by Ryan Porter

Daily Deal: Breakwater Books sells Japanese rights to Gemma Hickey’s Almost Feral

Akashi Shoten has acquired Japanese rights from Breakwater Books to Gemma Hickey’s Almost Feral. The non-fiction book chronicles the author’s walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious ... Read More »

April 14, 2020

BookExpo, UnBound, and BookCon cancelled for 2020

By Ryan Porter

BookExpo, UnBound, and BookCon – New York City’s conventions for book fans and the publishing industry – have been formally cancelled for 2020. The events had been postponed from May to July in the hopes ... Read More »

April 14, 2020

Daily Deals: Coach House Books acquires two poetry collections

By Ryan Porter

Coach House Books has acquired world rights to two poetry collections. Molly Cross-Blanchard’s collection Exhibitionist is described as a meditation on shame filled with humour, sharp turns, and empathy. Sarah Burgoyne’s 1 The Sun is ... Read More »

April 13, 2020

Bloom Digital Media’s dating sims bring interactivity to traditional storytelling

By Ryan Porter

When writer Heather Jackson was in university, she presented an idea for an interactive TV show. The viewer made choices in how the narrative would unfold by laboriously swapping out VHS cassettes. Now, as story ... Read More »

April 13, 2020

$100,000 donation from Access Copyright to extend Canadian Writers’ Emergency Relief Fund

By Ryan Porter

The Canadian Writers’ Emergency Relief Fund, which provides emergency grants of $1,500 to writers, has been extended into a second round thanks to a $100,000 donation from the Access Copyright Foundation. The fund, which was ... Read More »

April 9, 2020

Daily Deals: Russian and Turkish rights sold to Karma Brown’s Recipe for a Perfect Wife

By Ryan Porter

EKSMO has acquired Russian rights and Garaj has acquired Turkish rights to Karma Brown’s novel Recipe for a Perfect Wife. The Russian deal was arranged by Olga Baykova at the Van Lear Agency and the ... Read More »

April 9, 2020

No common playbook for Canadian publishers as publication dates abruptly shift

By Ryan Porter

The last day that House of Anansi Press staff went into the office before shifting to working from home, they received advance readers' copies of Jack Wang’s short-story collection We Two Alone. Stacks of those ... Read More »

April 6, 2020

Canadian publishers announce postponed publication dates

By Ryan Porter

The global health crisis has challenged publishers in unprecedented ways, including limiting promotional opportunities, shuttering physical retail locations, and reducing the capacity of printers. As a result, many have opted to delay publication of certain ... Read More »

April 6, 2020

Glad Day Bookshop’s Emergency Survival Fund has topped $150,000 for LGBTQ2S+ community

By Ryan Porter

When calls for physical distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 started to grow more insistent in mid-March, Toronto’s Glad Day Bookshop could already see the economic devastation on the horizon. On March 15, the ... Read More »

April 3, 2020

Daily Deals: Cooke International announces multiple international deals

By Ryan Porter

Writing House and Riva (Münchner Verlagsgruppe GmbH) have acquired Korean and German rights (respectively) to Jason Fung, Eve Mayer, and Megan Ramos’s Life in the Fasting Lane: How to Make Intermittent Fasting a Lifestyle―and Reap ... Read More »

April 2, 2020

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Daily Deal: Breakwater Books sells Japanese rights to Gemma Hickey’s Almost Feral

BookExpo, UnBound, and BookCon cancelled for 2020

Daily Deals: Coach House Books acquires two poetry collections

Bloom Digital Media’s dating sims bring interactivity to traditional storytelling

$100,000 donation from Access Copyright to extend Canadian Writers’ Emergency Relief Fund

Daily Deals: Russian and Turkish rights sold to Karma Brown’s Recipe for a Perfect Wife

No common playbook for Canadian publishers as publication dates abruptly shift

Canadian publishers announce postponed publication dates

Glad Day Bookshop’s Emergency Survival Fund has topped $150,000 for LGBTQ2S+ community

Daily Deals: Cooke International announces multiple international deals

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