by Ryan Porter

Daily Deals: Julie S. Lalonde to tell story of abusive ex who stalked her for a decade in memoir

Between the Lines has acquired world rights to Julie S. Lalonde’s Resilience is Futile: A Memoir. The women’s rights writer and advocate tells her story of surviving intimate partner violence, only to be stalked by ... Read More »

July 24, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould to publish book on Indigenous nation building

By Ryan Porter

Vancouver Granville member of parliament Jody Wilson-Raybould will publish her first book, From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada, on Sept. 20. The collection, taken largely from speeches and previously written ... Read More »

July 24, 2019

Daily Deals: Bio of female impressionist Craig Russell and his wife to Dundurn

By Ryan Porter

Dundurn acquisitions editor Rachel Spence has acquired world rights to Brian Bradley’s Outrageous Misfits. The biography of female impressionist Craig Russell and his wife, Lori Russell Eadie, will detail their stage and screen careers as well ... Read More »

July 22, 2019

Distribution change: ISER Books

By Ryan Porter

Effective immediately, ISER Books will be distributed in Canada and ... Read More »

July 22, 2019

Five Canadian artists win Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con

By Ryan Porter

Five Canadian comic artists were celebrated with Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19. Winners in 31 categories were selected by the public in an online ballot. Essex County, Ontario, writer/cartoonist Jeff Lemire, ... Read More »

July 22, 2019

Daily Deals: Groundwood Books acquires three picture books

By Ryan Porter

Groundwood Books has acquired world rights to Matt James’s picture book Garbage Picking Charlie. The story is described as a celebration of the value of community, resourcefulness, and perspective. Publication is expected for fall 2020. The deal ... Read More »

July 18, 2019

Zuppa Theatre remounts immersive theatre mystery staged in a library

By Ryan Porter

Libraries have always fascinated writer Kate Cayley. The collections are inherently strange, she says. “The history of fly-fishing or the history of the Wheat Board – people have spent years of their lives writing [those ... Read More »

July 18, 2019

Daily Deals: Arsenal Pulp to publish award-winning emerging writer John Elizabeth Stintzi’s debut; ECW acquire Maple Leafs road story

By Ryan Porter

Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam has acquired world English rights to John Elizabeth Stintzi’s debut novel, Vanishing Monuments. Stintzi, the 2019 winner of the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, will tell the ... Read More »

July 17, 2019

Distribution change: Gladstone Press

By Ryan Porter

As of July 1, 2019, Gladstone Press is ... Read More »

July 17, 2019

Loan Stars Jr.: Librarians pick their top kidlit for July and August

By Ryan Porter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council. This list features new releases (July–August) for young readers. Pumpkinheads, Rainbow Rowell ... Read More »

July 15, 2019

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Daily Deals: Julie S. Lalonde to tell story of abusive ex who stalked her for a decade in memoir

Jody Wilson-Raybould to publish book on Indigenous nation building

Daily Deals: Bio of female impressionist Craig Russell and his wife to Dundurn

Distribution change: ISER Books

Five Canadian artists win Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic-Con

Daily Deals: Groundwood Books acquires three picture books

Zuppa Theatre remounts immersive theatre mystery staged in a library

Daily Deals: Arsenal Pulp to publish award-winning emerging writer John Elizabeth Stintzi’s debut; ECW acquire Maple Leafs road story

Distribution change: Gladstone Press

Loan Stars Jr.: Librarians pick their top kidlit for July and August

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