by Ryan Porter

Daily Deals: foreign-rights for Rupi Kaur sold across Europe, Asia

Ciela Norma, NiL Editions, Guy Saint Jean, Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, Eksmo, Dook, and Mono Generation have acquired, respectively, Bulgarian, world French (excluding Canada), Canadian French, Indonesian, Russian, simplified Chinese, and Thai rights to bestselling poet Rupi Kaur’s the ... Read More »

October 17, 2018

Winners announced for 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature

By Ryan Porter

The winners of the 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature have been announced. Each writer will receive $10,000. The winners are: Fiction • Class Mom, Laurie Gelman (Henry Holt and Company) Non-fiction • Siberian ... Read More »

October 17, 2018

Daily Deals: Nimbus to publish new Kate Inglis picture book

By Ryan Porter

Nimbus Publishing managing editor Whitney Moran has acquired world rights to Riverport, Nova Scotia, author Kate Inglis’s picture book A Great Big Night with illustrations by Josée Bisaillon. The book is described as a rhythmic ... Read More »

October 15, 2018

Inside Type Books Junction, the Toronto bookstore chain’s newest location

By Ryan Porter

And then there were three: Toronto’s famously cool Type Books has opened its third location. The Junction outlet enjoyed a soft opening on Oct. 3 with an official launch pencilled in for early November. “People ... Read More »

October 15, 2018

Cherie Dimaline, David Demchuk win Sunburst Award

By Ryan Porter

David Demchuk and Cherie Dimaline are among the winners of the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. The Sunburst Award Committee announced the winners, chosen by jury, on Oct. 15. David ... Read More »

October 15, 2018

Five new things to watch for at the Toronto International Festival of Authors

By Ryan Porter

The name isn’t the only thing that’s new at this year’s Toronto International Festival of Authors. The oldest and largest literary festival in Canada has added a few fresh ideas for its 39th year. Festival director ... Read More »

October 12, 2018

Daily Deals: foreign-language rights sold for Claudia Dey, Gabor Maté, Joy Kogawa

By Ryan Porter

Black Coffee Press has acquired world Italian rights to Claudia Dey’s novel Heartbreaker. The deal was arranged by Hana El Niwairi at Cooke International working in association with The Italian Literary Agency on behalf of ... Read More »

October 11, 2018

David Chariandy takes home the Toronto Book Award

By Ryan Porter

David Chariandy has won the Toronto Book Award for his second novel, Brother (McClelland & Stewart). Chariandy accepted the $10,000 prize at a ceremony held at the Toronto Reference Library on Oct. 10. The novel, ... Read More »

October 11, 2018

Personnel change: Derek Beaulieu named incoming director of literary arts at Banff Centre

By Ryan Porter

Former Calgary poet laureate (2014–16) Derek Beaulieu has been named the new director of literary arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The Montreal-born author of 20 volumes of poetry, prose, and criticism ... Read More »

October 9, 2018

Daily Deals: Mawenzi House acquires “Punjab Downton Abbey”; TV deal for Pauline Dakin memoir

By Ryan Porter

Mawenzi House publisher Nurjehan Aziz has acquired world rights to Sohan Koonar’s A Crowd of Sorrows, an epic novel pitched as a Punjab Downton Abbey that spans pre–Second World War through to the ’60s. The deal ... Read More »

October 9, 2018

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Daily Deals: foreign-rights for Rupi Kaur sold across Europe, Asia

Winners announced for 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature

Daily Deals: Nimbus to publish new Kate Inglis picture book

Inside Type Books Junction, the Toronto bookstore chain’s newest location

Cherie Dimaline, David Demchuk win Sunburst Award

Five new things to watch for at the Toronto International Festival of Authors

Daily Deals: foreign-language rights sold for Claudia Dey, Gabor Maté, Joy Kogawa

David Chariandy takes home the Toronto Book Award

Personnel change: Derek Beaulieu named incoming director of literary arts at Banff Centre

Daily Deals: Mawenzi House acquires “Punjab Downton Abbey”; TV deal for Pauline Dakin memoir

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