by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Merilyn Simonds, Laurie Dalton + two more

ECW Press’s Susan Renouf has acquired world rights to Merilyn Simonds’s Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay. The nonfiction book is described as the first major biography of the ... Read More »

July 19, 2021

Distribution change: Batsford and Collins & Brown

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective July 1, 2021, Batsford and Collins & Brown (previously distributed by Sterling Publishing) will be distributed ... Read More »

July 19, 2021

Distribution change: teNeues Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective July 1, 2021, teNeues Publishing will be distributed by National Book Network, as a ... Read More »

July 19, 2021

Personnel change: McClelland & Stewart

By Cassandra Drudi

Chimedum Ohaegbu is joining McClelland & Stewart as editorial assistant. She is currently the managing editor and poetry editor of Uncanny magazine and previously ... Read More »

July 19, 2021

Rights Deals: Richard Van Camp, Zalika Reid-Benta + 13 more

By Cassandra Drudi

Renegade Arts Entertainment has acquired world rights to Richard Van Camp's Roth. The graphic novel is described as the first in the Wheetago War series that tells the story of Ross, a local hero known ... Read More »

July 15, 2021

Personnel changes: Orca Book Publishers

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Hartley has joined Orca Book Publishers in the new role of education sales manager. Formerly at Scholastic Canada, Hartley is based in Toronto. Jacqui Thomas, formerly at Heritage House, has joined Orca’s production team as a ... Read More »

July 15, 2021

Rights Deals: Sofia Mostaghimi and Tessa Barbosa

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Canada’s Anne Collins has acquired Canadian English rights to Sofia Mostaghimi’s Desperada. The novel is described as the story of a young Iranian-Canadian woman who, after the sudden death of her sister, quits ... Read More »

July 12, 2021

Rights Deals: Harriet Alida Lye, Sylvia McNicoll + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Kelly Joseph has acquired Canadian English rights to Harriet Alida Lye’s Let it Destroy You. The novel is described as inspired by the incredible true story of the man who invented the ... Read More »

July 8, 2021

2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists revealed

By Cassandra Drudi

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The juries selected the shortlisted titles in 13 categories from 109 submitted titles. The winners will be announced ... Read More »

July 7, 2021

Rights Deals: Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Natasha Deen + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Scholastic Canada's Erin O'Connor has acquired world rights to Lorna Schultz Nicholson's Amazing Hockey Stories: Alexander Ovechkin. The middle grade nonfiction book is described as the latest title in the ongoing Amazing Hockey Stories series. ... Read More »

July 5, 2021

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Rights Deals: Merilyn Simonds, Laurie Dalton + two more

Distribution change: Batsford and Collins & Brown

Distribution change: teNeues Publishing

Personnel change: McClelland & Stewart

Rights Deals: Richard Van Camp, Zalika Reid-Benta + 13 more

Personnel changes: Orca Book Publishers

Rights Deals: Sofia Mostaghimi and Tessa Barbosa

Rights Deals: Harriet Alida Lye, Sylvia McNicoll + five more

2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists revealed

Rights Deals: Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Natasha Deen + one more

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