In 1973, he founded the St. John’s-based publisher with a group of friends to publish the stories of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside publisher Sharon Fitzhenry ‘lived books’
There was never any question for Sharon Fitzhenry about what she wanted to be when she grew up. She always knew she wanted to be a publisher.
Access Copyright CEO Roanie Levy stepping down amid ‘restructuring’
Levy has been with the organization for more than 20 years.
Former Stoddart managing editor Donald Bastian dead at 71
Former colleagues remember him as a “a lovely and kind man,” who “could read people by reading only a few paragraphs of their work.”
With new Knopf Canada imprint, Dionne Brand aims to capture the ‘shiny and wondrous’ of alchemy
Brand says the search for works that fit Alchemy is “to run with constant curiosity,” at times even looking beyond writing and across artistic media, to find creators who are “doing some brilliant thinking through really radical visions.”
Wab Kinew elected premier of Manitoba
Kinew will be the first First Nations provincial premier in Canada.
Heather Reisman back in CEO role at Indigo
Just over a week after Indigo Books & Music announced that CEO Peter Ruis was stepping down from his role, the company announced that founder and former longtime CEO Heather Reisman would be returning to the top post.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside president and CEO Sharon Fitzhenry dead at 73
Fitzhenry died on August 26, 2023.
New indie publisher Trace Press seeks to build community through translation
For Trace Press publisher Nuzhat Abbas, the value of publishing extends beyond creating books: it is an effort to actively build “a different kind of public.”
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