by Sue Carter

Invisible Publishing picks up Chaudiere Books’s backlist

Invisible Publishing has acquired the backlist of Ottawa-based indie press Chaudiere Books. Chaudiere was co-founded in 2006 by Jennifer Mulligan and rob mclennan with the mandate to publish poetry and fiction by regional authors. In 2012, Christine ... Read More »

February 7, 2019

Tanya Tagaq’s Split Tooth audiobook up for Audie Award

By Sue Carter

Tanya Tagaq is up for an Audie Award this year for the audiobook edition of her experimental novel, Split Tooth (Penguin Random House Canada). The Inuit throat singer narrates her audiobook, which is nominated in the Literary Fiction & Classics ... Read More »

February 7, 2019

Indigo third-quarter revenue and earnings down due to delayed renovations and Canada Post strike

By Sue Carter

Indigo Books and Music is reporting a $7.3 million or 1.7 per cent revenue decrease in its third quarter, ending Dec. 29, 2018. Revenue was down to $426 million compared to $433.3 million for the same ... Read More »

February 7, 2019

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming March titles

By Sue Carter

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. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, Alicia Elliott (Doubleday Canada) ... Read More »

February 7, 2019

Daily Deals: two-book deal for Tiffany Stone’s punny picture books

By Sue Carter

Foreign-rights deals for Justin Bariso’s EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence: Polish rights to Rebis by Literatura Agency; Spanish rights to Sirio by the Foreign Office; and Korean rights to Green Light by the BC Agency. ... Read More »

February 6, 2019

Kobo names Pieter Swinkels as chief content officer

By Sue Carter

Rakuten Kobo has appointed Pieter Swinkels as chief content officer. Swinkels, who will report to CEO Michael Tamblyn, was formerly Kobo's executive vice-president of publisher relations and content. He is responsible for growing Kobo’s worldwide content ... Read More »

January 30, 2019

Daily Deals: foreign deals for Barbara Gowdy, Najwa Zebian

By Sue Carter

Grasindo has acquired Bahasa-language rights to Najwa Zebian’s Nectar of Pain. The deal was arranged by Maxima Creative Agency with Meg Wheeler of Westwood Creative Artists on behalf of Hilary McMahon. Saikatham Books has acquired ... Read More »

January 30, 2019

Carleigh Baker, Catherine Hernandez, Joshua Whitehead to jury 2019 Journey Prize

By Sue Carter

The Writers' Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, which recognizes Canada's best magazine-published short fiction by emerging authors, has revealed the 2019 jury. Authors Carleigh Baker (Bad Endings, Anvil Press), Catherine Hernandez (Scarborough, Arsenal Pulp Press), and Joshua ... Read More »

January 29, 2019

Lionel Gelber Prize reveals five-title shortlist

By Sue Carter

Five titles are vying for this year's Lionel Gelber Prize. The $15,000 international award is presented annually to an English-language non-fiction book focused on foreign affairs. The shortlist was selected by jury chair Janice Stein (Toronto), Anne ... Read More »

January 29, 2019

Daily Deals: Black Moss Press acquires D.A. Lockhart collection

By Sue Carter

Black Moss Press publisher Marty Gervais has acquired D.A. Lockhart's Wënchikàneit Visions, a collection of lyric essays/poems that explore the regions around southern Ontario through the standpoint of the Lenape author. Publication is scheduled for fall 2019. The deal ... Read More »

January 28, 2019

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Invisible Publishing picks up Chaudiere Books’s backlist

Tanya Tagaq’s Split Tooth audiobook up for Audie Award

Indigo third-quarter revenue and earnings down due to delayed renovations and Canada Post strike

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming March titles

Daily Deals: two-book deal for Tiffany Stone’s punny picture books

Kobo names Pieter Swinkels as chief content officer

Daily Deals: foreign deals for Barbara Gowdy, Najwa Zebian

Carleigh Baker, Catherine Hernandez, Joshua Whitehead to jury 2019 Journey Prize

Lionel Gelber Prize reveals five-title shortlist

Daily Deals: Black Moss Press acquires D.A. Lockhart collection

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