Daily Deals: Appetite teams with The Living Kitchen in cookbook deal
October 18, 2018 at 05:08pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
How Indigenous voices became the driving force behind Canadian Geographic’s groundbreaking new atlas
Pre-orders were so strong that Kids Can Press and Canadian Geographic were already discussing reprints ahead of its publication date.
October 18, 2018 at 10:06am | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Daily Deals: foreign-rights for Rupi Kaur sold across Europe, Asia
October 17, 2018 at 05:53pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Prolific author and editor David Helwig dies at age 80
David Helwig, who died on Oct. 16 at 80 after a life marked by multiple debilitating health issues, was one of the most prolific and certainly one of the most versatile Canadian literary figures of the past 50 years.
October 17, 2018 at 01:01pm | Filed under: People
Winners announced for 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature
The winners of the 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature have been announced.
October 17, 2018 at 11:16am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Daily Deals: multiple foreign-rights deals for David Chariandy
October 16, 2018 at 04:40pm | Filed under: Deals
Daily Deals: Nimbus to publish new Kate Inglis picture book
October 15, 2018 at 04:38pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Why we need more trans and non-binary books for middle-grade readers
Trans-activist and educator j wallace skelton laments the dearth of middle-grade literature about gender diversity and recommends the best books that are currently available
October 15, 2018 at 04:17pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Jenny Manzer’s portrait of a middle-grade transgender baseball star
For her new middle-grade novel, author Jenny Manzer put herself “in the cleats” of 10-year-old Casper ‘Caz’ Caldman – a star house-league pitcher who once lived as a girl but now lives a boy.
October 15, 2018 at 04:15pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Inside Type Books Junction, the Toronto bookstore chain’s newest location
Toronto’s famously cool Type Books has opened its third location.
October 15, 2018 at 03:36pm | Filed under: Bookselling
Obituary: John Arthur Rosenberg
October 15, 2018 at 12:53pm
Cherie Dimaline, David Demchuk win Sunburst Award
David Demchuk and Cherie Dimaline are among the winners of The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.
October 15, 2018 at 06:00am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Five new things to watch for at the Toronto International Festival of Authors
Toronto International Festival of Authors has added a few fresh ideas for its 39th year.
October 12, 2018 at 04:03pm | Filed under: Industry News
Whoopi Goldberg adds her voice to The Most Magnificent Thing film adaptation
Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg takes on the role of “Narrator” in Nelvana’s upcoming short-film version of Ashley Spire’s bestselling picture book.
October 12, 2018 at 12:18pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Daily Deals: foreign-language rights sold for Claudia Dey, Gabor Maté, Joy Kogawa
October 11, 2018 at 05:24pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Indigo’s first U.S. store opens in New Jersey
October 11, 2018 at 05:12pm
David Chariandy takes home the Toronto Book Award
David Chariandy has won the Toronto Book Award for his second novel, Brother.
October 11, 2018 at 02:40pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Inaugural Canada’s Table event celebrates the country’s cookbooks, past and present
This weekend, Fort York will celebrate not just the country’s culinary past, but the future of cookbook writing and publishing at the inaugural Canada’s Table event.
October 11, 2018 at 02:08pm | Filed under: Industry News
Heather Smith, Eric Walters, and Kevin Sylvester receive multiple Forest of Reading nominations
Over 270,000 readers will participate through schools, libraries, literacy centres, and at home – and vote for their favourites in April.
October 11, 2018 at 01:40pm | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing
Amazon Canada teams up with First Book Canada for a $100,000 book giveaway
Customers who buy a book from Amazon.ca between now and Oct. 23 will be taking part in a new initiative that will put $100,000 worth of new books into the hands of children this holiday season.
October 11, 2018 at 10:53am | Filed under: Children's publishing
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