by Sue Carter

Daily Deals: M&S acquires non-fiction from Jen Sookfong Lee, Mark Medley

McClelland & Stewart senior editor Anita Chong has acquired world rights to Jen Sookfong Lee’s Superfan. This pop-culture memoir uses her obsessions with such icons as Princess Di, Anne of Green Gables, and the Kardashians as provocative jumping-off ... Read More »

August 12, 2020

Q&A: Public Lending Right’s Peter Schneider on authors and op-eds, COVID-19, and the program’s future

By Sue Carter

On July 25, a lengthy op-ed by Ken Whyte appeared in The Globe and Mail, in which the Sutherland House publisher hypothesized that libraries are the top enemy of Canada's beleaguered indie bookstores. Whyte's suggestion ... Read More »

August 6, 2020

How Nimbus channeled Maud Lewis’s cheerful folk-art aesthetic for new novel

By Sue Carter

Inspired by the life of artist Maud Lewis, Maudie, the 2016 biopic starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, features a colourful glimpse into the world of Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis. Although the film ... Read More »

August 6, 2020

Distribution change: Red Wheel/ Weiser

By Sue Carter

Effective Oct. 1, Thomas Allen & Son will become the exclusive Canadian distributor for Red Wheel/Weiser, the Newburyport–based metaphysical, spiritual, and business publisher. With roots that go back to the Weiser bookstore, founded in 1926 ... Read More »

July 30, 2020

TIFA, Vancouver Writers Fest among literary festivals making intimate connections in a virtual world

By Sue Carter

When it comes to literary festivals, COVID-19 is the great leveller. Regardless of an event’s size and budget, organizers behind the scenes are finding themselves up against similar challenges connecting authors to readers and selling ... Read More »

July 30, 2020

Distribution changes: Publishers Group Canada

By Sue Carter

Publishers Group Canada will distribute Free Spirit Publishing across all channels, effective Sept. 1. Publishers ... Read More »

July 27, 2020

Emma Donoghue’s The Pull of the Stars ranks top bestseller in its first week

By Sue Carter

Emma Donoghue's new novel, The Pull of the Stars, dominated the top of the bestseller lists in its first week on shelves. The book ranked number one in Bookmanager's new releases, hardcover fiction, and Canadian ... Read More »

July 27, 2020

Anne with an E petition hits one million signatures, breaks record

By Sue Carter

Despite the fact that Anne with an E executive producer Miranda de Pencier explained that the show would not be coming back, more than one million diehard fans hoped that a petition would bring the ... Read More »

July 27, 2020

TIFA and Vancouver Writers Fest partner on David Mitchell event; debut virtual bookselling with BookExpress

By Sue Carter

While publishers and festival organizers have spent the past couple of months honing their Zoom skills and adapting to the realities of online book events, there has been one challenge that has alluded many. How ... Read More »

July 15, 2020

Word on the Street Toronto breaks out of one-day festival program, kicking off with civic-issues series

By Sue Carter

Word on the Street Toronto is extending its virtual programming across the summer and beyond the scope of the one-day fall book festival for which it is best known. WOTS executive director David Alexander says, ... Read More »

July 15, 2020

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Daily Deals: M&S acquires non-fiction from Jen Sookfong Lee, Mark Medley

Q&A: Public Lending Right’s Peter Schneider on authors and op-eds, COVID-19, and the program’s future

How Nimbus channeled Maud Lewis’s cheerful folk-art aesthetic for new novel

Distribution change: Red Wheel/ Weiser

TIFA, Vancouver Writers Fest among literary festivals making intimate connections in a virtual world

Distribution changes: Publishers Group Canada

Emma Donoghue’s The Pull of the Stars ranks top bestseller in its first week

Anne with an E petition hits one million signatures, breaks record

TIFA and Vancouver Writers Fest partner on David Mitchell event; debut virtual bookselling with BookExpress

Word on the Street Toronto breaks out of one-day festival program, kicking off with civic-issues series

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