by Ryan Porter

University of Alberta Press publisher previews new direction: “We are not a regional press”

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the University of Alberta Press, but director and publisher Douglas Hildebrand isn’t looking to the past. The press announced on April 4 they’d hired Mat Buntin, based in Guelph, ... Read More »

April 9, 2019

Dionne Brand, Eve Joseph, and Sarah Tolmie shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize

By Ryan Porter

The shortlists for the Canadian and international Griffin Poetry Prize Awards have been announced. Dionne Brand, a previous winner of the Griffin for her 2010 collection Ossuaries, is listed on the Canadian shortlist for her ... Read More »

April 9, 2019

Daily Deals: Latitude 46, Stonehouse Publishing announce newly acquired fall 2019 titles

By Ryan Porter

Stonehouse Publishing publisher Netta Johnson has acquired four new titles: Maria Meindl’s The Work is described as literary fiction spanning two decades, following a love triangle set within a theatre company, which its cult-like disciples refer ... Read More »

April 8, 2019

Address change: Albany Books

By Ryan Porter

Effective May 1, Albany Books, an independent bookstore outside Vancouver that has been in operation since 1985, ... Read More »

April 8, 2019

Frances McDormand attached to star in adaptation of Miriam Toews’s Women Talking

By Ryan Porter

Miriam Toews’s eighth book Women Talking has been optioned by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B for a film adaptation starring two-time Oscar-winner Frances McDormand. If the project moves forward, it would be the first ... Read More »

April 8, 2019

Daily Deals: Francie Greenslade to publish children’s novel with PRHC; Jane Christmas memoir to Patrick Crean Editions

By Ryan Porter

Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers publishing director, fiction, Lynne Missen has bought North American rights to Francie Greenslade’s first children’s title Red Fox Road in a two-book deal. The novel is about a young girl ... Read More »

April 4, 2019

Hot fudge! Author Sarah Mlynowski on writing with Netflix’s Kimmy Schmidt on kids’ fantasy epic The Legends of Greemulax

By Ryan Porter

What would Kimmy Schmidt – the determinedly optimistic hero of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – write? In the final season of the sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, Kimmy writes an empowering kids’ ... Read More »

April 4, 2019

Shortlist for $50,000 Donner Prize includes controversial MacKinnon book

By Ryan Porter

The five public-policy books on the shortlist for the Donner Prize have been announced. The winner of the $50,000 prize will be announced at an awards ceremony in Toronto on May 1. Among the shortlisted ... Read More »

April 3, 2019

Shelagh Rogers and Lawrence Hill lauded with inaugural LAC Scholars Awards

By Ryan Porter

Library and Archives Canada launched the LAC Foundation on April 2 by announcing the five recipients of the inaugural LAC Scholars Award. The distinction is presented to individuals who have championed Canada’s literary and historical ... Read More »

April 3, 2019

Personnel changes: Promotions, new hire at Cooke McDermid

By Ryan Porter

Cooke McDermid has announced two promotions and a new hire: Paige Sisley has been promoted to associate literary agent, representing lifestyle and narrative non-fiction and upmarket fiction in addition to handing dramatic and merchandising rights ... Read More »

April 3, 2019

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University of Alberta Press publisher previews new direction: “We are not a regional press”

Dionne Brand, Eve Joseph, and Sarah Tolmie shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize

Daily Deals: Latitude 46, Stonehouse Publishing announce newly acquired fall 2019 titles

Address change: Albany Books

Frances McDormand attached to star in adaptation of Miriam Toews’s Women Talking

Daily Deals: Francie Greenslade to publish children’s novel with PRHC; Jane Christmas memoir to Patrick Crean Editions

Hot fudge! Author Sarah Mlynowski on writing with Netflix’s Kimmy Schmidt on kids’ fantasy epic The Legends of Greemulax

Shortlist for $50,000 Donner Prize includes controversial MacKinnon book

Shelagh Rogers and Lawrence Hill lauded with inaugural LAC Scholars Awards

Personnel changes: Promotions, new hire at Cooke McDermid

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