Quintland, the debut novel by B.C. writer Shelley Wood, will be published by HarperCollins imprint William Morrow in winter 2018.
Personnel Changes: Dundurn
Dundurn has hired Scott Fraser as acquisitions editor and Elena Radic as project editor.
Daily Deals: ChiZine acquires second novel by Jason Hrivnak; Goose Lane to publish non-fiction by Renee Pellerin
ChiZine Publications co-publisher Sandra Kasturi and Samantha Beiko have acquired the North American rights to Toronto-born author Jason Hrivnak’s second novel.
Personnel Change: McGill-Queen’s University Press
McGill-Queen’s University Press has announced that Richard Baggaley has joined the press as acquisitions editor.
Distribution change: Georgetown Publications
Effective immediately, Georgetown Publications is the distributor and sales force for Elevate Publishing and Rockpool Publishing.
Daily Deals: Anvil Press acquires two books by Tracey Fragments author Maureen Medved
Anvil Press publisher Brian Kaufman has acquired Black Star, a dark comedy by Maureen Medved, author of The Tracey Fragments.
Arsenal Pulp home to new humour imprint helmed by Charles Demers
Arsenal Pulp Press is establishing a new literary imprint with Robin’s Egg Books, a line dedicated to humour writing run by Vancouver comedian and author Charles Demers.
Daily Deals: Arsenal Pulp acquires new Larissa Lai; Trevor Cole’s Whisky King to be adapted to film
Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam has acquired world English rights to The Tiger Flu, a new novel by Calgary author and creative writing professor Larissa Lai for fall 2018 publication.
Distribution announcement: Kodansha Publications
Effective immediately, Fitzhenry & Whiteside will no longer serve as distributor for Kodansha America and Kodansha Japan Publications.
Suzette Mayr: How the confluence of mental-health issues and an affinity for horror novels led to my latest book
A personal essay by author Suzette Mayr.
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