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Martha Sharpe returns to Canada as editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada

Simon & Schuster Canada, which was approved to launch a Canadian publishing program in May, has added a familiar name to its expanding editorial roster. The company confirmed on Thursday that it has hired Martha ... Read More »

November 7, 2013

Kristin Cochrane promoted to president and publisher of Random House of Canada; Louise Dennys named executive publisher

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Random House of Canada has announced changes to its executive leadership, elevating Kristin Cochrane to the newly created position of president and publisher of Random House of Canada and naming Louise Dennys executive publisher. According ... Read More »

November 7, 2013

National Reading Campaign advocates for aboriginal reading policies

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The National Reading Campaign is partnering with Canadian aboriginal leaders for three annual roundtables addressing aboriginal reading policies. The first session, “Aboriginal Readers: Opening New Worlds,” ran from Oct. 27 to 29 at the Banff ... Read More »

November 7, 2013

Indie booksellers have mixed expectations for Harper hockey book

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper (or Stephen J. Harper, for authorial purposes) made his first foray into the book world on Tuesday. A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey (Simon & ... Read More »

November 7, 2013

Deals: Patrick Crean acquires de Mariaffi literary thriller; Stephen Marche sells a pair of books; and more

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Doubleday Canada senior editor Tim Roston has acquired North American rights to Creatures of the Rock: Animal Tales from a Newfoundland Vet by Andrew Peacock for publication in 2015. Robert Mackwood of Seventh Avenue Literary ... Read More »

November 6, 2013

Ruth Linka moves on from Brindle & Glass

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Ruth Linka, publisher of TouchWood Editions and Brindle & Glass, has accepted a new position as associate publisher at Victoria’s Orca Book Publishers. “We’re very exited to have her,” says Orca publisher Andrew Wooldridge. “I ... Read More »

November 4, 2013

Taste Canada’s food-writing awards seek industry partnerships and brand recognition

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It’s been nearly two years since the Canadian Culinary Book Awards rebranded as Taste Canada – The Food Writing Awards with hopes of elevating its public profile to the same level as the Scotiabank Giller ... Read More »

November 4, 2013

Personnel changes: TouchWood Editions and Brindle & Glass

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Effective Jan. 2, Taryn Boyd will start as associate publisher of TouchWood Editions and Brindle & Glass Publishing, with TouchWood Editions publisher emeritus Pat Touchie taking on the role of interim publisher. Previously, Boyd worked as ... Read More »

October 31, 2013

Deals: NHL player Larry Robinson to pen memoir; foreign sales for Carrie Snyder’s debut novel; and more

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Fenn/M&S sports publisher Jordan Fenn has acquired world rights to The Great Defender, a memoir written by NHL hockey player Larry Robinson with author Kevin Shea. Publication is scheduled for October 2014. The deal was arranged ... Read More »

October 30, 2013

Sales and distribution change: Publishers Group Canada

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Effective immediately, Aydin Virani Sales & Marketing will be representing Publishers Group Canada for trade ... Read More »

October 24, 2013

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Martha Sharpe returns to Canada as editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada

Kristin Cochrane promoted to president and publisher of Random House of Canada; Louise Dennys named executive publisher

National Reading Campaign advocates for aboriginal reading policies

Indie booksellers have mixed expectations for Harper hockey book

Deals: Patrick Crean acquires de Mariaffi literary thriller; Stephen Marche sells a pair of books; and more

Ruth Linka moves on from Brindle & Glass

Taste Canada’s food-writing awards seek industry partnerships and brand recognition

Personnel changes: TouchWood Editions and Brindle & Glass

Deals: NHL player Larry Robinson to pen memoir; foreign sales for Carrie Snyder’s debut novel; and more

Sales and distribution change: Publishers Group Canada

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