by Q&Q Staff

Deals: ECW acquires Jesse Vernon Trail plant guide; film deal for Lori Lansens

ECW Press co-publisher Jack David has acquired Quiver Trees, Phantom Orchids and Rock Splitters by B.C. horticulturalist Jesse Vernon Trail. The non-fiction guide explores how plants survive in extreme climatic conditions. Publication is scheduled for ... Read More »

July 18, 2013

CBC TV’s Bookaboo puts spotlight on Canadian kidlit

By Q&Q Staff

This week, CBC Television premiered Bookaboo, a Canadian version of a U.K. book-themed children’s show, aimed at engaging families with kidlit. The show’s lead character is a Cockney-accented, rock-star puppy named Bookaboo, puppeteered by Marcus ... Read More »

July 18, 2013

Distribution change: Interweave

By Q&Q Staff

Effective immediately, Interweave (formerly distributed by Publishers Group Canada) will be distributed in Canada ... Read More »

July 18, 2013

Proposed changes to GGs receive mixed reviews from kidlit community

By Q&Q Staff

The Canada Council for the Arts is proposing changes to the children’s literature section of the Governor General’s Literary Awards, but not everyone in the kidlit community is happy about the plan. Under current guidelines, ... Read More »

July 18, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Deals: Knopf Canada signs Alix Hawley to New Face of Fiction; Wolsak & Wynn acquires Matt Cahill’s debut

By Q&Q Staff

Knopf Canada publisher Anne Collins has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Alix Hawley’s debut novel, All True Not a Lie In It, a fictional first-person account of Daniel Boone’s captivity by the Shawnee. The book ... Read More »

July 12, 2013

I.V. Programme annnounces Canadian editorial fellow, 2013 international attendees

By Q&Q Staff

The International Visitors Programme and Authors at Harbourfront Centre have awarded the 2013 Canadian editorial fellowship to Random House of Canada senior editor Pamela Murray. Now in its second year, the fellowship provides the opportunity ... Read More »

July 11, 2013

Guest opinion: why libraries should get into the book-selling business

By Q&Q Staff

In the June 2013 issue of Q&Q, Vancouver librarians Shirley Lew and Baharak Yousefi argue that libraries should get into the business of selling books. It may be sacrilegious and antithetical to everything libraries stand ... Read More »

July 9, 2013 | Filed under: Libraries

Canadian Women in the Literary Arts expands mandate to include nationality and reviewer influence

By Q&Q Staff

Canadian Women in the Literary Arts, a national organization advocating for gender parity in literary criticism, has released its 2012 count. The annual report tracks the ratio of male to female authors and critics represented ... Read More »

July 8, 2013

Deals: Terry Fallis signs two-book deal with M&S; Coach House acquires Jonathan Chan Simpson’s debut novel; and more

By Q&Q Staff

Ellen Seligman, publisher at McClelland & Stewart, has signed Terry Fallis to a two-book deal. The first title, No Relation, is scheduled for spring 2014 under M&S’s Douglas Gibson Books imprint. Beverley Slopen of the ... Read More »

July 5, 2013

Groundwood Books’ Sheila Barry gets first-hand view of Germany’s kids’ publishing industry

By Q&Q Staff

Last month, Groundwood Books publisher Sheila Barry became the first Canadian to participate in an annual week-long professional development initiative, which aims to educate international publishers about Germany’s children’s book industry. The program is run ... Read More »

July 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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Deals: ECW acquires Jesse Vernon Trail plant guide; film deal for Lori Lansens

CBC TV’s Bookaboo puts spotlight on Canadian kidlit

Distribution change: Interweave

Proposed changes to GGs receive mixed reviews from kidlit community

Deals: Knopf Canada signs Alix Hawley to New Face of Fiction; Wolsak & Wynn acquires Matt Cahill’s debut

I.V. Programme annnounces Canadian editorial fellow, 2013 international attendees

Guest opinion: why libraries should get into the book-selling business

Canadian Women in the Literary Arts expands mandate to include nationality and reviewer influence

Deals: Terry Fallis signs two-book deal with M&S; Coach House acquires Jonathan Chan Simpson’s debut novel; and more

Groundwood Books’ Sheila Barry gets first-hand view of Germany’s kids’ publishing industry

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