Orca Book Publishers editor Tanya Trafford and publisher Andrew Wooldridge have acquired world rights to Underhand author M.J. McIsaac’s YA sports mystery Boil Line.
Metatron forges a beautiful path for emerging poetry and fiction
Metatron’s book covers could all be Instagram memes or art show posters.
Pow Pow Press expands, with a mission of bringing Quebec comics to the world
Luc Bossé was an art director in Montreal’s advertising industry before founding Pow Pow Press in 2010.
How young Quebec publishers are taking risks and finding new readers
To be honest, I’m a really optimistic kind of guy,” says Antoine Tanguay, president of Éditions Alto, a small literary press based in Quebec City.
How Montreal’s Librairie Drawn & Quarterly earned its reputation as a beloved institution
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly hasn’t been around quite as long as Montreal’s famed Schwartz’s deli – 10 years to Schwartz’s 89 – but the bookstore has nonetheless earned its spot as a city institution
BookThug’s Chaos & Star Records merges the literary with the musical
BookThug is celebrating the launch of three new titles under an innovative literary music imprint that pairs authors with musicians for limited-edition 7-inch vinyl records.
Personnel Change: University of Alberta Press
The University of Alberta Press has announced the appointment of Douglas Hildebrand as its new director and publisher, effective Oct. 10.
Personnel Change: Freehand Books
Freehand Books has announced that effective Sept. 1, Naomi K. Lewis will serve as acting submissions coordinator, filling in for Deborah Willis.
Q+A: Erinne Paisley on using books to encourage social media activism
Erinne Paisley is the author of Can Your Smartphone Change the World?, the first in a new series of nonfiction pop activism books, which encourages and teaches young people to use social media for good
FOLD announces new workshop series, accessibility committee
The Festival of Literary Diversity, based in Brampton, Ontario, announced on Wednesday two new initiatives meant to increase accessibility at the festival itself, and within the writing and publishing communities more generally.
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