by Becky Robertson

Kids’ booksellers not worried about Mastermind’s 11-store expansion

Mastermind, Canada's largest children's book and toy retailer, has announced the biggest expansion in its history, with at least 11 new stores slated to open in 2017. So far, locations in Lethbridge, Alberta, and Peterborough, Ontario, have opened ... Read More »

June 8, 2017

Robert Gray’s Entropic to be adapted to film

By Becky Robertson

Author and University of New Brunswick English professor Robert Gray is adapting a selection from his sophomore experimental story collection Entropic (NeWest Press) to film. The title, which won the $25,000 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award at the 2016 ... Read More »

June 7, 2017

Daily Deals: ECW Press to publish Angie Abdou’s Home Ice; Penguin acquires Samra Habib memoir

By Becky Robertson

ECW Press executive editor-at-large Susan Renouf has acquired Canadian English-langauge rights to Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom by Angie Abdou. The title, a self-portrait of a mother dedicated to supporting her son’s passion for amateur hockey but ... Read More »

June 7, 2017

Book Links: Harper Lee okays To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel; audiobooks still on the rise

By Becky Robertson

To Kill a Mockingbird is getting a graphic-novel adaptation, and author Harper Lee approves. (The Guardian) Audiobook sales continue to grow. (Publishing Perspectives) When producers need to stay true to the book for adaptations of titles like The Handmaid's ... Read More »

June 7, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Bob Dylan’s Nobel speech video released; Wonder Woman sequel in the works

By Becky Robertson

The video of Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture has been released. (Open Culture) Wonder Woman breaks box office records and already has a sequel on the way. (BookRiot) First national Dr. Seuss museum opens in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Read More »

June 6, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Craig Swinwood named CEO of HarperCollins Canada amid international executive changes

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins has announced a number of executive personnel changes in line with a new international strategy that includes "ambitious foreign language growth plans," according to a note to staff from HarperCollins president and CEO Brian ... Read More »

June 6, 2017

Bookmanager Academy rebrands, grows in second year

By Becky Robertson

Bookmanager Academy, the professional development and networking event for independent booksellers and other members of the industry, will hold its second instalment June 8–11 in Kelowna, B.C. With more than 100 participants from 61 stores (and ... Read More »

June 5, 2017

New AMC streaming service picks up adaptation of Emily Schultz’s The Blondes

By Becky Robertson

A TV adaptation of Ontario-born writer Emily Schultz's 2012 novel The Blondes (Doubleday Canada) will be among six new projects being developed by Shudder, a new streaming service being launched by the U.S.-based AMC network. Shudder will focus ... Read More »

June 5, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Kai Cheng Thom wins 2017 Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize

By Becky Robertson

Kai Cheng Thom, the Toronto writer, performance artist, psychotherapist, and Everyday Feminism feature writer, has been named winner of this year's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers, administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada. Awarded on June ... Read More »

June 5, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daily Deals: Figure 1 acquires Corbin Tomaszeski’s first cookbook

By Becky Robertson

Figure 1 Publishing associate publisher Jennifer Smith has acquired the debut cookbook from Toronto chef and Food Network host Corbin Tomaszeski. The untitled cookbook, which emphasizes gatherings with friends and family and touches on Tomaszeki's Polish-Canadian upbringing, will publish ... Read More »

June 5, 2017

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Kids’ booksellers not worried about Mastermind’s 11-store expansion

Robert Gray’s Entropic to be adapted to film

Daily Deals: ECW Press to publish Angie Abdou’s Home Ice; Penguin acquires Samra Habib memoir

Book Links: Harper Lee okays To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel; audiobooks still on the rise

Book Links: Bob Dylan’s Nobel speech video released; Wonder Woman sequel in the works

Craig Swinwood named CEO of HarperCollins Canada amid international executive changes

Bookmanager Academy rebrands, grows in second year

New AMC streaming service picks up adaptation of Emily Schultz’s The Blondes

Kai Cheng Thom wins 2017 Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize

Daily Deals: Figure 1 acquires Corbin Tomaszeski’s first cookbook

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