by Becky Robertson

Daily Deals: HarperCollins to publish memoir by mental health advocate Mark Henick

HarperCollins editorial director of non-fiction Jim Gifford has acquired world rights to a memoir by Toronto-based Canadian Mental Health Association director and TEDx Talk speaker Mark Henick in a pre-empt deal. Like Water Over Stone ... Read More »

April 24, 2017

Gordon Korman, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon among 2017 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlisters

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Arthur Ellis Awards, administered by the Crime Writers of Canada to recognize the country's best crime writing in one French-language and seven English categories, have been announced. Digital versions of the shortlisted ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daniel J. Levitin wins National Business Book Award

By Becky Robertson

American-Canadian neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin was named winner of this year's $30,000 National Business Book Award on April 24. Levitin's book, A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (Allen Lane Canada), about discerning truth in ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Cormac McCarthy, scientist | Forgotten literary classics

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood's surprising cameo in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale adaptation. (Entertainment Weekly) Which novelists are writing for TV this year? (Electric Literature) Cormac McCarthy on where language comes from. (Nautilus) U.S. theatre company launches 20-year ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

ACP recognizes Dundurn founder Kirk Howard with President’s Award

By Becky Robertson

Dundurn president and founder Kirk Howard will be honoured with the Association of Canadian Publishers's President's Award at its annual general meeting on June 6. "Howard is a prominent and longtime publisher, much admired by ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daily Deals: Figure 1 to publish cookbook by Lauren Klukas

By Becky Robertson

Figure 1 Publishing senior editor Michelle Meade has acquired Complete Plate, a cookbook for weight loss and maintenance by Calgary ... Read More »

April 20, 2017

Picture books and romance among the big hits at the 2017 Bologna book fair

By Becky Robertson

Thirty-seven English and French-language Canadian publishers and agents attended this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, held in Bologna, Italy, from April 3 to 6. Fiona Kenshole, of the Transatlantic Agency, says she noticed a focus on romance titles ... Read More »

April 20, 2017

Cassi Smith wins RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

By Becky Robertson

Saskatchewan writer Cassi Smith has won this year's RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award, which grants $10,000 and a mentorship opportunity to a Canadian writer working on a forthcoming title. Smith is in the process of ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's East Coast Literary Awards, highlighting the best writing by Atlantic authors in the categories of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, have been announced by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. Nominees are ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Seven-year-old peace tweeter gets book deal |The publisher that burns books

By Becky Robertson

Henry Holt will still publish Bill O'Reilly's memoir, despite his dismissal from Fox News. (Publishers Weekly) Seven-year-old who tweets for peace in Syria lands book deal with Simon & Schuster. (Melville House) HBO names leads in adaptation ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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Daily Deals: HarperCollins to publish memoir by mental health advocate Mark Henick

Gordon Korman, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon among 2017 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlisters

Daniel J. Levitin wins National Business Book Award

Book Links: Cormac McCarthy, scientist | Forgotten literary classics

ACP recognizes Dundurn founder Kirk Howard with President’s Award

Daily Deals: Figure 1 to publish cookbook by Lauren Klukas

Picture books and romance among the big hits at the 2017 Bologna book fair

Cassi Smith wins RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees

Book Links: Seven-year-old peace tweeter gets book deal |The publisher that burns books

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