There’s no denying Rupi Kaur is a publishing phenomenon. With two million followers on Instagram and just as many copies of her books sold – not to mention a recent profile in Rolling Stone – the Canadian poet is being credited with a resurgence in the international popularity (and sales) of poetry.
Illustrators come together for the Totsapalooza colouring book honouring Groundwood publisher Sheila Barry
When Totsapalooza celebrated its 10th anniversary last month, the organizers wanted to do something special to acknowledge the anniversary and to honour Sheila Barry, the beloved publisher of Groundwood Books.
Daily Deals: Claire Eamer and Drew Shannon picture book to Kids Can; Dancing Cat acquires David Skuy’s middle-grade adventure
Daily Deals: S&S Canada acquires Daniel Kalla’s We All Fall Down; audio rights for Jason Fung’s The Diabetes Code
Personnel change: University of Regina Press
Distribution change: Publishers Group Canada
Daily Deals: French rights for Dimitri Nasrallah and Zebedee Nungak; Book*hug acquires Hasan Namir poetry
Daily Deals: World French, Canadian French, and Italian rights acquired for Susin Nielsen’s No Fixed Address
Sam Maggs brings fangirl feminism to the OLA
Sam Maggs will help librarians embrace their inner fangirl and fanboy – or at least encourage them to further cater to lovers of comic books and graphic novels.
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