by Sue Carter

Conrad Black’s Donald Trump book coming out with Marlon Bundo publisher

Conrad Black is going stateside with his new book, Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other, coming out in May with Regnery Publishing. The Washington-based publisher, which specializes in conservative titles and authors, describes the ... Read More »

March 21, 2018

Q&A: Janice Gross Stein on chairing the Gelber jury and the importance of non-fiction

By Sue Carter

As founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Janice Gross Stein was responsible from bringing the international Lionel Gelber Prize to the academic centre. The $15,000 annual award ... Read More »

March 19, 2018

Daily Deals: Foreign rights for Seth, Jillian Tamaki

By Sue Carter

Editora Mino has acquired Brazilian rights to Seth’s It’s a Good Life if you Don't Weaken. The deal was arranged by Marta de Bru de Sala at the Foreign Office, in association with Stephanie Sinclair ... Read More »

March 19, 2018

Kobo acquires audio rights to Plum Johnson’s They Left Us Everything; film/TV rights for Deborah Campbell’s A Disappearance in Damascus

By Sue Carter

Rakuten Kobo manager of original content Rebecca Best has acquired audio rights at auction to Plum Johnson’s RBC Taylor Prize–winning memoir They Left Us Everything. Rights were previously sold to Putnam US, Brandon Culture in ... Read More »

March 15, 2018

Toronto cookbook store Good Egg to close

By Sue Carter

Toronto cookbook and culinary gift shop Good Egg is closing in June after a decade in business. Owner Mika Bareket told the Toronto Star that the decision to close the Kensington Market boutique came up ... Read More »

March 14, 2018

Distribution change: Georgetown Publications

By Sue Carter

Effective April 1, Georgetown Publications will take over the sales and distribution for Career Press and New Page Books in Canada. UTP will accept returns until June 30. Please contact your Georgetown Publications sales rep ... Read More »

March 14, 2018

Distribution change: Holiday House

By Sue Carter

Effective May 31, Thomas Allen & Son will no longer serve as distributor for Holiday House. Thomas Allen ... Read More »

March 13, 2018

Daily Deals: S&S Canada acquires Marissa Stapley’s new novel; film rights to Hugh MacDonald’s The Last Wild Boy

By Sue Carter

Director Audrey Cummings has acquired film rights to Hugh MacDonald’s YA novel The Last Wild Boy. Cummings directed the 2017 movie Darken, produced by Shaftsbury/Smokebomb Films. The deal was arranged by Acorn Press publisher Terrilee Bulger. ... Read More »

March 12, 2018

Artist and ethnobotanist T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss named Vancouver Public Library’s Indigenous storyteller-in-residence

By Sue Carter

Media artist and ethnobotanist T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss has been named the 2018 Indigenous storyteller-in-residence at the Vancouver Public Library. Wyss – who is of Skwxwu7mesh, Sto:lo, Irish-Métis, Hawaiian, and Swiss descent – draws on her heritage ... Read More »

March 12, 2018

Address change: Book Publishers Association of Alberta

By Sue Carter

Effective March 26, the Book Publishers Association of Alberta’s new address is: 11759 ... Read More »

March 12, 2018

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Conrad Black’s Donald Trump book coming out with Marlon Bundo publisher

Q&A: Janice Gross Stein on chairing the Gelber jury and the importance of non-fiction

Daily Deals: Foreign rights for Seth, Jillian Tamaki

Kobo acquires audio rights to Plum Johnson’s They Left Us Everything; film/TV rights for Deborah Campbell’s A Disappearance in Damascus

Toronto cookbook store Good Egg to close

Distribution change: Georgetown Publications

Distribution change: Holiday House

Daily Deals: S&S Canada acquires Marissa Stapley’s new novel; film rights to Hugh MacDonald’s The Last Wild Boy

Artist and ethnobotanist T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss named Vancouver Public Library’s Indigenous storyteller-in-residence

Address change: Book Publishers Association of Alberta

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