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Penguin Random House Canada editor Amanda Lewis on bringing environmental activism into the office

I arrive at book launches on my bike, fleece pants and Gore-Tex jacket over my little black dress. I spend my evenings and weekends reading manuscripts, writing press releases, and attending coalition-building meetings. And when ... Read More »

February 9, 2015

Deals: Tightrope Books acquires three new novels

By Becky Robertson

Tightrope Books owner and publisher Jim Nason has acquired his first three works of fiction since starting at the press last fall: Amazon First Novel Award shortlisted author Marnie Woodrow’s Heyday parallels the storylines of ... Read More »

February 5, 2015

Knopf Canada acquires new Madeleine Thien novel

By Becky Robertson

Knopf Canada publishing director Lynn Henry has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Madeleine Thien’s latest novel, Awake ... Read More »

February 5, 2015

Deal spotlight: Annick Press acquires middle-grade adaptation of The Dirt on Clean

By Becky Robertson

Katherine Ashenburg is set to get her hands dirty adapting her 2007 adult non-fiction title, The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History (Knopf Canada), for a middle-grade audience. In a deal arranged by Samantha Haywood ... Read More »

February 5, 2015

ECW Press’s unconventional wisdom

By Becky Robertson

Forty years of passion, risk-taking, and experimentation have paid off for Toronto indie publisher ECW Press ECW Press rang in its 40th anniversary this year with an unexpected distinction: two novels – Arjun Basu’s Waiting ... Read More »

February 5, 2015

AbeBooks sells single title for more than $190,000

By Becky Robertson

Victoria-based online book marketplace AbeBooks reports the most expensive book sale in its 19-year history was made last month. A 1765 Italian ornithology book, the title of which is translated and shortened to A Natural ... Read More »

February 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Questions of Harper Lee’s mental status surround news of new book, Roald Dahl: champion for measles vaccination, and more

By Becky Robertson

Harper Lee "never wanted to publish another book," but announcement of her sophomore novel increased Amazon sales of To Kill A Mockingbird by 6600 per cent Go Set A Watchman is already topping bestsellers lists ... Read More »

February 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Deals roundup: Dundurn acquires Dalton McGuinty memoir, Greystone acquires debut by detective Lori Shenher, and more

By Becky Robertson

Dundurn Press president and publisher Kirk Howard has acquired world rights to Making a Difference, a memoir by former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, for publication in Sept. The deal was arranged without an agent. Dundurn ... Read More »

February 4, 2015

Steve Burrows’ Birder Murder series sells in the U.K.

By Becky Robertson

Dundurn Press vice-president Beth Bruder has sold English-language U.K. and Commonwealth (excluding Canada) rights to Steve Burrows’ Birder Murder series, comprising A Siege of Bitterns, A Pitying of Doves, and A Cast of Falcons, to Oneworld ... Read More »

February 4, 2015

Greystone Books acquires non-fiction debut by detective Lori Shenher

By Becky Robertson

Greystone Books publisher Rob Sanders has acquired world rights to detective Lori Shenher’s That Lonely Section of Hell: Living Inside the Failed Investigation of a Serial Killer, a look at the B.C. Missing and Murdered ... Read More »

February 4, 2015

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Penguin Random House Canada editor Amanda Lewis on bringing environmental activism into the office

Deals: Tightrope Books acquires three new novels

Knopf Canada acquires new Madeleine Thien novel

Deal spotlight: Annick Press acquires middle-grade adaptation of The Dirt on Clean

ECW Press’s unconventional wisdom

AbeBooks sells single title for more than $190,000

Questions of Harper Lee’s mental status surround news of new book, Roald Dahl: champion for measles vaccination, and more

Deals roundup: Dundurn acquires Dalton McGuinty memoir, Greystone acquires debut by detective Lori Shenher, and more

Steve Burrows’ Birder Murder series sells in the U.K.

Greystone Books acquires non-fiction debut by detective Lori Shenher

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