by Attila Berki

2023 SWCC Book Awards announced

The Science Writers and Communicators of Canada announced the winners of the 2023 SWCC Book Awards on Sept. 17 at the association’s annual AGM. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians. The winner of ... Read More »

September 19, 2024

Victoria’s Orca Book Publishers marks 40th year

By Attila Berki

When Bob Tyrrell founded Orca Book Publishers in 1984, it was not with the plan to become a children’s book publisher. Orca’s first title was a guide to Vancouver Island’s pubs co-authored by Tyrrell and ... Read More »

September 18, 2024

Orca Book Publishers at 40: A visual timeline, 1984–2024

By Attila Berki

Orca staff members at the publisher’s 40th anniversary party, outside of the ... Read More »

September 18, 2024

Alberta publisher Jerome Martin dead at 81

By Attila Berki

Jerome Martin, co-founder and publisher of Edmonton-based Spotted Cow Press, has died. He was 81. Martin, also a musician and photographer, started the press in 1990 after having worked for Alberta Agriculture and teaching communication ... Read More »

September 18, 2024

Obituary: Bob Tyrrell

By Attila Berki

Orca Book Publishers was saddened to hear of the sudden death of founder Bob Tyrrell on August 31, 2024. Bob started Orca Book Publishers 40 years ago in 1984 and built a remarkable company. Starting with ... Read More »

September 18, 2024

Excerpt from Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene

By Attila Berki

My first book, a collection of short stories called Man Descending, appeared in 1982. In the forty years following, I went on to publish novels, short stories, and plays, and to write a television miniseries ... Read More »

September 18, 2024

Indigo to give away 10,000 books across Canada

By Attila Berki

Indigo is undertaking a book giveaway on Sept. 14. Ten thousand copies of four titles will be given away at Indigo, Chapters, and Coles stores across the country this Saturday, an indication perhaps of the ... Read More »

September 11, 2024

Excerpt from Salvage: Readings from the Wreck

By Attila Berki

III. or the adventure is always already violent Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is set in 1651–94, and was published in 1719, thirty-one years after Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave. I ... Read More »

September 11, 2024

Agency and distribution change: Kogan Page

By Attila Berki

Effective Oct. 1, 2024, Login will provide exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution for Kogan Page in Canada. Ingram will cease fulfilling orders for Kogan Page titles on Sept. 13, 2024. Any outstanding orders with Ingram ... Read More »

September 5, 2024

New Brunswick Book Awards adds new prize for middle grade and young adult books

By Attila Berki

For its tenth annual awards, the New Brunswick Book Awards is adding a new category, bringing the number of literary prizes in the programme to five. The new Books for Young Readers Award, sponsored by ... Read More »

September 5, 2024

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2023 SWCC Book Awards announced

Victoria’s Orca Book Publishers marks 40th year

Orca Book Publishers at 40: A visual timeline, 1984–2024

Alberta publisher Jerome Martin dead at 81

Obituary: Bob Tyrrell

Excerpt from Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene

Indigo to give away 10,000 books across Canada

Excerpt from Salvage: Readings from the Wreck

New Brunswick Book Awards adds new prize for middle grade and young adult books

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