by Cassandra Drudi

Rights Deals: Christine Estima, Dan Needles + three more

House of Anansi Press’s Shirarose Wilensky has acquired world rights to Christine Estima’s The Arabs of Montreal. The short-fiction book is described as a collection of linked stories exploring the deep roots of the author’s ... Read More »

October 6, 2022

Three books honoured by 2022 First Nations Communities READ program

By Cassandra Drudi

This year, three books by Indigenous authors are being honoured by the annual First Nations Communities READ program. The program, run by the Ontario First Nations public library community under the Ontario Library Service (OLS), and sponsored ... Read More »

October 5, 2022

Agony Editor: Navigate publishing friendships with tact

By Cassandra Drudi

Dear Agony Editor, By all accounts, I’m a successful novelist. A good writer friend of mine isn’t as successful. I didn’t think it was an issue, but the other day, I was complaining about my ... Read More »

October 5, 2022

Distribution change: Marble Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Baker & Taylor Publisher Services has signed a worldwide full-service sales and distribution agreement with new children’s publisher ... Read More »

October 3, 2022

Rights Deals: Sonya Singh, Stephen Kakfwi + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Doubleday Canada’s editorial director of commercial fiction Bhavna Chauhan has acquired Canadian English rights to Sonya Singh’s The Fake Matchmaker and Indian Summer in an exclusive submission two-book deal. The novels are described as the ... Read More »

September 29, 2022

Saskatoon writer Candace Savage named 2022 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award winner

By Cassandra Drudi

Award-winning Saskatoon writer Candace Savage has been named the recipient of the 2022 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence. Awarded annually by the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild, the $10,000 prize honours a Saskatchewan writer ... Read More »

September 28, 2022

A man and a woman sit in front of a bookshelf. She is reading a book called "Men to Avoid in Life and Art" and he is reading a book called "Drunk."

Shop Talk: Helicon Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Shop Talk is a new occasional feature in which fledgling independent booksellers take Q&Q into their stores and share their reasons for opening and what business has been like so far. Helicon Books 125 West ... Read More »

September 28, 2022

Finalists named for 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

By Cassandra Drudi

The five books shortlisted for the second annual $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy explore a range of subjects that impact the daily life of Canadians, from smart cities and medical assistance in dying to ... Read More »

September 28, 2022

Black Bond Books buys Vancouver indie Hager Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Vancouver independent bookstore chain Black Bond Books is expanding with the purchase of Hager Books, a small independent bookstore in the city’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood. Hager Books will be the seventh location in the Black Bond ... Read More »

September 27, 2022

Two Coach House titles on 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

By Cassandra Drudi

Two short story collections and three novels have been named to the shortlist for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Author and broadcaster Jael Richardson hosted the shortlist announcement at the Toronto Reference Library on September ... Read More »

September 27, 2022

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Rights Deals: Christine Estima, Dan Needles + three more

Three books honoured by 2022 First Nations Communities READ program

Agony Editor: Navigate publishing friendships with tact

Distribution change: Marble Press

Rights Deals: Sonya Singh, Stephen Kakfwi + three more

Saskatoon writer Candace Savage named 2022 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award winner

Shop Talk: Helicon Books

Finalists named for 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

Black Bond Books buys Vancouver indie Hager Books

Two Coach House titles on 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

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