by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Chris Rutkowski, Perry King + two more

Dundurn Press publisher Meghan Macdonald has acquired world rights to science writer Chris Rutkowski’s Canada Confidential. The nonfiction book is described as detailing the history of UFO sightings in Canada and showing how -- unlike ... Read More »

July 31, 2024

UTP acquires Irwin Law assets

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Toronto Press has acquired the assets of independent legal publisher Irwin Law, in a deal that came into effect on July 1. Irwin Law was established in 1996, and has been owned since ... Read More »

July 29, 2024

Ownership of Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Press changing hands

By Cassandra Drudi

The ownership of Nova Scotia-based letterpress literary press Gaspereau Press is changing. Co-founders Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield, who started the press in 1997, will be leaving Gaspereau at the end of 2025, Steeves wrote ... Read More »

July 29, 2024

Mariko and Jilian Tamaki win three Eisner Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki won three awards at the 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners were announced at an event on July 26 during the San Diego Comic-Con. The Tamakis were nominated ... Read More »

July 29, 2024

Rights deals: Troy Sebastian and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Stephanie Sinclair and Anita Chong and Pantheon’s David Treuer have acquired Canadian English and U.S. English rights, respectively, to Troy Sebastian’s Fine Particulate Matter and an as-yet untitled novel in a six-figure, ... Read More »

July 25, 2024

Obituary: Jerry Trainer

By Cassandra Drudi

For almost 92 years, Jerry Trainer always had a book on the go. He read cowboy novels, hard-boiled detective mysteries, biographies, histories, epics, poetry, romances, cookbooks and classics. He read about style, social justice, travel, ... Read More »

July 24, 2024

2024 Fall Preview: Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this fall. This week’s instalment features novels. Short fiction, graphic novels, and poetry will be featured next week, with nonfiction to ... Read More »

July 24, 2024

Pankaj Mishra wins 2024 Weston International Award

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced that Indian essayist and memoirist Pankaj Mishra is the winner of the 2024 Weston International Award. The $75,000 award honours an international author for their career achievement in ... Read More »

July 24, 2024

Rights deals: Lauren Soloy, Joanna Cheek + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Nimbus Publishing managing editor Whitney Moran has acquired world rights to Lauren Soloy’s Every Leaf on Every Tree in an exclusive submission. The debut baby board book from the bestselling author/illustrator is described as a ... Read More »

July 22, 2024

Agony Editor: Every writer brings their own flair to the book potluck

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I’m working on the first draft of my next novel. For inspiration, I picked up another novel that explores similar themes. I was dismayed to discover the book mirrors the entire structure ... Read More »

July 3, 2024

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Rights deals: Chris Rutkowski, Perry King + two more

UTP acquires Irwin Law assets

Ownership of Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Press changing hands

Mariko and Jilian Tamaki win three Eisner Awards

Rights deals: Troy Sebastian and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Obituary: Jerry Trainer

2024 Fall Preview: Fiction

Pankaj Mishra wins 2024 Weston International Award

Rights deals: Lauren Soloy, Joanna Cheek + two more

Agony Editor: Every writer brings their own flair to the book potluck

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