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Robert McCullough builds an “Appetite”

Robert McCullough is cheerful and gregarious over the phone from Vancouver as he shares his vision as publisher of his new boutique lifestyle imprint at Random House of Canada. “Lifestyle is such a staple in ... Read More »

March 1, 2012

Deals: Knopf acquires new Thomas Homer-Dixon title; Doubleday signs “drunk mom” memoir; and more

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Louise Dennys, executive vice-president of Knopf Random Canada, has acquired Canadian rights to best-selling author Thomas Homer-Dixon’s fifth non-fiction title, Mindscape and Matter. The book outlines six ways humanity must adapt to solve the 21st ... Read More »

March 1, 2012

Karen Boersma to lead Owlkids Books

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Owlkids is showing renewed commitment to its publishing program with the announcement that it has hired Karen Boersma to head up its books division, Owlkids Books. Boersma is a veteran of Kids Can Press, where ... Read More »

February 27, 2012

Agency change: P.S. Literary Agency

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P.S. Literary Agency associate agent Carly Watters will handle North American titles for the newly formed Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film ... Read More »

February 24, 2012

Canadian publishers weigh options amid Amazon row with IPG

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Several Canadian firms have seen their ebook titles blocked from Amazon’s Kindle Store as the online retailer does battle with U.S.–based distributor Independent Publishers Group. Toronto’s ECW Press and Montreal’s Véhicule Press both had their ... Read More »

February 23, 2012

Winnipeg’s Aqua Books reinvents itself as non-profit

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Aqua Books owner Kelly Hughes knows how to use creativity to adapt to tough economic times. Hughes’ second-hand bookstore, which he announced in August was on the verge of closing, is reopening in a new ... Read More »

February 23, 2012

Deals: Cormorant acquires Susan Swan novel; more Ava Lee for Anansi; Inspector Gamache to make TV debut; and more

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Cormorant Books publisher Marc Côté has acquired Canadian rights to Susan Swan’s latest novel, The Western Light. A prequel to The Wives of Bath, the novel is set in the rugged Georgian Bay landscape Mary ... Read More »

February 22, 2012

Personnel change: The Rights Factory

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Effective immediately, The Rights Factory associate agent ... Read More »

February 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

As ebook lending skyrockets, libraries and publishers look for a Canadian-made licensing solution

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In the past year, ebook lending has skyrocketed at public libraries. In 2011, ebook circulation was up 103 per cent over 2010 at the Toronto Public Library, which has more than 28,000 titles in its ... Read More »

February 16, 2012

Anansi dismantles poetry board, moves acquisitions in house

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House of Anansi Press is shutting down its poetry board and will now manage its program using internal resources. According to Anansi managing editor Jared Bland, the board was established a few years ago when ... Read More »

February 16, 2012

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Robert McCullough builds an “Appetite”

Deals: Knopf acquires new Thomas Homer-Dixon title; Doubleday signs “drunk mom” memoir; and more

Karen Boersma to lead Owlkids Books

Agency change: P.S. Literary Agency

Canadian publishers weigh options amid Amazon row with IPG

Winnipeg’s Aqua Books reinvents itself as non-profit

Deals: Cormorant acquires Susan Swan novel; more Ava Lee for Anansi; Inspector Gamache to make TV debut; and more

Personnel change: The Rights Factory

As ebook lending skyrockets, libraries and publishers look for a Canadian-made licensing solution

Anansi dismantles poetry board, moves acquisitions in house

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