by Ryan Porter

Daily Deals: ECW announces three new titles for 2020 slate

ECW Press has added three new titles to its 2020 schedule: Jennifer Smith has acquired world rights to Tony Comper with Bruce Dowbiggin’s Personal Account: Stories of Leadership, Learning, and Legacy in the Financial Swamp. ... Read More »

April 29, 2019

Shortlist announced for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award

By Ryan Porter

The shortlist for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award has been announced. Of the six finalists, two titles from Arsenal Pulp Press, Casey Plett’s Little Fish and Tanya Tagaq’s Split Tooth, were recognized. This ... Read More »

April 29, 2019

CanLit mourns as Wayson Choy, Teva Harrison pass away

By Ryan Porter

Two beloved Canadian literary figures passed away during the last weekend of April. Wayson Choy, author of four books including 1995’s The Jade Peony (Douglas & McIntyre), passed away on April 28 at age 80*, ... Read More »

April 29, 2019

Distribution change: Taylor & Francis

By Ryan Porter

Effective May 1, Login Canada will provide sales, marketing, and distribution for Taylor & Francis Group’s ... Read More »

April 29, 2019

Daily Deals: William Morrow to publish debut novel by Natalie Zina Walschots

By Ryan Porter

William Morrow editor David Pomerico has acquired, at auction, world English rights to Toronto writer Natalie Zina Walschots’s debut novel Hench. The novel examines a world of extraordinary humans through the lens of Anna, a millennial struggling ... Read More »

April 25, 2019

How shops across Canada are celebrating Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

By Ryan Porter

On April 27, book enthusiasts across Canada will celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. Spearheaded by the Retail Council of Canada, the day draws attention to the community-building role of independent bookstores. This is s selection ... Read More »

April 25, 2019

Ontario Library Service CEOs: what you might not know about Ontario’s library cuts

By Ryan Porter

The Southern Ontario Library Service announced last week that its funding, along with the Ontario Library Service – North, had been slashed in half under the 2019–2020 Ontario budget. For SOLS, that means a budget axed ... Read More »

April 25, 2019

League of Canadian Poets announce finalists for 2019 Book Awards

By Ryan Porter

The League of Canadian Poets have announced the shortlist for the 2019 Book Awards. Finalists have been announced in three categories. The $2,000 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award recognizes a debut book of poetry published by ... Read More »

April 25, 2019

Koyama Press takes the lead in Canadian comics’ Doug Wright Awards

By Ryan Porter

Annie Koyama might be closing her acclaimed eponymous comic press in 2021, but Koyama Press is going out strong. The Toronto-based publisher has three of the four nominations for the Doug Wright Best Book Award, ... Read More »

April 24, 2019

Daily Deals: Bruce Kirkby’s Himalayan-set family memoir to Douglas & McIntyre

By Ryan Porter

Douglas & McIntyre has acquired Canadian English rights to wilderness photographer and writer Bruce Kirkby's Kingdom of the Sky: From Distraction to Stillness, a Family Journey in the Forgotten Himalaya. The memoir focuses primarily on the Kirkby family's three months spent living ... Read More »

April 24, 2019

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Daily Deals: ECW announces three new titles for 2020 slate

Shortlist announced for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award

CanLit mourns as Wayson Choy, Teva Harrison pass away

Daily Deals: William Morrow to publish debut novel by Natalie Zina Walschots

How shops across Canada are celebrating Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

Ontario Library Service CEOs: what you might not know about Ontario’s library cuts

League of Canadian Poets announce finalists for 2019 Book Awards

Koyama Press takes the lead in Canadian comics’ Doug Wright Awards

Daily Deals: Bruce Kirkby’s Himalayan-set family memoir to Douglas & McIntyre

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