Toula Drimonis on her runaway success and Quebec’s politics of immigration
We, the Others: Allophones, Immigrants and Belonging in Canada (Linda Leith Publishing) chronicles Drimonis’s own family history and delves into the discrimination faced by Italians, Jews, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Sudanese and Syrians in the province.
Rights Deal: Wallace Edwards, Terry Watada + seven more
Shop Talk: The Spaniel’s Tale Bookstore
Cole and Stephen Davidson had always dreamed of opening a bookstore one day, maybe after they retired. But the COVID-19 pandemic and Cole’s grandmother’s dementia diagnosis reminded them that life is fragile, so they jumped into action to make this maybe-someday dream a reality.
Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada
Louise Dennys stepping down as executive publisher and executive vice-president of PRHC
Dennys will be moving into the new role of publisher emerita.
Children’s author Aubrey Davis remembered as a captivating storyteller
Children’s author and storyteller Aubrey Davis, who published four award-winning picture books with Kids Can Press, is being remembered as an exuberant and captivating storyteller.
Agency change: Durvile & UpRoute Books
Rights Deals: Jean Marc Ah-Sen, Jeremy Appel + seven more
Thomas Allen & Son closure reflects changing distribution landscape
President and CEO Jim Allen says that his decision to close the family-run business early next year was inevitable.
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