by Becky Robertson

Daily Deal: Greystone acquires English rights to Birdmania book

Vancouver's Greystone Books has acquired world English-language rights to a 2015 book about the history of birding by German non-fiction writer Bernd Brunner. Birdmania: Remarkable Lives With Birds‚ with translations in the works over multiple ... Read More »

November 23, 2016

Books of the Year 2016: Covers of the Year

By Becky Robertson

Five booksellers share their picks for 2016 cover designs with front-facing appeal Closer: Notes from the Orgasmic Frontier of Female Sexuality Sarah Barmak (Coach House Books) The stitchwork by Shannon Gerard is suggestive but not ... Read More »

November 23, 2016

B.C. bookseller Jim Munro dies at 87

By Becky Robertson

Jim Munro‚ co-founder of the iconic Victoria, B.C., bookstore Munro's Books, died suddenly on Nov. 21 among family at home. He was 87. Munro established his eponymous store in 1963 with his then-wife, CanLit legend ... Read More »

November 23, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book Links: Booksellers and publishers plan for upcoming Trump months; don’t mess with One Hundred Years of Solitude

By Becky Robertson

Bruce Springsteen will narrate the audiobook edition of his memoir Born to Run. (GalleyCat) Booksellers plan for Trump inauguration protests (Melville House) while publishers scramble to find more Trump-insider titles. (The New York Times) Colombian ... Read More »

November 23, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Rare version of first-ever audiobook redisovered in Canada; Rachel McAdams narrates Anne of Green Gables

By Becky Robertson

Unique four-LP edition of the first audiobook ever made has resurfaced in Canada. (The Guardian) Hear Canadian actress Rachel McAdams narrate the new audiobook edition of Anne of Green Gables. (BookRiot) Barnes & Noble hires ... Read More »

November 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Authors withdraw their names from open letter regarding UBC’s Steven Galloway case

By Becky Robertson

Camilla Gibb, Kathryn Kuitenbrower, and Miriam Toews are among 13 CanLit authors who have rescinded their support of an open letter condemning the University of British Columbia for its lack of transparency and "unfair" treatment ... Read More »

November 21, 2016

Daily Deals: Appetite acquires Allison Day’s third cookbook; foreign deals from Cooke International

By Becky Robertson

Appetite by Random House editor Bhavna Chauhan has acquired world rights to Taste Canada award winner Allison Day’s third cookbook‚ Modern Lunch: Assembling the New Midday Meal. The deal was arranged by Carly Watters at ... Read More »

November 21, 2016

Personnel Changes: M&S

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Random House Canada imprint McClelland & Stewart has announced that Kelly Joseph has been hired for the newly created role of publishing manager. Joseph will report to M&S publisher Jared Bland‚ and manage titles from acquisition ... Read More »

November 21, 2016

Awards: Alexis‚ Atwood among 17 Canadian nominees for Dublin Literary Award

By Becky Robertson

Seventeen Canadians are among the 147 nominees for this year's International Dublin Literary Award‚ announced Nov. 21. A shortlist selected by Chris Morash, Ellah Allfrey, Katy Derbyshire, Kapka Kassabova‚ and Jaume Subirana will be announced on April 11. ... Read More »

November 21, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

New national prize awards $25,000 for faith in literature

By Becky Robertson

North American think tank Cardus‚ as part of its Faith in Canada 150 initiative‚ has launched a new national literary award recognizing authors who take on themes and elements of faith in their writing. The ... Read More »

November 21, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Daily Deal: Greystone acquires English rights to Birdmania book

Books of the Year 2016: Covers of the Year

B.C. bookseller Jim Munro dies at 87

Book Links: Booksellers and publishers plan for upcoming Trump months; don’t mess with One Hundred Years of Solitude

Book Links: Rare version of first-ever audiobook redisovered in Canada; Rachel McAdams narrates Anne of Green Gables

Authors withdraw their names from open letter regarding UBC’s Steven Galloway case

Daily Deals: Appetite acquires Allison Day’s third cookbook; foreign deals from Cooke International

Personnel Changes: M&S

Awards: Alexis‚ Atwood among 17 Canadian nominees for Dublin Literary Award

New national prize awards $25,000 for faith in literature

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