Montreal press Lemeac Éditeur’s rights and permissions director Marilena Bono has acquired French North American rights to Martha Baillie’s novel ... Read More »
April 2, 2015
HarperCollins may withdraw titles from Amazon Hunter S. Thompson's Vancouver Sun job application 10th-century manuscript offers new treatment for MRSA Evergreen Review, which debuted Jack Kerouac, Susan Sontag, and more, returns after lengthy hiatus Best ... Read More »
April 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book links
The Leacock Associates have announced the finalists for the annual Leacock Medal for Humour, which recognizes the best book of humour by a Canadian from the year prior. On the list are memoirs by Great ... Read More »
April 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards
Penguin Canada publishing director Diane Turbide fought two other publishers to acquire North American rights to journalist Ann Walmsley’s debut, The Prison Book Club. (A five-way bidding war for U.K. and Commonwealth rights went to ... Read More »
April 1, 2015
The League of Canadian Poets has announced the shortlists for its annual Raymond Souster Award for a book of poetry by a league member, Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for a first book of poetry by ... Read More »
April 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards
Amazon.ca has announced the shortlist for its First Novel Award, which recognizes an exceptional English-language title by a Canadian first-time novelist. The finalists, as selected by The Walrus fiction editor Nick Mount, include Sean Michaels ... Read More »
April 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards
Penguin Random House Canada has revealed the North American title and book jacket for the fourth instalment in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series, written by Swedish author David Lagercrantz. The novel will appear Aug. 27 in ... Read More »
March 31, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture, Book news
Greystone Books has the following acquisitions and sales to announce: Publisher Rob Sanders and associate publisher Nancy Flight have acquired world rights to 2009 Writers' Trust of Canada Non-fiction Prize winner Brian Brett’s memoir about ... Read More »
March 31, 2015
Greystone Books has announced that Jennifer Croll, who temporarily filled in as production editor, is to serve as the press's new full-time managing editor. Croll has worked in the book, magazine, and digital-media industries and ... Read More »
March 31, 2015
Hachette Book Group has acquired Black Dog & Leventhal Publishing. Books on sale after June 26 will be handled by Hachette Book Group Canada. Books published prior to then will be handled by Thomas Allen ... Read More »
March 31, 2015
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