ... Read More »

August 17, 2017 | Filed under: Bookselling

NAFTA’s cultural exception top priority for Canada heading into negotiations

By Sue Carter

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland released a list of Canada's key demands on Monday in advance of a first round of renegotiations for an updated North American Free Trade Agreement, set to begin Aug. 16 in Washington. The priorities – covering broad territory ... Read More »

August 15, 2017

The Best of Bridge cookbook series endures with a new writing team and look

By Sue Carter

At one point in the 1990s, Julie Van Rosendaal, the popular Calgary-based cookbook author and CBC Radio food columnist, ran a bakery called One Smart Cookie. She eventually shut it down, exhausted by the long ... Read More »

August 14, 2017

Federal government inviting public consultations for Copyright Board of Canada reform

By Sue Carter

The federal government is seeking public input as it prepares to reform the Copyright Board of Canada. The regulatory body – which establishes royalties paid to copyrighted works when administration of the copyright is managed ... Read More »

August 10, 2017

Jack Rabinovitch, Giller Prize founder, dies at 87

By Sue Carter

Jack Rabinovitch, founder of the Scotiabank Giller Prize and passionate champion of CanLit, has died at the age of 87. According to a family announcement on the Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel website, his death was ... Read More »

August 6, 2017

Toronto Urban Book Expo moves to Caribana weekend

By Sue Carter

Toronto Urban Book Expo is hoping to attract a few Caribana revellers this weekend for its inaugural summer event. For its first three iterations, TUBE was held in February at the Toronto Public Library as ... Read More »

August 3, 2017

York University to appeal federal court copyright decision

By Sue Carter

York University says it will appeal a recent court ruling that it avoided paying reproduction fees on copyrighted material handed out to students. York says it will appeal the decision in advance of the court's Oct. ... Read More »

August 3, 2017

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HarperCollins hosts charity “moving sale” at Word on the Street

Remembering Another Story owner and social-justice activist Sheila Koffman

Book Making: Achieving the moody, feminine cover of Joanne Proulx’s latest novel

Margaret Atwood and Alias Grace take over the Penguin Shop

Eclectic Giller Prize longlist reflects outliers, and “a world in transition”

Rajiv Surendra, Sonja Larsen, Duncan McCue nominated for Edna Staebler Award

Daily Deals: Ian Weir’s Western epic to Goose Lane; Figure 1 acquires three art and design titles

Phyllis Bruce to receive 2017 Ivy Award

Audible opens Canadian e-store with Handmaids; announces new sponsorship for Giller Prize

Penguin Random House Canada launches audiobook program

Changes for Transatlantic as Haywood becomes president, new agents hired, and speakers’ division announced

Toronto mayor John Tory starts early campaigning for the new Amazon headquarters

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming October titles

Kobo enters the audiobook subscription market

Daily Deals: Orca to publish M.J. McIsaac YA sports mystery

Ontario government increases arts council support to $80 million by 2021

Trudeau appoints author David Adams Richards to Senate

Casey Plett on co-editing an anthology of sci-fi and fantasy from transgender writers

Shari Lapena’s The Couple Next Door sells more than a million English-edition copies

NAFTA’s cultural exception top priority for Canada heading into negotiations

The Best of Bridge cookbook series endures with a new writing team and look

Federal government inviting public consultations for Copyright Board of Canada reform

Jack Rabinovitch, Giller Prize founder, dies at 87

Toronto Urban Book Expo moves to Caribana weekend

York University to appeal federal court copyright decision

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