NeWest Press publisher Lou Morin has acquired world rights to Ted Ferguson's Strange Years: Canada in the 1920s. The book will be published in 2011. The deal was arranged by Bill Hanna of Acacia House. ... Read More »
July 7, 2010
This week’s bestseller list covers the top 20 Canadian non-fiction titles. Neil Pasricha claims the top spot with The Book of Awesome, and John Doyle’s ode to soccer, The World Is a Ball, enjoys a ... Read More »
July 5, 2010
For the second time this year, the publicity department at Key Porter Books is undergoing a staffing shake-up. Last week, former publicist Kelly Ward left the company to move to an editorial job at Inhabit ... Read More »
July 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Apple’s iBookstore may be a major e-book player in the U.S., but the site’s Canadian launch last week was somewhat underwhelming, at least in regard to the availability of Canadian titles. Launched on Thursday to ... Read More »
July 5, 2010
Geoff Pevere, the Toronto Star’s resident book critic for the past two and half years, has been taken off the books beat. According to Star entertainment editor Doug Cudmore, the paper was happy with Pevere’storonto-star-eliminates-in-house-book-critic-position/> ... Read More »
July 5, 2010
Effective July 1, Georgetown Publications will be handling Canadian distribution for Red Wheel (ISBN prefix: 978-1-59003), Conari Press (978-1-57324 and 978-0-943223), and Connections Book Publishing (978-1-85906). Inner Traditions/Canbook will be accepting returns until Sept. 30. ... Read More »
June 30, 2010
Freehand Books acquiring editor Robyn Read has purchased world rights to The Laws of Motion, a graphic novel written by Elyse Friedman and illustrated by Evan Munday, about a sedate robotics professor and his pleasure-seeking, ... Read More »
June 30, 2010
After six years with the company, Coach House Books managing editor Christina Palassio is leaving to begin a new career outside of publishing. Her last day at Coach House will be this Friday. Come Monday, ... Read More »
June 29, 2010
A Canadian author who has been living at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel for over a year was caught up in the mayhem of last weekend’s G20 summit, bringing him into close contact with security forces ... Read More »
June 28, 2010
[THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED] After more than 12 years with the company, Doubleday Canada editor-in-chief Martha Kanya-Forstner has decided to step down. Instead of returning from maternity leave, she will continue on with the ... Read More »
June 28, 2010
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