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Deals: Arsenal Pulp acquires a pair of cookbooks, and more

Lynn Henry, publishing director at Doubleday Canada, has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Miranda Hill’s debut story collection, Sleeping Funny. The stories travel back in time from a wealthy suburb in present-day North America to ... Read More »

May 25, 2011

Emerging audiobook publisher Post Hypnotic Press takes DIY approach

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Until recently, the high cost of producing audiobooks has put them out of reach for most Canadian publishers. But a new company in New Westminster, B.C., hopes to change all that by combining digital recording ... Read More »

May 24, 2011

Biblioasis buoyed by early BEA buzz

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The Canadian contingent may be small at BookExpo America, which officially got underway Tuesday in New York City, but one Canadian press attending the annual trade show and conference for the first time is benefiting ... Read More »

May 24, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Kathleen Winter takes $20,000 Raddall Prize at the Atlantic Book Awards

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Kathleen Winter was the big winner at the Atlantic Book Awards Thursday night. Winter, who was previously shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General’s Literary Award, took home the $20,000 Thomas Head ... Read More »

May 20, 2011

Flying Dragon Bookshop closes as owners see uncertainty in digital future

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Toronto’s Flying Dragon Bookshop has announced it is closing, less than a week after it was named specialty bookstore of the year at the Canadian Booksellers Association’s Libris Awards. “It’s bittersweet indeed,” says Nina McCreath, ... Read More »

May 19, 2011

Retirement of University Press Group founder David Stimpson “the end of an era”

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After five decades in the book trade, University Press Group president David Stimpson will retire on June 30. Stimpson, who announced his retirement earlier this month, founded UPG in 1980 after starting his career as ... Read More »

May 19, 2011

HarperCollins Canada picks up Pan Macmillan U.K.

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A big piece of the distribution puzzle has fallen into place following the demise of H.B. Fenn and Company, with the announcement today that HarperCollins Canada has been tapped as the distributor and exclusive sales ... Read More »

May 19, 2011

Deals: New acquisitions for Greystone, M&S, ECW, and more

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Greystone Books and the University of Washington Press have acquired world rights to Beneath Cold Seas: The Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest by author and photographer David Hall. The book takes readers into the ... Read More »

May 19, 2011

Distribution/agency change: Thistledown Press

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Effective immediately, University of Toronto Press Distribution is the Canadian distributor for Thistledown Press. Distribution for Thistledown was previously handled by Fitzhenry & Whiteside, which is accepting returns until July 31. Also effective immediately, Thistledown ... Read More »

May 18, 2011

Ardea Books & Art closes its doors

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Less than a year after it officially opened, Vancouver’s Ardea Books & Art closed today. The Kitsilano store was owned by Ria Bleumer, the former manager of family-run Duthie Books, which closed in February 2010. ... Read More »

May 16, 2011

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Deals: Arsenal Pulp acquires a pair of cookbooks, and more

Emerging audiobook publisher Post Hypnotic Press takes DIY approach

Biblioasis buoyed by early BEA buzz

Kathleen Winter takes $20,000 Raddall Prize at the Atlantic Book Awards

Flying Dragon Bookshop closes as owners see uncertainty in digital future

Retirement of University Press Group founder David Stimpson “the end of an era”

HarperCollins Canada picks up Pan Macmillan U.K.

Deals: New acquisitions for Greystone, M&S, ECW, and more

Distribution/agency change: Thistledown Press

Ardea Books & Art closes its doors

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