by Julie Baldassi

Smashwords moves into libraries; Publishers Weekly moves into self-publishing; and more

Smashwords partners with OverDrive to make 200,000 self-published titles available to public libraries Publishers Weekly launches self-publishing website Marvel Comics announces graphic biography of Edward Snowden, due out this week Merriam-Webster’s annual list of new ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Indie presses weigh options for Toronto International Book Fair

By Julie Baldassi

As details of the inaugural Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair begin to firm up, indie presses across the country are weighing their options about whether or not to participate. Association of Canadian Publishers executive director ... Read More »

May 15, 2014

Deals: HarperCollins Canada acquires Meira Cook novel; Simon & Schuster Canada picks up A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing

By Julie Baldassi

Simon & Schuster Canada editorial director Martha Sharpe has acquired North American rights to a pair of literary suspense novels by debut author Amy Stuart. The first novel is about a woman who flees an ... Read More »

May 14, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The Writers’ Union of Canada has announced the finalists for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, an annual prize that recognizes the best debut English-language collection for short fiction by a Canadian author. The winner, who ... Read More »

May 14, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Personnel change: Greystone Books

By Julie Baldassi

Corina Eberle has taken on the role of national publicist for Greystone Books. Eberle, who is ... Read More »

May 14, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

Aeron MacHattie on her scholarly study of publishing internships

By Julie Baldassi

Internships have increasingly become the norm in cultural industries, and Canadian publishing is no exception. As Q&Q found in its salary survey (published last September), nearly a third of all respondents got their start in publishing via an ... Read More »

May 12, 2014

Photos: Canada Prize ceremony

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of the 2014 Canada Prize were honoured for their scholarly books at a ceremony at York University’s Glendon College in Toronto this week, with a keynote speech by jury member and Environics Research ... Read More »

May 9, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Vancouver’s Book Warehouse opens new store at Main and King Edward

By Julie Baldassi

Vancouver gained a new indie book store last week with the opening of a second Book Warehouse on Main Street at King Edward Avenue. Mary-Ann Yazedjian, a longtime B.C. bookseller who ran the North Vancouver ... Read More »

May 8, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

Graphica’s next wave: Patrick Kyle

By Julie Baldassi

When Patrick Kyle was attending high school in his hometown of Whitby, Ontario, he says comics were his “main interest.” But it wasn’t until he began studying illustration at Toronto’s OCAD University in 2005 that ... Read More »

May 8, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Graphica’s next wave: Walter Scott

By Julie Baldassi

After graduating from Concordia University in 2009 with a bachelor of fine arts, Walter Scott spent a lot of time loafing around Montreal, underemployed, frequenting punk shows in dingy lofts, and living what he calls ... Read More »

May 8, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

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Smashwords moves into libraries; Publishers Weekly moves into self-publishing; and more

Indie presses weigh options for Toronto International Book Fair

Deals: HarperCollins Canada acquires Meira Cook novel; Simon & Schuster Canada picks up A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing

Danuta Gleed Literary Award finalists announced

Personnel change: Greystone Books

Aeron MacHattie on her scholarly study of publishing internships

Photos: Canada Prize ceremony

Vancouver’s Book Warehouse opens new store at Main and King Edward

Graphica’s next wave: Patrick Kyle

Graphica’s next wave: Walter Scott

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