by Becky Robertson

Dundurn becomes first publisher to sell ebooks directly via BitLit interface

Toronto's Dundurn Press has begun selling ebooks directly to readers from its website using a custom interface created by Vancouver-based ebook bundling platform BitLit. "We started with a complete overhaul of our website in January, ... Read More »

July 30, 2015

Distribution notice: Thomas Allen & Son

By Becky Robertson

Effective Aug. 1, Thomas Allen & Son will serve as exclusive Canadian distributor for illustrated and ... Read More »

July 30, 2015

2015 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction shortlist announced

By Becky Robertson

Wilfred Laurier University has revealed the finalists for its annual $10,000 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction, which honours fantastic works of the genre that include a particularly Canadian significance or setting and were published ... Read More »

July 30, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian twitterverse discusses what not to say to a writer, Audiobooks.com partners with Android Auto, and more

By Becky Robertson

Twitter hashtag #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter trends in Canada Audiobooks.com is the first company to partner with Android Auto to bring books to your commute New York City Department of Education and Amazon sign $30-million contract for children's ... Read More »

July 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Andrew Kaufman novel optioned for U.K. stage; Adam McDowell drink guide sells in the U.S.

By Becky Robertson

Toronto author, film director, and radio producer Andrew Kaufman’s 2003 novel All My Friends are Superheroes, about an invisible husband's fight to win his wife back, has been optioned for stage adaptation by the U.K.-based Original ... Read More »

July 29, 2015

Distribution change: Publishers Group Canada

By Becky Robertson

Effective Aug. 1, Publishers Group Canada will handle distribution and sales across all ... Read More »

July 29, 2015

Canadian authors absent from Man Booker Prize longlist, how teens discover new reads, and more

By Becky Robertson

2015 Man Booker Prize longlist revealed (no nods to Canadians). Booknet Canada looks at how teens discover new titles. Fox Searchlight to revive 80-year-old New Yorker article as a film. National Endowment for the Humanities ... Read More »

July 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Stan Lee on diversifying Fantastic Four casting, Kobo’s Twitter and ABA initiatives, and more

By Becky Robertson

Stan Lee stands by more diverse casting in graphic novel adaptations. Kobo launches Twitter account for deals and discounts and extends deal with American Booksellers Association despite falling ebook sales. U.S. true-crime author Ann Rule ... Read More »

July 28, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

University libraries struggle to house Canadian content in face of weak dollar, lack of large Canadian distributor

By Becky Robertson

University librarians across the country are citing a weak dollar and a scarcity of large Canadian distributors in response to a recent survey by the Association of Canadian Publishers indicating a lack of homegrown titles – ... Read More »

July 27, 2015

Literary agent Denise Bukowski switches things up with translation into English

By Becky Robertson

Denise Bukowski, founder of Toronto literary representatives the Bukowski Agency, has seen a new kind of success with the sale of world English-language rights to Italian TV writer Sandrone Dazieri's Kill the Father, already a ... Read More »

July 27, 2015

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Dundurn becomes first publisher to sell ebooks directly via BitLit interface

Distribution notice: Thomas Allen & Son

2015 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction shortlist announced

Canadian twitterverse discusses what not to say to a writer, Audiobooks.com partners with Android Auto, and more

Andrew Kaufman novel optioned for U.K. stage; Adam McDowell drink guide sells in the U.S.

Distribution change: Publishers Group Canada

Canadian authors absent from Man Booker Prize longlist, how teens discover new reads, and more

Stan Lee on diversifying Fantastic Four casting, Kobo’s Twitter and ABA initiatives, and more

University libraries struggle to house Canadian content in face of weak dollar, lack of large Canadian distributor

Literary agent Denise Bukowski switches things up with translation into English

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