by Julie Baldassi

Deals: Chris Hadfield signs new book deal; Orca acquires novel by Brian Harvey; and more

Knopf Random House Canada publisher Anne Collins has acquired Chris Hadfield’s You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes, which features photographs taken by the former astronaut from the International Space Station. Random House ... Read More »

April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Deals

Vancouver writers nominated for Commonwealth Short Story Prize

By Julie Baldassi

Vancouver writers Idrissa Simmonds and Jack Wang have made the shortlist for the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The award honours unpublished fiction by writers from the 53 Commonwealth countries. Simmonds and Wang are among ... Read More »

April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award winner and 2015 shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

Making Bombs for Hitler (Scholastic Canada) by Ukrainian-Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch has been announced as the winner of the 2014 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, an annual prize that considers all Canadian novels written in ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Kobo cuts 63 jobs from its Toronto office

By Julie Baldassi

In the wake of several executive-level changes at Kobo over the past few months, the Toronto-based e-reading company has cut more than 60 positions at its headquarters. The company employs 500 people worldwide. While it ... Read More »

April 25, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Kit Pearson honoured with B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

By Julie Baldassi

Children’s author Kit Pearson is the recipient of the 11th annual B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence in honour of the author’s rich body of work, including 1996 Governor General’s Award winner Awake and Dreaming and the Guests ... Read More »

April 24, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Deals: Anansi acquires new Ava Lee books; Nikiforuk to be published in French; and more

By Julie Baldassi

House of Anansi Press president and publisher Sarah MacLachlan and senior editor Janie Yoon have acquired world rights to books eight through 10 in Ian Hamilton’s Ava Lee series, which features a Chinese-Canadian forensic accountant who uses ... Read More »

April 23, 2014

Bonham Centre focuses on the written word at awards gala

By Julie Baldassi

This week, the University of Toronto’s Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies will honour three distinguished writers and one rising talent at an awards gala at the university’s Hart House. American authors Edmund ... Read More »

April 21, 2014

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards shortlists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The finalists have been announced for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards, a pair of annual $6,000 prizes that recognize excellence in writing and illustration in Canadian English-language books. This year's winners will ... Read More »

April 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: Cinema Politica’s Ezra Winton on launching a self-published book

By Julie Baldassi

Last week, Montreal's Cinema Politica launched its first book, Screening Truth to Power: A Reader on Documentary Activism, a compendium of writing by filmmakers, activists, and academics to mark the non-profit organization's 10-year anniversary. What ... Read More »

April 17, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Arthur Ellis Awards announce longlist for best novel

By Julie Baldassi

Crime Writers of Canada has announced the longlist for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing in the best novel category. For the first time this year, the 10-book longlist is being ... Read More »

April 11, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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Deals: Chris Hadfield signs new book deal; Orca acquires novel by Brian Harvey; and more

Vancouver writers nominated for Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award winner and 2015 shortlist announced

Kobo cuts 63 jobs from its Toronto office

Kit Pearson honoured with B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

Deals: Anansi acquires new Ava Lee books; Nikiforuk to be published in French; and more

Bonham Centre focuses on the written word at awards gala

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards shortlists announced

Q&A: Cinema Politica’s Ezra Winton on launching a self-published book

Arthur Ellis Awards announce longlist for best novel

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