by Becky Robertson

Photos: 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize

The $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize was presented to Nisga'a writer Jordan Abel for his third collection, Injun (Talonbooks), at a gala in Toronto on June 8. British poet Alice Oswald won the international award for her volume ... Read More »

June 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: What’s next for The Handmaid’s Tale; Trump inspires kiddie slang

By Becky Robertson

What to expect from Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale. (HuffPost) North Korea's best American friend Dennis Rodman delivers books, including Trump's The Art of the Deal, to members of the country's government. (Los Angeles Times) Man Booker International Prize ... Read More »

June 15, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Margaret Atwood recognized by German Publishers and Booksellers Association

By Becky Robertson

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association has announced that CanLit icon Margaret Atwood will receive its 2017 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The annual €25,000 award recognizes an influential member of the literary or arts ... Read More »

June 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daily Deals: Foreign deals for Yann Martel, Jaspreet Singh, and Don Thompson

By Becky Robertson

Tre Publishing House has acquired Vietnamese rights to Yann Martel’s 2016 novel The High Mountains of Portugal in a deal arranged by Carolyn Forde on behalf of Jackie Kaiser at Westwood Creative Artists. Beurit-based Al-Rafidain Publication have acquired Arabic rights to Indian-Canadian author Jaspreet ... Read More »

June 15, 2017

Book Links: Handmaids protest government buildings; Black Mirror coming to book form

By Becky Robertson

Protesters dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid's Tale are becoming a common sight in U.S. government buildings. (HuffPost) Dystopian TV series Black Mirror is being made into a book anthology. (MashReads) Tracy K. Smith named new U.S. poet laureate. ... Read More »

June 14, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

M-E Girard, Zena Sharman, Jessica L. Webb, jia qing wilson-yang win Lambda Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

Four Canadian authors have won 2017 Lambda Literary Awards, of the 13 nominated this year. The U.S.-based awards recognize the prior year's best English-language titles by LGBT authors in 24 categories. They were distributed at a ... Read More »

June 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: J.K. Rowling named third highest-paid celebrity; Donald Trump blocks Stephen King

By Becky Robertson

J.K. Rowling named third-highest paid celebrity by Forbes, right after Beyoncé. (Los Angeles Times) Donald Trump has blocked Stephen King on Twitter. (Twitter) Margaret Atwood on becoming a PEN Center U.S. lifetime achievement honoree. (Los Angeles Times) ... Read More »

June 13, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: Former Greenpeace VP’s eco-thriller Water Inc. to be adapted to film; Arsenal Pulp acquires new Kevin Chong

By Becky Robertson

New Zealand–based Cloud South Films has acquired film rights to Canadian environmental activist and former Greenpeace vice-president Varda Burstyn’s 2005 eco-thriller Water Inc., about the theft of water in a looming global crisis. The novel will be ... Read More »

June 13, 2017

Personnel Change: HBG Canada

By Becky Robertson

Hachette Book Group Canada has announced that Rob Philpott has joined ... Read More »

June 13, 2017

Personnel Change: The Transatlantic Agency

By Becky Robertson

The Transatlantic Agency has announced that Stephanie Sinclair, executive assistant to vice-president and literary agent Samantha Haywood, will be taking maternity leave, effective July 14. Sinclair will return in January 2018 with a greater focus on her own client list as a co-agent. ... Read More »

June 12, 2017

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Photos: 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize

Book Links: What’s next for The Handmaid’s Tale; Trump inspires kiddie slang

Margaret Atwood recognized by German Publishers and Booksellers Association

Daily Deals: Foreign deals for Yann Martel, Jaspreet Singh, and Don Thompson

Book Links: Handmaids protest government buildings; Black Mirror coming to book form

M-E Girard, Zena Sharman, Jessica L. Webb, jia qing wilson-yang win Lambda Literary Awards

Book Links: J.K. Rowling named third highest-paid celebrity; Donald Trump blocks Stephen King

Daily Deals: Former Greenpeace VP’s eco-thriller Water Inc. to be adapted to film; Arsenal Pulp acquires new Kevin Chong

Personnel Change: HBG Canada

Personnel Change: The Transatlantic Agency

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