Daily Deals: Vivek Shraya and Ness Lee graphic memoir to Arsenal Pulp; Appetite acquires Davin de Kergommeaux’s whisky guide
July 19, 2018 at 05:44pm | Filed under: Deals
New advocates join growing drive to donate Indigenous books to Ontario schools
More books by Indigenous authors have been pledged towards Ontario public schools by Anishinabek Nation, Portage & Main Press, and HarperCollins.
July 19, 2018 at 05:11pm | Filed under: Industry News, People
Calgary author Monica Kidd joins Pedlar Press as partner
Calgary-based author and former journalist Monica Kidd is joining Pedlar Press as acquisitions editor and production manager, effective Aug. 1.
July 19, 2018 at 04:09pm | Filed under: Personnel changes
TIFA announces first confirmed IV Programme delegates
The Toronto International Festival of Authors has announced a partial list of this year’s IV Programme delegates.
July 19, 2018 at 02:28pm
Pablo Rodriguez named new minister of culture and multiculturalism
As part of today’s federal cabinet shuffle, Pablo Rodriguez, who was serving as chief government whip, was named the new minister of culture and multiculturalism.
July 18, 2018 at 02:19pm
Daily Deals: Arsenal Pulp picks up Teresa Wong’s graphic novel debut
July 17, 2018 at 02:09pm | Filed under: Deals
Personnel change: Vancouver’s ZG Communications expands
July 17, 2018 at 01:49pm | Filed under: Personnel changes
Transatlantic Agency bolsters U.S. presence as Jill Corcoran named partner
On July 16, Toronto-based literary agency Transatlantic announced Jill Corcoran, president of Jill Corcoran Literary Agency, as partner and senior agent.
July 16, 2018 at 04:31pm | Filed under: Industry News, People, Personnel changes
Answer ACP’s survey on diversity in publishing
The Association of Canadian Publishers is conducting a survey of diversity within the Canadian publishing industry.
July 16, 2018 at 04:28pm | Filed under: Industry News
How Geneviève Castrée’s posthumous A Bubble came to be
“In her final weeks alive, Geneviève clung to finishing this book for our daughter with intense focus and devotion.”
July 16, 2018 at 04:27pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Crwth Press saves Sono Nis children’s books after the fire
After two years in limbo, British Columbia authors and illustrators will see their books in print.
July 16, 2018 at 04:10pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy to compete for Nobel alternative
Canadian authors Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy have been long-listed for the New Academy Prize in Literature, an alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
July 16, 2018 at 02:15pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Distribution change: Georgetown Publications
Georgetown Publications is the new distributor for Common Deer Press, a Canadian-based publisher of middle-grade, YA, and adult fiction titles. For… Read More »
July 16, 2018 at 01:34pm | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes
Daily Deals: A vegan cookbook by a YouTube star and new work from Sudbury’s former poet laureate
Robert Rose senior editor Meredith Dees has acquired world rights to the debut cookbook by Olivia Biermann, the creator and… Read More »
July 12, 2018 at 05:21pm
Authors band together to fight threatened Indigenous curriculum in Ontario
In the wake of the cancellation of sessions to update how Indigenous issues are taught in the public-school curriculum, writers Cherie Dimaline, Monique Gray Smith, and Tracey Lindberg have pledged to donate their books to classrooms.
July 12, 2018 at 03:56pm | Filed under: Industry News
Book*hug takes three of 11 spots on longlist for Toronto Book Award
For the first time in the prize’s 44-year history, the Toronto Book Awards have publicly announced its longlist. According to… Read More »
July 12, 2018 at 03:52pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Fall Preview 2018: Memoirs and biographies
Highlights from the upcoming season in memoir and biography.
July 12, 2018 at 03:33pm | Filed under: Preview
Fall Preview 2018: Indigenous non-fiction
Highlights from the upcoming season in Indigenous non-fiction.
July 12, 2018 at 03:30pm | Filed under: Preview
Fall Preview 2018: Art & design and food & drink titles
Highlights from the upcoming season in art & design and food & drink books.
July 12, 2018 at 03:29pm | Filed under: Preview
Fall Preview 2018: History & social studies, diverse voices, and more non-fiction
Highlights from the upcoming season in history books, social studies, diverse voices, hockey books, feminist titles, and more non-fiction.
July 12, 2018 at 03:26pm | Filed under: Preview
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