by Sue Carter

Q&A: Debut author Djamila Ibrahim on her new collection, Things Are Good Now

The first story that Ethiopian-Canadian writer Djamila Ibrahim sent out into the world after she switched careers from working for the federal government to pursuing her lifelong passion for writing was “Things Are Good Now,” ... Read More »

February 13, 2018

Daily Deals: Turkish rights for Sharon Bala’s The Boat People; audio rights to Cherie Dimaline’s Marrow Thieves goes to Kobo

By Sue Carter

Mevsimler has acquired Turkish rights to Sharon Bala's bestselling debut novel The Boat People, about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage only to face the threat of deportation amid accusations of terrorism. The ... Read More »

February 12, 2018

Is Najwa Zebian poised to be the next Rupi Kaur?

By Sue Carter

There’s no denying Rupi Kaur is a publishing phenomenon. With two million followers on Instagram and just as many copies of her books sold – not to mention a recent profile in Rolling Stone – ... Read More »

February 12, 2018

Canadian publishers react to Goodreads’ new fees on its free giveaways program

By Sue Carter

Last November, Goodreads, the 70-million-member social-media book site acquired by Amazon in 2013, announced on its Authors & Advertisers blog that its popular Goodreads Giveaways program would no longer be free as of January 2018, ... Read More »

February 8, 2018

Daily Deals: Claire Eamer and Drew Shannon picture book to Kids Can; Dancing Cat acquires David Skuy’s middle-grade adventure

By Sue Carter

Kids Can Press managing editor has acquired world rights to Claire Eamer's Out of the Ice, illustrated by Drew Shannon. Publication is slated for fall 2018. The deal was arranged by Maria Vicente at P.S. ... Read More »

February 8, 2018

Daily Deals: S&S Canada acquires Daniel Kalla’s We All Fall Down; audio rights for Jason Fung’s The Diabetes Code

By Sue Carter

Simon & Schuster Canada senior editor Laurie Grassi has acquired world English rights to bestselling Vancouver author Daniel Kalla’s We All Fall Down, in which a NATO infectious diseases expert is summoned to Italy to ... Read More »

February 7, 2018

Indigo reports strong third-quarter revenues and “biggest holiday to date”

By Sue Carter

Indigo Books & Music's "cultural department store" concept continues to thrive as the retailer announced its highest ever quarterly revenues. Revenues for the company's third quarter, which ended Dec. 30, 2017, increased $33 million (8.2 ... Read More »

February 7, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Personnel change: University of Regina Press

By Sue Carter

Kelly Laycock has joined University of Regina Press as managing editor, taking over from Donna Grant, who is retiring this month after 24 years with the Canadian Plains Research Center Press, and later, U of ... Read More »

February 7, 2018

Distribution change: Publishers Group Canada

By Sue Carter

Effective immediately, Publishers Group Canada is the exclusive Canadian distributor for Europa Editions and its imprints Europa World Noir and ... Read More »

February 7, 2018

Daily Deals: Doubleday acquires activist Timea Nagy’s memoir; Bill Stenson’s novel goes to Mother Tongue

By Sue Carter

Doubleday Canada publisher Amy Black and senior editor Bhavna Chauhan have acquired a memoir by Timea Nagy written with Shannon Moroney. The untitled book follows the life of Nagy, a sex-trafficking victim turned activist, and her ... Read More »

February 6, 2018

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Q&A: Debut author Djamila Ibrahim on her new collection, Things Are Good Now

Daily Deals: Turkish rights for Sharon Bala’s The Boat People; audio rights to Cherie Dimaline’s Marrow Thieves goes to Kobo

Is Najwa Zebian poised to be the next Rupi Kaur?

Canadian publishers react to Goodreads’ new fees on its free giveaways program

Daily Deals: Claire Eamer and Drew Shannon picture book to Kids Can; Dancing Cat acquires David Skuy’s middle-grade adventure

Daily Deals: S&S Canada acquires Daniel Kalla’s We All Fall Down; audio rights for Jason Fung’s The Diabetes Code

Indigo reports strong third-quarter revenues and “biggest holiday to date”

Personnel change: University of Regina Press

Distribution change: Publishers Group Canada

Daily Deals: Doubleday acquires activist Timea Nagy’s memoir; Bill Stenson’s novel goes to Mother Tongue

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