by Becky Robertson

Elise Moser joins Linda Leith Publishing as associate editor

Montreal author and former Quebec Writers' Federation president Elise Moser has been hired as associate editor at Linda Leith Publishing. Moser has a background in many aspects of the industry, having served as book buyer ... Read More »

July 2, 2015

Imajin Books acquires mystery by two Ontario authors

By Becky Robertson

Imajin Books publisher Cheryl Tardif has acquired world English-language rights to the second book in the Fashionation with Mystery Series ... Read More »

July 2, 2015

Scribd cuts back on romance and erotica offerings, Amazon to pay as little as $0.006 per page, and more

By Becky Robertson

Scribd shows no love for romance and erotica offerings New Kindle Unlimited rules say Amazon may pay authors as little as $0.006 per page read Malta reaches out to American thriller writers Harry Potter play ... Read More »

July 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Indigo to discount an additional 60 titles a month

By Becky Robertson

Heather Reisman, chair and CEO of Indigo Books and Music Inc., made a number of announcements at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on June 29, including the retailer's plan to increase the number ... Read More »

June 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Bookselling

Montreal Book Fair doubles numbers in six years

By Becky Robertson

The Montreal Book Fair continues to grow, with its most recent edition in June more than double the size of the event’s first outing six years ago, with 17 booksellers. Founded by Mike Mason, HarperCollins ... Read More »

June 30, 2015

New Russian translations due from Columbia University, 2015 Carnegie Medal winners announced, and more

By Becky Robertson

Russian and American academics partner for new translation series. Anthony Doerr and Bryan Stevenson win 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals. Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton's posthumous novel Micro to be adapted to film by Dreamworks. E.L. James ... Read More »

June 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

BookManager Academy deemed a huge success

By Becky Robertson

The inaugural BookManager Academy, hosted in Kelowna, B.C. from June 12–14, managed to sell out the local Capri Hotel and received rave reviews from participants, according to TBM BookManager founder Michael Neill. The weekend saw ... Read More »

June 29, 2015

Forthcoming Lawrence Hill novel The Illegal optioned for film

By Becky Robertson

Ontario author Lawrence Hill’s forthcoming follow-up to his acclaimed novel The Book of Negroes has been optioned for film by Toronto's Conquering Lion Pictures. The Illegal, which follows the trials of a young athlete who ... Read More »

June 29, 2015

M.G. Vassanji wins 2015 Molson Prize

By Becky Robertson

Canadian Council for the Arts has announced two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author M.G. Vassanji as a recipient of its annual $50,000 Molson Prize. The award recognizes two distinguished members of the arts and social-science communities ... Read More »

June 29, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

BookThug acquires Jack the Ripper-themed novel by Chris Eaton

By Becky Robertson

BookThug fiction editor Malcolm Sutton has acquired Canadian rights to New Brunswick musician and writer Chris Eaton’s tentatively titled novel The Second Mourning of Cole Afcott, a rumination on the death of the symphony during ... Read More »

June 29, 2015

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Elise Moser joins Linda Leith Publishing as associate editor

Imajin Books acquires mystery by two Ontario authors

Scribd cuts back on romance and erotica offerings, Amazon to pay as little as $0.006 per page, and more

Indigo to discount an additional 60 titles a month

Montreal Book Fair doubles numbers in six years

New Russian translations due from Columbia University, 2015 Carnegie Medal winners announced, and more

BookManager Academy deemed a huge success

Forthcoming Lawrence Hill novel The Illegal optioned for film

M.G. Vassanji wins 2015 Molson Prize

BookThug acquires Jack the Ripper-themed novel by Chris Eaton

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