by Cassandra Drudi

Cyberattack likely cost Indigo $19 million according to retailer’s year-end report

The February ransomware attack that shut down Indigo's online sales platforms for weeks and put a three-day halt to electronic payments in stores has so far cost the company about $19 million. The company released ... Read More »

June 28, 2023

Leigh Nash launching new independent publisher Assembly Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Former House of Anansi publisher Leigh Nash is starting a new independent press. Assembly Press plans to release its first list in spring 2024. Nash will be publisher of the new venture, with fellow Anansi ... Read More »

June 28, 2023

Anansi announces new publisher and editorial director

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press has named a new publisher and an editorial director. Karen Brochu, currently vice-president of sales and marketing at the storied independent publisher, will be stepping into the position of publisher. Anansi ... Read More »

June 28, 2023

Rights Deals: Mark Robinson, Joe Schwarcz + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired world rights to Mark Robinson’s Bracing for Armageddon. The nonfiction book is described as the seasoned Weather Network meteorologist's look at the changing face – and increasing frequency – ... Read More »

June 27, 2023

Rights Deals: Jamal Saeed and Jordan Scott + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Random House Studio’s Lee Wade has acquired at auction Jamal Saeed and Jordan Scott’s My Sister the Apple Tree in a two-book deal. The picture book, to be illustrated by Zahra Marwan, is described as the ... Read More »

June 23, 2023

Harrison Mooney, Erica McKeen, K.S. Covert win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Debut authors Harrison Mooney, Erica McKeen, and K.S. Covert have won the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers prizes for nonfiction, literary fiction, and speculative fiction, respectively. Mooney was named this year's winner for his memoir ... Read More »

June 22, 2023

Cody Caetano, Emily Riddle, Matthew James Weigel among 2023 IVAs recipients

By Cassandra Drudi

Author and agent Cody Caetano and poets Emily Riddle and Matthew James Weigel are among the recipients of the 2023 Indigenous Voices Awards. The winners were announced on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day. The ... Read More »

June 21, 2023

Agony Editor: How to minimize risk of book-club bummers

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, I was invited to a book club to discuss my latest book. It was a bad experience: half the group hadn’t seemed to have read the book, no one was prepared with ... Read More »

June 21, 2023

Stuart Ross, Sanna Wani among 2023 Trillium Book Awards winners

By Cassandra Drudi

Stuart Ross and Sanna Wani are among the four winners of the 2023 Trillium Book Awards/Prix Trillium. Ontario Creates announced the winners at a ceremony in Toronto on June 20. The winners are: Trillium Book ... Read More »

June 20, 2023

British writer Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Robert Macfarlane, whose work deals with the relationship between humans and the natural environments we live in, has been named the winner of the inaugural Weston International Award. The annual $75,000 award is granted by ... Read More »

June 20, 2023

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Cyberattack likely cost Indigo $19 million according to retailer’s year-end report

Leigh Nash launching new independent publisher Assembly Press

Anansi announces new publisher and editorial director

Rights Deals: Mark Robinson, Joe Schwarcz + two more

Rights Deals: Jamal Saeed and Jordan Scott + three more

Harrison Mooney, Erica McKeen, K.S. Covert win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers prize

Cody Caetano, Emily Riddle, Matthew James Weigel among 2023 IVAs recipients

Agony Editor: How to minimize risk of book-club bummers

Stuart Ross, Sanna Wani among 2023 Trillium Book Awards winners

British writer Robert Macfarlane wins inaugural Weston International Award

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