by Cassandra Drudi

Stephen R. Bown named 2024 Governor General’s History Award recipient

Author Stephen R. Bown has been named the recipient of the 2024 Governor General's History Award for Popular Media. The $5,000 Pierre Berton Award, as it is also known, is administered by Canada's National History ... Read More »

November 18, 2024

Rights deals: Pamela Mordecai, Glenn Dixon + six more

By Cassandra Drudi

Goose Lane Editions’s Bethany Gibson has acquired world English rights, excluding the Caribbean, and world French rights to Pamela Mordecai’s Goat Mouth. The short story collection is described as insightful, and at times wonderfully funny, ... Read More »

November 14, 2024

Indie publishing ‘significantly contributed’ to Ontario economy in 2023: study

By Cassandra Drudi

A first-of-its-kind study commissioned by the Ontario Book Publishers Organization (OBPO) highlights the significant contribution the independent book publishing industry in Ontario made to the province's economy in 2023, including a $145 million contribution to the ... Read More »

November 14, 2024

Listen up: These podcasts offer a different approach to books and writers

By Cassandra Drudi

For nearly as long as there have been podcasts, there have been podcasts about stories. Three recently launched podcasts take a slightly different approach to the writing life, from Pamela Hensley’s deep dives into an ... Read More »

November 13, 2024

Jordan Abel, Niigaan Sinclair among 2024 Governor General’s award winners

By Cassandra Drudi

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the 14 winners of the 2024 Governor General's Literary Awards. Winning writers, illustrators, and translators receive $25,000, while publishers receive $3,000 to promote the winning titles. Finalists, ... Read More »

November 13, 2024

Rights deals: Karen Pierce and Dustin Galer

By Cassandra Drudi

Countryman Press’s James Jayo has acquired world rights to Karen Pierce’s Murder on the Menu: Dining with Hercule Poirot in an exclusive submission. The nonfiction book is described as an unauthorized cookbook of 10 menus ... Read More »

November 11, 2024

Maurice Vellekoop wins 2024 Toronto Book Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Maurice Vellekoop has won the 2024 Toronto Book Award for his graphic memoir I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together – the first graphic novel to win the prize. Vellekoop's book was one of ... Read More »

November 11, 2024

Rights deals: John Borrows, Alex D. Ketchum and Megan J. Elias + nine more

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Canada’s Anne Collins and Sue Kuruvilla have acquired Canadian English rights to John Borrows’s Life’s Shifting Cycles. The book is described as a landmark meditation rooted in Anishinaabe teachings that examines the intricate ... Read More »

November 7, 2024

New distribution company to focus on publishers in the North

By Cassandra Drudi

A new book distribution company is bringing book distribution north of 60. Iguttaq Distribution is an Inuit-owned book distributor that focuses on distributing books from the circumpolar north. The company was started by Inhabit Media owners Louise ... Read More »

November 6, 2024