HMH is currently distributed by Raincoast Books in Canada.
Personnel changes: Canadian Manda Group
Kaile Shilling named executive director of Vancouver Writers Fest
The fall festival will be held Oct. 18 through 24.
How playwright Reid Millar adapted Jess Taylor’s short story “Just Pervs” for the Zoom era
The story follows four teenage girls who bond over their sexual curiosity, and how their relationships change as they come of age in their 20s.
Esi Edugyan to deliver 2021 Massey Lectures on race and art
In Out of the Sun: On Art, Race, and the Future, Edugyan will examine how Black histories have been portrayed in art, through the lens of visual art, film, literature, and her own lived experience.
Rights Deals: Foreign rights for Ian Williams and Reema Patel + four more
ECW editor Jennifer Smith’s latest business bestseller shows the value of wooing booksellers
The book was an instant bestseller when it debuted in February, peaking at number one on Bookmanager’s Business chart.
BIPOC of Publishing in Canada calls for mentors, mentees to apply for second-annual program
Thanks to donations, the program is offering a $300 honorarium to this year’s mentors.
Rights Deals: Matt James, Michael Hill + three more
Eva Crocker wins $12,500 Winterset Award for Newfoundland and Labrador authors
Crocker was named a finalist alongside Bridget Canning for Some People’s Children and Andrea Procter for A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland.