by Sue Carter

Daily Deals: Puffin Canada acquires Susan Juby’s #MeToo middle-grade novel; Marissa Stapley’s lottery con novel to S&S Canada

Lynne Missen at Puffin Canada has acquired Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour winner Susan Juby’s (The Fashion Committee) middle-grade novel Me 3, from the perspective of an 11-year-old boy who slowly learns that the reason ... Read More »

June 24, 2020

Yukon launches its first story laureate program

By Sue Carter

In January 2021, the Yukon will welcome its first story laureate. Launched by the Commissioners Office, the story laureate will create works that focus on cultural, historical, and heritage themes reflecting the region, and serve as ... Read More »

June 24, 2020

Literary venue and bookseller Upstart & Crow to open on Vancouver’s Granville Island

By Sue Carter

A new venue celebrating literary arts and storytelling is set to open in late August on Vancouver's Granville Island. Upstart & Crow is the brainchild of Zoë Grams, founder of the literary marketing agency ZG Stories, ... Read More »

June 24, 2020

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

By Sue Carter

Effective June 30, Fitzhenry & Whiteside no longer ... Read More »

June 24, 2020

More than 700,000 sign petition to save Anne with an E

By Sue Carter

Perhaps only second in dedication to the BTS Army, fans of Anne with an E are once again circulating a petition demanding that the Netflix and CBC co-production return for a fourth season. More than 700,000 ... Read More »

June 22, 2020

Indigo closes 20 Coles small-format stores amid “seismic” losses

By Sue Carter

Just days before Indigo Books & Music releases its fourth-quarter financial results, CEO Heather Reisman told Bloomberg News in an interview that “the depths of the losses we are looking at are literally as seismic ... Read More »

June 22, 2020

Indie-bookseller platform Bookmanager are heroes of the pandemic

By Sue Carter

On a late April afternoon, Michael Neill took a well-deserved break from work, hoping to pick up some items from his local garden centre in Kelowna, B.C. But when he arrived, there was already a ... Read More »

June 18, 2020

Daily Deals: Wolsak & Wynn acquires Coteau titles by Armand Garnet Ruffo and Rhea Tregebov

By Sue Carter

Wolsak & Wynn has acquired rights to Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney and At Geronimo’s Grave, both by Armand Garnet Ruffo. Wolsak & Wynn has also acquired the rights to Rue des Rosiers and ... Read More »

June 16, 2020

Distribution change: Goose Lane Editions

By Sue Carter

Effective immediately, Goose Lane Editions announced it is represented in both the book and gift trade in Atlantic Canada by the Hornblower Group. Effective July 1, the Hornblower Group will represent Goose Lane Editions and its ... Read More »

June 16, 2020

Toronto’s Word on the Street to go virtual

By Sue Carter

Word on the Street, the two-day free book fest that attracts thousands of people to Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, is the latest to announce that it will go online with programming for its annual street fair, ... Read More »

June 15, 2020

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Daily Deals: Puffin Canada acquires Susan Juby’s #MeToo middle-grade novel; Marissa Stapley’s lottery con novel to S&S Canada

Yukon launches its first story laureate program

Literary venue and bookseller Upstart & Crow to open on Vancouver’s Granville Island

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

More than 700,000 sign petition to save Anne with an E

Indigo closes 20 Coles small-format stores amid “seismic” losses

Indie-bookseller platform Bookmanager are heroes of the pandemic

Daily Deals: Wolsak & Wynn acquires Coteau titles by Armand Garnet Ruffo and Rhea Tregebov

Distribution change: Goose Lane Editions

Toronto’s Word on the Street to go virtual

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