by Sue Carter

Daily Deals: Scholastic Canada acquires David Skuy’s Charlie Joyce prequel

Scholastic Canada's Diane Kerner has acquired, in an exclusive submission, world rights to David Skuy's untitled prequel to the Canadian bestselling Charlie Joyce Game Time Hockey series, in which eighth-grader and hockey star Charlie Joyce makes ... Read More »

February 26, 2020

Personnel change: ZG Communications partners with Jennifer Abel Kovitz

By Sue Carter

ZG Communications is partnering with Jennifer Abel Kovitz, who is joining the Vancouver agency's extended team as senior marketing and business consultant. Kovitz will work with ZG publishing clients in Canada and the U.S. to ... Read More »

February 24, 2020

Publishers, booksellers, and festivals offering support for Ontario parents during teachers’ strike

By Sue Carter

As the labour dispute between the Ontario government and the province's teachers' unions shows no immediate sign of resolving, some members of the books community are stepping up to fill in daycare and educational gaps. ... Read More »

February 13, 2020

Farah Heron on stepping down as Toronto Romance Writers president and a future outside the RWA

By Sue Carter

In late December, the Romance Writers of America came under fire after suspending author Courtney Milan for publicly criticizing Kathryn Lynn Davis's 1999 novel Somewhere Lies the Moon for its depiction of Asian characters. The ... Read More »

February 12, 2020

House of Anansi nominated for London Book Fair’s accessible books publishing award

By Sue Carter

The London Book Fair has announced the nominees for its 2020 International Excellence Awards. A record 29 countries are represented. Canada made the list thanks to House of Anansi Press, which was nominated for "Accessible Books Consortium ... Read More »

February 11, 2020

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their upcoming favourite March titles

By Sue Carter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their most-anticipated upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council. A Good Neighborhood, Therese Anne Fowler (St. Martin's Press/Raincoast Books) Baby ... Read More »

February 10, 2020

Q&Q seeking responses to workplace-health survey

By Sue Carter

In 2019, Q&Q ran a survey investigating sexual harassment within Canada's publishing industry. The results revealed that more than 53 per cent of respondents had experienced some form of harassment while working in the business. This ... Read More »

February 10, 2020

Distribution change: Freehand Books

By Sue Carter

Effective March 1, Freehand Books will be distributed in Canada and the U.S. by University ... Read More »

February 10, 2020

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

By Sue Carter

Figure 1 Publishing has hired Tyee Bridge as associate publisher, effective immediately. Bridge is a seasoned and multi-award-winning writer and ... Read More »

February 6, 2020

Doubleday Canada to replace jackets for Desmond Cole’s new book after “Black” disappears from the subtitle

By Sue Carter

Toronto journalist and activist Desmond Cole's much-anticipated new book, The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power, published by Doubleday Canada, is receiving a lot of attention, and not just because of his ... Read More »

February 5, 2020

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Daily Deals: Scholastic Canada acquires David Skuy’s Charlie Joyce prequel

Personnel change: ZG Communications partners with Jennifer Abel Kovitz

Publishers, booksellers, and festivals offering support for Ontario parents during teachers’ strike

Farah Heron on stepping down as Toronto Romance Writers president and a future outside the RWA

House of Anansi nominated for London Book Fair’s accessible books publishing award

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their upcoming favourite March titles

Q&Q seeking responses to workplace-health survey

Distribution change: Freehand Books

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

Doubleday Canada to replace jackets for Desmond Cole’s new book after “Black” disappears from the subtitle

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