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Deals roundup: Owlkids acquires Carrie Snyder’s kids’ book debut, Biblioasis acquires Schofield’s Malarky follow-up, and more

Breakwater Books president Rebecca Rose has acquired world English-language rights to CBC Emerging Artist Award winner Chad Pelley’s new short-story collection, Four-letter Words. The collection’s 14 stories have won or been shortlisted for nine awards ... Read More »

January 21, 2015

Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan sells in Russia

By Becky Robertson

Véhicule Press co-publisher Simon Dardick has sold Donomnilit Russian-language rights to The Red Floor and The Courier Wore Shorts, two ... Read More »

January 21, 2015

Owlkids acquires children’s book by Carrie Snyder

By Becky Robertson

Owlkids Books publisher Karen Boersma has acquired world rights to Girl Runner author Carrie Snyder’s first children's book, The Candy Conspiracy: ... Read More »

January 21, 2015

Anakana Schofield’s sophomore novel sells in Canada and U.K.

By Becky Robertson

Biblioasis publisher and editor Dan Wells has acquired North American rights to Amazon First Novel Award and Debut-Litzer Prize for Fiction winner Anakana Schofield’s sophomore novel, Martin John: A Footnote to Malarky, for fall 2015 ... Read More »

January 21, 2015

Competition Bureau seeks ebook documents from Indigo and Kobo, new library to serve Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and more

By Becky Robertson

Competition Bureau of Canada requests ebook pricing documents from Kobo and Indigo Construction started on new Vancouver library to serve Downtown Eastside Researchers say writing (and re-writing) your personal story can improve happiness First-ever book ... Read More »

January 21, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Chapters to shutter flagship Vancouver location

By Becky Robertson

Chapters Indigo announced Monday that it will close its 53,000-square-foot flagship store on Vancouver's Robson Street June 30. This follows the shuttering of seven stores last year, including Montreal's flagship store and Toronto's Richmond Street ... Read More »

January 20, 2015 | Filed under: Bookselling

Distribution change: Between the Lines

By Becky Robertson

Effective immediately, University of Toronto Press will no longer distribute Between the Lines titles. ... Read More »

January 20, 2015

National Reading Campaign appoints Sandy Crawley as executive director

By Becky Robertson

Former Professional Writers Association of Canada executive director Sandy Crawley has been appointed the new executive director of the National Reading Campaign, effective immediately. He joins community manager Holly Kent, reading town manager James Roy, ... Read More »

January 20, 2015

Kim Thuy, Thomas King among CBC’s 2015 Canada Reads selections

By Becky Robertson

CBC has revealed the panelists and the titles they will respectively champion in this year's Canada Reads debates, to discern "the one book to break barriers." The list is as follows: Toronto International Film Festival ... Read More »

January 20, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

The Zuckerberg bump and latest Facebook book club pick, DBW looks at e-reading data, and more

By Becky Robertson

The "Zuckerberg bump" and his new book club pick Digital Book World panel analyzes hoards of e-reading data Harry Potter Alliance works to spread the series' values Amazon to try its hand at feature film ... Read More »

January 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Deals roundup: Owlkids acquires Carrie Snyder’s kids’ book debut, Biblioasis acquires Schofield’s Malarky follow-up, and more

Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan sells in Russia

Owlkids acquires children’s book by Carrie Snyder

Anakana Schofield’s sophomore novel sells in Canada and U.K.

Competition Bureau seeks ebook documents from Indigo and Kobo, new library to serve Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and more

Chapters to shutter flagship Vancouver location

Distribution change: Between the Lines

National Reading Campaign appoints Sandy Crawley as executive director

Kim Thuy, Thomas King among CBC’s 2015 Canada Reads selections

The Zuckerberg bump and latest Facebook book club pick, DBW looks at e-reading data, and more

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