Author and University of New Brunswick English professor Robert Gray is adapting his sophomore short-story collection Entropic (NeWest Press) to film.
Daily Deals: ECW Press to publish Angie Abdou’s Home Ice; Penguin acquires Samra Habib memoir
Penguin Canada has acquired Samra Habib’s memoir about being a queer Muslim.
Daily Deals: Figure 1 acquires Corbin Tomaszeski’s first cookbook
Figure 1 Publishing has acquired the first cookbook by Toronto chef and Food Network host Corbin Tomaszeski.
Daily Deals: S&S acquires two books by Catherine McKenzie; Dundurn to publish non-fiction by Olympian Jeremiah Brown
Simon & Schuster Canada senior editor Laurie Grassi has acquired Canadian rights to bestselling author Catherine McKenzie’s The Good Liar,
Daily Deals: Viking Canada and Grand Central Publishing acquire new Joanne Proulx
Penguin Canada has acquired We All Love the Beautiful Girls, the second novel by Joanne Proulx, for the Viking Canada imprint. Grand Central Publishing will release the title in the U.S. Tiffany Stone’s children’s book Tree Song will be published by Annick Press.
Firefly Books to serve as the National Film Board’s first official book publisher
Firefly Books has announced a new partnership with the National Film Board.
Daily Deals: French rights acquired to Grace O’Connell’s forthcoming novel | Michael Harris sells in French and Spanish
PAIDOS has acquired the world Spanish rights to Governor General’s Literary Award winner Michael Harris’s Solitude: A Singular Life in a Crowded World.
Daily Deals: Zoe Whittall signs two-book deals with HarperCollins and Ballantine
Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Zoe Whittall has signed six-figure deals with HarperCollins (Canadian rights) and Ballantine (U.S. rights) for two forthcoming books.
Daily Deals: Goose Lane Editions acquires two Paul Carlucci titles | Simon Pulse acquires Gila Green novel
Goose Lane Editions has acquired a short-fiction collection and a debut novel by Paul Carlucci.
Titles Canadian publishers are toting to BookExpo 2017
Some of the books Canadian publishers are excited to promote at BookExpo America in New York City, May 31–June 2.
Daily Deals: Claire Cameron sells in Spanish, Alan Bradley sells in Finland
Maeva will publish the Spanish edition of Claire Cameron’s latest novel The Last Neanderthal, while Bazar will publish the sixth, seventh, and eighth titles in Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mystery series in Finnish.
Daily Deals: Forthcoming Harriet Alida Lye novel to publish in the U.S.
Liveright Publishing has acquired U.S. rights to Toronto author Harriet Alida Lye’s novel The Honey Farm, forthcoming from Vagrant Press in spring 2018, while Texas-based Black Rose Writing will publish Ottawa author Robert Smith’s latest suspense novel, What Lies Within, in October 2017.
Daily Deals: Penguin Random House India acquires Scaachi Koul’s One Day We’ll All Be Dead
Penguin Random House India has acquired English-language rights in India to Buzzfeed culture writer Scaachi Koul’s essay collection.
Daily Deals: Nimbus to publish unofficial history of 22 Minutes
Nimbus Publishing is set to publish 25 Years of 22 Minutes by Halifax writer Angela Mombourquette.
Daily Deals: S&S to publish Maria Mutch collection
S&S Canada is set to publish the debut story collection by Governor General’s Literary Award finalist Maria Mutch.
Daily Deals: Anansi to publish debut collection by Erin Frances Fisher
House of Anansi Press editorial director Janie Yoon has acquired world rights to a debut story collection by RBC Bronwen Wallace Award–winning author Erin Frances Fisher.
Daily Deals: S&S imprint Atria acquires two books by Naben Ruthnum writing as Nathan Ripley
Atria/Simon & Schuster Canada will publish the debut thriller Find You in the Dark and a follow-up title by Naben Ruthnum, writing as Nathan Ripley.
Daily Deals: M&S acquires two non-fiction titles from former NHLer Ken Dryden | Keith Ross Leckie’s Coppermine slated for film
McClelland & Stewart publisher Jared Bland has acquired world rights to two titles by NHL hall-of-famer, politician, and author Ken Dryden.
Daily Deals: Random House acquires Amanda Leduc’s centaur novel | Danish rights for Claire Cameron’s The Last Neanderthal
Knopf Random Canada Group publisher Anne Collins has acquired Canadian English rights to Amanda Leduc’s new novel The Centaur’s Wife.
Daily Deals: Penguin U.S. acquires Jen Agg’s memoir, Greystone acquires award-winning Scandinavian baking book
Penguin has acquired U.S. English rights to Jen Agg’s memoir I Hear She’s a Real Bitch, about the Toronto restaurateur’s rise in an industry dominated by ‘bro’ culture and sexism.
Daily Deals: HarperCollins to publish memoir by mental health advocate Mark Henick
HarperCollins editorial director of non-fiction Jim Gifford has acquired world rights to a memoir by Canadian Mental Health Association director Mark Henick.
Daily Deals: Figure 1 to publish cookbook by Lauren Klukas
Figure 1 Publishing has acquired Complete Plate, a cookbook for weight loss and weight maintenance by Calgary food blogger Lauren Klukas.
Picture books and romance among the big hits at the 2017 Bologna book fair
Canadian presses and literary agents reflect on the 2017 Bologna Children’s Book Fair earlier this month.
Dundurn to publish photo book about Canada’s role in the First World War
Dundurn has acquired a non-fiction book of colourized photos and essays about Canada’s experience in the First World War.
Daily Deals: Dundurn acquires John Gallagher memoir
Dundurn has acquired rights to Toronto broadcaster John Gallagher’s Big League Babble On.
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