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Random House Canada to publish The Marriott Cell by Mohamed Fahmy

Random House Canada has announced it has acquired world rights to award-winning journalist Mohamed Fahmy's book, The Marriott Cell. It is slated for publication in fall 2015. The Marriot Cell tells the story of the Canadian-Egyptian journalist's ... Read More »

April 10, 2015 | Filed under: Deals

Chris Hadfield to publish with Random House Canada

By Maria Siassina

Random House Canada has signed Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield to a two-book deal. The first book, An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth, which covers Hadfield's years of training and space exploration, will be released ... Read More »

July 2, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Martel, Munro join campaign for treeless paper

By Natalie Sequeira

Sustainable paper advocate Canopy has two new high-profile faces to add to its conservation initiative. Yann Martel and Alice Munro have partnered with the Vancouver-based not-for-profit to release special, signed editions of Life of Pi (Knopf ... Read More »

March 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Random House debut postponed until 2014

By Sue Carter

Seconds, the follow-up to Bryan Lee O'Malley's popular Scott Pilgrim series, has been delayed until 2014. The graphic novel, which follows the staff of a restaurant named Seconds, is the first of O'Malley's books to ... Read More »

February 20, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Random House of Canada files statement of defence in Conrad Black lawsuit

By Sue Carter

Random House of Canada today filed a statement of defence with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a legal suit filed by Conrad Black. The former media mogul is suing the publisher for defamation ... Read More »

February 19, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Lisa Moore’s February wins CBC Canada Reads

By Natalie Sequeira

On the 31st anniversary of the Ocean Ranger disaster, Lisa Moore's February (House of Anansi Press) has won this year's CBC Canada Reads. February explores loss and moving on as experienced by Helen O'Mara, whose ... Read More »

February 14, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Shelagh Rogers’ multimedia Northwords project brings city-dwelling authors out of their comfort zone

By Matt Semansky

Led by CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers, five urban Canadian authors spent a week writing and observing life in Northern Labrador. Northwords, a documentary that captures their experiences, is screening at IFOA, Oct. 20 at 2 ... Read More »

October 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Random House of Canada taps into trend of books doubling as decor

By Natalie Samson

It's common now to flip or click through style, home, and design publications and see books used as everything from accent pieces to the materials for DIY decorating projects. So it makes sense that, at ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

IFOA’s International Visitors Programme: the schmooze factor

By Cheri Hanson

Less than 24 hours into a September business trip to New York City, three people had already asked Iris Tupholme the same question: how could they land an invitation to the International Visitors (IV) Programme? ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, Events

Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul

By Stuart Woods

What does a major publishing house look like in the digital age? Random House of Canada has offered one answer with today's launch of a multifaceted digital strategy that includes an online magazine (known as ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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