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Deals: Wagamese, Nikiforuk, Richler, McGill, and more

Douglas & McIntyre has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse. Taken forcibly from the land and his family when sent to residential school, Saul Indian Horse finds salvation through his gifts ... Read More »

June 15, 2011

Shortlist for Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards announced

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On June 14, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre announced the finalists for six awards it administers. The winners of the five English-language awards will be announced on Oct. 14 at a gala in Toronto. The ... Read More »

June 15, 2011

Linda Leith Publishing to focus on magazine-length non-fiction

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After stepping down last year as president and artistic director of Montreal’s Blue Metropolis literary festival, Linda Leith has announced the creation of a new publishing house, Linda Leith Publishing, that will focus on short ... Read More »

June 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A with Brian O’Leary, founder of Magellan Media

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As part of BookNet Canada’s first Code Meet Print TO event on June 14 (at Toronto's Pilot Tavern), Brian O’Leary, founder of Magellan Media Consulting Partners in New York, will share his vision for the ... Read More »

June 13, 2011

Montreal’s Argo Bookshop up for sale

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Twice in his life, Chris Clarke has felt called to a vocation. The first time led to bookselling, and prompted him to purchase Montreal’s Argo Bookshop. A couple years later, Clarke has again heard the ... Read More »

June 13, 2011

Personnel change: Paul Whitney re-elected to IFLA board

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Paul Whitney, former chief librarian of the Vancouver Public Library, has been re-elected to the governing board of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for a second term. Whitney is the only Canadian ... Read More »

June 13, 2011

Rona Arato wins OLA Golden Oak Award

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The Ontario Library Association presented its Golden Oak Award to Rona Arato’s Courage and Compassion: Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference (Maple Tree Press). Part of the OLA’s Forest of Reading literacy initiatives, the Golden ... Read More »

June 9, 2011

Whitecap says it’s business as usual following Robert McCullough’s departure

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It’s business as usual, says Whitecap Books president Michael Burch, in response to the departure of long-time publisher Robert McCullough, who announced Monday that he’s leaving the Vancouver-based company to launch a new lifestyle imprint ... Read More »

June 9, 2011

Michael Redhill steps down as Brick publisher

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Michael Redhill is stepping down as publisher of the literary journal Brick, effective immediately. Redhill, who also owns the Toronto-based journal, has promoted managing editor Nadia Szilvassy as his successor. An accomplished author, poet, andbrick-publisher/> ... Read More »

June 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Distribution change: Macmillan

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Effective immediately, Raincoast Book Distribution will be handling sales, fulfillment, marketing, and publicity for Macmillan’s independent, library, specialty, and Costco accounts in Canada. The deal will impact those imprints previously managed by H.B. Fenn and ... Read More »

June 9, 2011

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Deals: Wagamese, Nikiforuk, Richler, McGill, and more

Shortlist for Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards announced

Linda Leith Publishing to focus on magazine-length non-fiction

Q&A with Brian O’Leary, founder of Magellan Media

Montreal’s Argo Bookshop up for sale

Personnel change: Paul Whitney re-elected to IFLA board

Rona Arato wins OLA Golden Oak Award

Whitecap says it’s business as usual following Robert McCullough’s departure

Michael Redhill steps down as Brick publisher

Distribution change: Macmillan

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