by Becky Robertson

Kathleen Winter’s Annabel re-optioned for film

Director Deepa Mehta’s Hamilton Mehta Productions has acquired film rights to Kathleen Winter’s 2010 novel Annabel, after the expiry of a previous agreement. Winter’s debut was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Rogers Writers’ Trust ... Read More »

September 14, 2015

Knopf Canada acquires third Nicolas Dickner novel in translation

By Becky Robertson

Pamela Murray, Knopf Random House Canada senior editor, has acquired the third novel by Nicolas Dickner, the Montreal-based author of Nikolski. An English version of Dickner’s Six degrés de liberté, translated by Lazer Lederhendler, will appear ... Read More »

September 14, 2015

Bundoran Press acquires three new novels

By Becky Robertson

Ottawa-based Bundoran Press managing editor and author Hayden Trenholm has acquired three new works of fiction: A standalone science-fiction novel, Transient City, by Calgary author Al Onia will appear in spring 2016. The third and ... Read More »

September 14, 2015

Iain Reid sells in the U.K. and Australia

By Becky Robertson

U.K. and Australian/New Zealand rights to I’m Thinking of Ending Things, National Post books columnist Iain Reid’s upcoming debut literary horror novel about a couple’s eerie late-night road trip, have been sold to Text Publishing. ... Read More »

September 14, 2015

Book Links: Iran judge throws the book at criminals; Bangkok collectors’ market gets a three-tonne surprise; Girl in the Spider’s Web tops bestseller lists

By Becky Robertson

Iranian judge throws the book at criminals – literally – handing out sentences to buy, read, and report on five books in lieu of jail time (BBC). Collectors rejoice after three tonnes of rare and ... Read More »

September 14, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Anishnaabe author Basil H. Johnston dies at 86

By Becky Robertson

Renowned Anishnaabe historian, cultural leader, and author Basil H. Johnston passed away Sept. 8 at age 86. Johnston's ouevre started with volumes and cassettes about the Anishnaabe language in the 1980s, followed by a number of ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Joanna Goodman sells in the U.S.

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to Toronto author Joanna Goodman’s fourth novel The Finishing School, in which a writer returns to the Swiss boarding school she grew up in to find answers about ... Read More »

September 11, 2015

HarperCollins Canada acquires debut book by journalist Rachel Giese

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins Canada has acquired a debut non-fiction title by CBC Radio’s Q contributor and Chatelaine columnist Rachel Giese. Boy: Becoming a Man in the 21st Century explores gender tropes and "boy culture," and will appear ... Read More »

September 11, 2015

Alix Hawley’s Giller-longlisted novel sells in the U.S.

By Becky Robertson

U.S. rights to Alix Hawley’s All True Not A Lie In It – the fictional retelling of Daniel Boone's life that landed the debut B.C. author on this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist and won ... Read More »

September 11, 2015

Book Links: reading for TIFF; self-published titles move in Wal-Mart; breaking the “speed barrier of reading”

By Becky Robertson

Fifteen books that inspired this year's TIFF films (CBC Books). CreateSpace self-published titles are making their way into Wal-Mart and other big retailers (Teleread). Scientists are studying ways to make reading more efficient (Scientific American). ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Kathleen Winter’s Annabel re-optioned for film

Knopf Canada acquires third Nicolas Dickner novel in translation

Bundoran Press acquires three new novels

Iain Reid sells in the U.K. and Australia

Book Links: Iran judge throws the book at criminals; Bangkok collectors’ market gets a three-tonne surprise; Girl in the Spider’s Web tops bestseller lists

Anishnaabe author Basil H. Johnston dies at 86

Joanna Goodman sells in the U.S.

HarperCollins Canada acquires debut book by journalist Rachel Giese

Alix Hawley’s Giller-longlisted novel sells in the U.S.

Book Links: reading for TIFF; self-published titles move in Wal-Mart; breaking the “speed barrier of reading”

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