by Becky Robertson

Knopf Canada to publish new novel by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Twenty years after publishing B.C. author Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s best-selling debut novel, A Cure for Death by Lightning, Knopf Canada has acquired the author's fifth novel, The Spawning Grounds, to appear in fall 2016. The story ... Read More »

August 24, 2015

McGill-Queen’s and Brindle & Glass to publish titles on Truth & Reconciliation

By Becky Robertson

With the digital release of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final summary report in June and Lorimer's publication of a trade-book version last month, two more presses have announced forthcoming titles on ... Read More »

August 24, 2015

Andre Alexis, Margaret Atwood among 2015 Toronto Book Award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Toronto Book Award, honouring books evocative of the city, have been revealed. The shortlisted authors will perform readings from their respective titles at the Word on the Street festival at ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

National Post’s censorship of Atwood spurs media flurry

By Becky Robertson

Over the weekend, the National Post faced a whirlwind of attention and criticism – much if it involving puns about hair – from both traditional and social media after it removed a column by Margaret ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Greystone acquires debut book by plus-size athlete and advocate Louise Green

By Becky Robertson

Greystone Books associate publisher Nancy Flight has acquired world rights to the debut book by Louise Green, the Vancouver plus-size athlete, advocate, and Body Exchange founder. Limitless examines how society perceives plus-size athleticism and diverse ... Read More »

August 24, 2015

Pubslush acquired by Canadian publishing services company, Chinese sci-fi wins sole Hugo award, and more

By Becky Robertson

Toronto-based Colborne Communications acquires Pubslush. Hugo Awards controversy ends in single award for Chinese author Liu Cixin. Scribd ends unlimited audiobook listening. Korean press Gimm-Young Publishers founder accused of embezzlement and mind control. New records ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Ottawa-based Qurtuba Publishing House addresses gaps in Muslim publication

By Becky Robertson

Three 20-something Ottawa-based Somali-Canadian sisters – two of them with backgrounds in nursing – are the faces behind the newly founded Qurtuba Publishing House, a press focused on Muslim and immigrant issues. Ilhan Ibrahim and her ... Read More »

August 20, 2015

2014 Lane Anderson Award finalists revealed

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for the Lane Anderson Award for best Canadian science book published in 2014 have been announced. Titles are judged by relevance to science in the modern world and the author's ability to make ... Read More »

August 20, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

NYT restructures children’s bestseller lists, S&S offers free ebooks at select U.S. hotels, and more

By Becky Robertson

New York Times to change children's bestseller lists. Simon & Schuster partners with Hotels.com to give free ebooks to travelers. Kamal Al-Solaylee, Merrily Weisbord, and Michael Harris to judge 2015 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize. German ... Read More »

August 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

S&S Canada acquires new title by Glen Dixon

By Becky Robertson

Simon and Schuster Canada editorial director Nita Pronovost has acquired Canadian English-language rights to journalist and author Glen Dixon’s third book, Juliet's Answer: An Epiphany on Love in Fair Verona, about finding love in unlikely ... Read More »

August 19, 2015

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Knopf Canada to publish new novel by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

McGill-Queen’s and Brindle & Glass to publish titles on Truth & Reconciliation

Andre Alexis, Margaret Atwood among 2015 Toronto Book Award finalists

National Post’s censorship of Atwood spurs media flurry

Greystone acquires debut book by plus-size athlete and advocate Louise Green

Pubslush acquired by Canadian publishing services company, Chinese sci-fi wins sole Hugo award, and more

Ottawa-based Qurtuba Publishing House addresses gaps in Muslim publication

2014 Lane Anderson Award finalists revealed

NYT restructures children’s bestseller lists, S&S offers free ebooks at select U.S. hotels, and more

S&S Canada acquires new title by Glen Dixon

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