by Becky Robertson

PRH promotes Robert Wheaton to chief operating officer

Penguin Random House Canada has announced the promotion of Robert Wheaton to the position of chief operating officer, effective immediately. Wheaton – who formerly served as senior vice-president and director of business development, online and digital ... Read More »

November 27, 2015

Booksellers ordering from HarperCollins expecting a less-green Christmas

By Becky Robertson

Canadian independent booksellers are rebuking the distribution services provided by R.R. Donnelley leading up to a busy holiday shopping season. The Indiana-based company was hired by HarperCollins Canada earlier this year after the publisher shuttered ... Read More »

November 26, 2015

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

By Becky Robertson

Newfoundland-based novelist and poet Michael Crummey has been named the first of three recipients of the Writers' Trust of Canada’s new writing fellowship, launched to celebrate the nation’s 150th anniversary. Crummey was honoured with the ... Read More »

November 26, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Book Links: HarperCollins releases $1,500 Go Set A Watchman edition; Bertelsmann looks to buy up rest of PRH

By Becky Robertson

In case you were still wondering whether the release of Harper Lee’s Go Set A Watchman was a money grab, HarperCollins has published a $1,500 signed special edition. (The New York Times) Bertelsmann is seeking ... Read More »

November 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Ian Brown’s memoir sells in the U.S. and more foreign deals from WCA

By Becky Robertson

U.S. rights to Sixty, Ian Brown’s memoir about aging, have been sold to New York–based indie publisher The Experiment. Published Random House Canada in September*, the U.S. version will publish in September 2016. The deal was ... Read More »

November 25, 2015

Knopf Canada acquires book on Yukon salmon by U.K. author

By Becky Robertson

In an international buy-in, Knopf Canada/Penguin Random House Canada editor Amanda Betts has acquired rights to English journalist and traveler Adam Weymouth’s non-fiction book about the Yukon River’s declining king salmon population. Kings of the ... Read More »

November 25, 2015

Telling Tales donates $12,000 to local literacy organizations

By Becky Robertson

Telling Tales, a Hamilton-based organization that promotes and financially supports children's literature, has awarded funds to three literacy groups. Early Literacy Hamilton’s Read to Your Baby program received $5,200, the city’s Rotary Summer Literacy Program ... Read More »

November 25, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Self-published book makes Washington Post best-of list; Game of Thrones Season 6 overtakes Martin books

By Becky Robertson

The rich story behind one of the world’s biggest independent booksellers, and its impact on Islamabad. (The New York Times) Season 6 of Game of Thrones will premier in April, officially overtaking George R.R. Martin’s ... Read More »

November 25, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Evan Munday takes over as Word on the Street Toronto’s interim festival director

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Word on the Street festival has announced that children's book author Evan Munday will serve as interim festival director, while current director Heather Kanabe is on maternity leave. The contract is effective starting in ... Read More »

November 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Penguin Random House to publish second compilation from Twitter’s @Stats_Canada

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Random House assistant editor Justin Stoller has acquired Canadian rights to the second compilation from Twitter phenomenon @Stats_Canada, poking fun at Canadian history and culture. 150 Years of Stats Canada! will publish in 2017 to ... Read More »

November 24, 2015

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PRH promotes Robert Wheaton to chief operating officer

Booksellers ordering from HarperCollins expecting a less-green Christmas

Michael Crummey awarded inaugural Writers’ Trust fellowship

Book Links: HarperCollins releases $1,500 Go Set A Watchman edition; Bertelsmann looks to buy up rest of PRH

Ian Brown’s memoir sells in the U.S. and more foreign deals from WCA

Knopf Canada acquires book on Yukon salmon by U.K. author

Telling Tales donates $12,000 to local literacy organizations

Book Links: Self-published book makes Washington Post best-of list; Game of Thrones Season 6 overtakes Martin books

Evan Munday takes over as Word on the Street Toronto’s interim festival director

Penguin Random House to publish second compilation from Twitter’s @Stats_Canada

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