On May 12, when Harbour Publishing took home three B.C. Book Awards, it was a chance to celebrate the year’s achievements, but also an opportunity to reflect on the life of author Chuck Davis, who ... Read More »
May 17, 2012
Foreign front: Anne McDermid & Associates has a number of deals to report: Anne McDermid has sold Swedish rights to Esi Edugyan’s Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) to Leopard. Martha Magor Webb has sold Russian ... Read More »
May 16, 2012
Lynn Coady has been hired on as a faculty member at the Banff Centre’s Wired Writing Studio program. Coady joins Charlotte Gill and Jessica Grant as an instructor of fiction and narrative prose. She will ... Read More »
May 16, 2012
June Callwood made an impression on the citizens of Toronto with her writings and in the more than 50 charitable and professional organizations she helped found here. This week, the late humanitarian and journalist’s presence ... Read More »
May 14, 2012
For the first time in its almost 13-year history, the Atlantic Book Awards are moving from Halifax. The May 17 ceremony, which wraps up a week of free book events in all four Atlantic provinces, ... Read More »
May 14, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Breakwater Books has hired James Langer as managing editor, effective immediately. Langer will oversee acquisitions and manuscript editing, while maintaining the publisher’s current list. He joins Breakwater after a stint as editor at the literary ... Read More »
May 10, 2012
Three Ontario library systems have announced the appointment of new chief executive officers. Gravenhurst Public Library has hired Rita Orr as CEO and chief librarian. Orr has spent more than a decade as CEO at ... Read More »
May 10, 2012
HarperCollins Canada senior editor Brad Wilson has acquired The Power of Why by CBC journalist Amanda Lang. The book will feature interviews with entrepreneurs and businesspeople about what fuels innovation in work and life. The ... Read More »
May 10, 2012
A diverse group of children’s authors, illustrators, and storytellers are packing their suitcases for the 35th annual TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, which runs May 5–12. This year’s roster of 29 presenters includes stalwarts such ... Read More »
May 7, 2012
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