Freehand Books acquiring editor Robyn Read has secured Canadian rights to And Me Among Them by Kristen den Hartog. The novel tells the story of a teenage giantess blessed with the ability to see the ... Read More »
September 8, 2010
The Halifax-based Pottersfield Press has entered into a potentially lucrative partnership with a nearby college. In July, representatives from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro approached Pottersfield publisher Lesley Choyce about using one of ... Read More »
September 7, 2010
Despite the fact that it officially went on sale in Canada on Tuesday, Emma Donoghue’s Room (HarperCollins Canada) is already shaping up to be one of the season’s biggest novels after landing a spot on ... Read More »
September 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
A Chinese-Canadian author living in Toronto has developed an enormous following in mainland China due to a blockbuster film based on one of her books. Zhang Ling, an audiologist who writes in her spare time, ... Read More »
September 7, 2010
Kobo has hired former Lavalife CEO Marina Glogovac as chief marketing officer. Glogovac will ... Read More »
September 2, 2010
Champagne was chilling on Wednesday morning at the offices of McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, as Canada’s newest children's publisher opened its doors for business. The Vancouver-based company debuts this fall with a list comprising ... Read More »
September 2, 2010
The Writers’ Union of Canada has named Toronto resident Victoria Jones winner of the 14th annual Writing for Children Competition for her short story “Family.” The author will receive a $1,500 cash prize, and the ... Read More »
September 2, 2010
Acclaimed Newfoundland author Kenneth J. Harvey has parted ways with publisher Random House Canada for his new novel, Reinventing the Rose. Earlier this week, Harvey announced that the book has been placed with Canadian-owned Dundurn ... Read More »
September 2, 2010
Following a barrage of criticism in response to recent cuts to the arts, the B.C. government has restored partial funding to the B.C. Arts Council, the provincial body that disperses monies to cultural organizations. The ... Read More »
September 2, 2010
Dundurn Press associate publisher and editorial director Michael Carroll has acquired Canadian rights to Reinventing the Rose by Kenneth J. Harvey. The novel features a pregnant artist whose gynecologist boyfriend takes her to court in ... Read More »
September 1, 2010
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