by Sue Carter

AGO curator Wanda Nanibush on editing the art book, Rebecca Belmore: Facing the Monumental

In October 2017, Wanda Nanibush was named the Art Gallery of Ontario’s first Indigenous curator for its new Department of Indigenous and Canadian Art. Nanibush’s promotion was key to the cultural institution’s broader strategy to reframe ... Read More »

August 13, 2018

Distribution change: UBC Press

By Sue Carter

Effective immediately, UBC Press is the exclusive Canadian distributor for all titles published by Montreal-based independent academic publisher Universitas Press. Orders for Universitas Press should be directed to UBC Press: c/o UTP Distribution, (416) 667-7791 ... Read More »

August 13, 2018

Indigo experiences sales decrease, net loss increase in first quarter

By Sue Carter

Indigo Books & Music is reporting a decrease in sales for its first 2018 fiscal quarter, dropping to $205.4 million, down $1 million from the first quarter of 2017. Net loss was $15.4 million as compared ... Read More »

August 8, 2018

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming September 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. Transcription, Kate Atkinson (Doubleday Canada) Woman World, Aminder Dhaliwal (Drawn & ... Read More »

August 7, 2018

Buckrider Books’s new editorial board acquires titles by Rasiqra Revulva and Laisha Rosnau

By Sue Carter

Buckrider Books, an imprint of Hamilton, Ontario, literary press Wolsak & Wynn, has acquired two titles under the leadership of its new editorial board. Publication for both books is planned for spring 2020. Board member ... Read More »

August 2, 2018

Downtown Victoria Chapters store to close, re-open as Indigo

By Sue Carter

The Chapters bookstore in downtown Victoria is closing at the end of the summer. The 30,000-square-foot, three-level retail space will move roughly 2.5 km away to the recently expanded Mayfair Shopping Centre, and rebrand as an ... Read More »

August 2, 2018

PRHC re-organizes marketing and publicity departments under Beth Lockley

By Sue Carter

Penguin Random House Canada is consolidating its marketing and publicity efforts under the leadership of Beth Lockley in the newly formed position of vice-president, marketing and communications. Lockley will report directly to COO Robert Wheaton. ... Read More »

July 30, 2018

Personnel changes: Dundurn promotes Kathryn Lane to editorial director

By Sue Carter

Dundurn Press managing editor Kathryn Lane has been promoted to editorial director, effective immediately. Lane joined Dundurn in 2015, having moved back to Toronto from London, U.K., where she had been managing editor at Rough Guides ... Read More »

July 30, 2018

Daily Deals: multiple foreign-rights acquisitions for Michael Bungay Stanier

By Sue Carter

The Transatlantic Agency has several foreign deals to report: Papasotiriou Publishing has acquired Greek rights to The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. The deal was arranged by JLM Literary Agency in association with Stephanie ... Read More »

July 30, 2018

Daily Deals: Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee graphic memoir to Arsenal Pulp; Appetite acquires Davin de Kergommeaux’s whisky guide

By Sue Carter

Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam has acquired world English rights to Death Threat, a graphic memoir by Vivek Shraya, illustrated by Ness Lee. The book is based on Shraya's experience of receiving a death ... Read More »

July 19, 2018

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