Rights Deals: Wanda Taylor, Gina Buonaguro + three more
Coach House to launch zaagigin – an Indigenous nonfiction imprint
The imprint, which will be called zaagigin, is one of two new editorial directives announced this week by the small press.
Richard Nadeau to retire from Figure 1
Richard Nadeau, Figure 1 Publishing’s co-founder and executive vice president of sales & distribution, is set to retire in April.
Indie bookstore sales rise for December 2021 despite supply chain challenges
Sales for December 2021 in Canada were up 14% on average compared to the previous year, according to Bookmanager.
Distribution change: Tidewater Press
Personnel changes: CookeMcDermid
Rights Deal: Geoffrey D. Morrison
Biblioasis title named National Book Critics Circle finalist
In a first for a Canadian publisher, a book by Irish poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa, published in North America by Biblioasis, has been named a finalist for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle awards.
Casey Plett to chair 2022 Giller jury
Award-winning author Casey Plett will chair the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury, joined by fellow Canadians Kaie Kellough and Waubgeshig Rice, and American authors Katie Kitamura and Scott Spencer.
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