With a major new agency deal, H.B. Fenn moves up a few steps in the Canadian publishing hierarchy. The 24-year-old… Read More »
XYZ ramps up English-language publishing
Montreal publisher XYZ Publishing, flush with funds from the French translation of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, is preparing to… Read More »
Carolyn Wood’s departure shocks UTP Distribution clients
Several client publishers of University of Toronto Press Distribution say they are concerned and angry over the abrupt departure of… Read More »
Canadians in Frankfurt push for eco-friendly printing
After a successful Canadian initiative to publish more books on ancient-forest-friendly recycled paper, Greenpeace is at the Frankfurt Book Fair… Read More »
Heritage releases industry financial stats
English-language trade publishers in Canada were able to generate a median rate of return of only 4% on total assets… Read More »
Canadian Scholars Press acquires Women’s Press, asserts commitment to feminist publishing
Feminist publishing in Canada received a shot in the arm yesterday with the news that Canadian Scholars Press (CSP), a… Read More »
Just in time for Christmas: Black Bond Books opens 11th store
Time was when the opening of an independent book store wasn’t all that newsworthy – but times have changed. Hot… Read More »
Award file
Saskatchewan Book Awards shortlists
Canada Council unveils quirky GG fiction shortlist
The Governor General’s fiction prize has upheld its reputation for quirky selections (at least, compared with the Giller Prize) with… Read More »
M&S secures another Booker nominee
When the Man Booker Prize shortlist was announced last month, only two titles had a separate Canadian publisher – McClelland… Read More »
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