by Becky Robertson

Deal Spotlight: Canada’s most famous red-headed orphan gets a merchandising revamp

L.M. Montgomery’s classic story of CanLit’s most beloved – and precocious – East Coast preteen‚ Anne of Green Gables‚ was revitalized in 2016. CBC’s television adaptation was picked up by Netflix for global streaming later ... Read More »

January 9, 2017

Book Links: Who wants Brexit fiction?; converting Seuss to Latin

By Becky Robertson

Watch the first official trailer for Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. (BookRiot) Get ready for lots of Brexit novels this year. (The Guardian) The struggles of translating modern children's books to Latin. (Atlas Obscura) Meet ... Read More »

January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Mein Kampf reprint sells out in Germany; U.S. organizations tackle book deserts

By Becky Robertson

Annotated Mein Kampf reprint becomes bestseller in Germany. (The Independent) A look at U.S. book deserts (New York Daily News) and how publishers and book foundations are dealing with them. (Los Angeles Times) Hachette Children's ... Read More »

January 6, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Independent booksellers reflect on 2016 holiday season

By Becky Robertson

Book retailers are recouping from a busy holiday shopping season‚ during which many of the titles they anticipated would be the biggest sellers were in-demand through to the end of 2016. In Toronto‚ the holiday ... Read More »

January 5, 2017

Daily Deals: Heritage House acquires former Olympian Jason Dorland’s memoir

By Becky Robertson

Heritage House Publishing owner and publisher Rodger Touchie has acquired a forthcoming non-fiction title by former Olympic rower Jason Dorland, reflecting on the athlete's coaching philosophy and lessons learned from sport. Pulling Together: A Coach's Journey to Uncover ... Read More »

January 5, 2017

Annick Press plans to maintain strong West Coast presence despite office closure

By Becky Robertson

Toronto-based youth publisher Annick Press announced in December the retirement of associate publisher Colleen MacMillan‚ along with news that the Vancouver outpost she opened when she started her tenure at the press 17 years ago would ... Read More »

January 5, 2017

Book Links: Amazon confirms new retail location; preserving NYC’s printed history

By Becky Robertson

Centuries' worth of historical New York City books and documents to be preserved and made accessible. (The New York Times) Amazon confirms location of Manhattan brick-and-mortar store‚ with two Boston storefronts slated for 2017. (The Digital Reader) ... Read More »

January 5, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto Public Library names its most popular books of 2016

By Becky Robertson

The country's largest library system has released the lists of its most-borrowed titles of 2016. A number of the year's biggest Canadian books proved to be just as popular with Toronto Public Library patrons as ... Read More »

January 4, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Agency Change: Chelsea Green Publishing

By Becky Robertson

Effective immediately, Ampersand Inc. will serve as sales representation for Chelsea Green Publishing‚ a ... Read More »

January 4, 2017

Distribution change: Royal B.C. Museum

By Becky Robertson

Effective immediately, Ontario indie press Fitzhenry & Whiteside‚ in collaboration with U.S. sales, marketing, and distribution company Midpoint Trade Books, will take over Canadian and U.S. distribution of all Royal B.C. Museum titles from Heritage ... Read More »

January 4, 2017

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Deal Spotlight: Canada’s most famous red-headed orphan gets a merchandising revamp

Book Links: Who wants Brexit fiction?; converting Seuss to Latin

Book Links: Mein Kampf reprint sells out in Germany; U.S. organizations tackle book deserts

Independent booksellers reflect on 2016 holiday season

Daily Deals: Heritage House acquires former Olympian Jason Dorland’s memoir

Annick Press plans to maintain strong West Coast presence despite office closure

Book Links: Amazon confirms new retail location; preserving NYC’s printed history

Toronto Public Library names its most popular books of 2016

Agency Change: Chelsea Green Publishing

Distribution change: Royal B.C. Museum

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