Bloomsbury U.K. and Bloomsbury U.S. have jointly acquired world English (ex. Canada) rights to David Chariandy’s second novel, Brother, as well as an untitled third novel in a five-way auction.
Leslie Hurtig named Vancouver Writers Fest’s new artistic director
Leslie Hurtig will replace Hal Wake as the new artistic director at the Vancouver Writers Festival.
York University to appeal federal court copyright decision
York University will appeal a recent court decision enforcing Access Copyright’s interim tariff over York’s own fair-dealing program.
Daily Deals: Anansi acquires new Jonathan Garfinkel novel; Frances Greenslade sells in French
Today’s book deals.
Distribution change: Codasat Canada
Effective Dec. 31, Codasat Canada will no longer handle sales and distribution for Oldcastle Book Group and its imprints.
IFOA announces IV Programme attendees, including first-ever Canadian delegates and a focus on Frankfurt 2020
Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has revealed the 2017 participants of its IV Programme, the annual networking and cultural exchange between Canadian and foreign publishing professionals.
Personnel Change: Hornblower Group
The Hornblower Group has announced the hire of Louis-Marc Simard as account manager.
Q&A: Kidlit scholar Heba Elsherief on the problematic representation of Muslim girls in children’s literature
In her work as a PhD student at University of Toronto and children’s literature teacher at Seneca College, Heba Elsherief has turned her attention toward the representations of Muslim characters in children’s literature.
Vancouver Writers Fest’s Hal Wake is celebrated for his authors-first philosophy
Hal Wake stands will stand down from the Vancouver Writers Fest this fall.
Daily Deals: Nimbus acquires new Eric Walters and weather book by YouTuber Frankie MacDonald
Nimbus Publishing has acquired a new Eric Walters picture book in the vein of I’ll Love You Forever, and non-fiction title by weather YouTuber Frankie MacDonald, written with Sarah Sawler.
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