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Daily Deals: ECW Press to publish Angie Abdou’s Home Ice; Penguin acquires Samra Habib memoir
Penguin Canada has acquired Samra Habib’s memoir about being a queer Muslim.
Craig Swinwood named CEO of HarperCollins Canada amid international executive changes
HarperCollins has announced a number of executive personnel changes in line with a new international strategy that includes “ambitious foreign language growth plans.”
Bookmanager Academy rebrands, grows in second year
Bookmanager Academy, the professional development and networking event for independent booksellers and other members of the industry, will hold its second instalment June 8–11 in Kelowna, B.C.
Daily Deals: Figure 1 acquires Corbin Tomaszeski’s first cookbook
Figure 1 Publishing has acquired the first cookbook by Toronto chef and Food Network host Corbin Tomaszeski.
Read Local B.C. expands to online hub in hopes of teasing out a “regional literary sensibility”
The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia has expanded the online presence of Read Local B.C., the annual public-awareness campaign it launched in 2015 to spotlight the province’s authors and publishers.
Former M&S publisher Avie Bennett has died
Former McClelland & Stewart publisher, philanthropist, and business executive Avie Bennett has died.
Breakwater Books acquires Transcontinental’s Creative Book Publishing
Newfoundland trade publisher Breakwater Books has acquired Creative Book Publishing from Montreal-based TC Media, a division of Transcontinental Inc.
Daily Deals: S&S acquires two books by Catherine McKenzie; Dundurn to publish non-fiction by Olympian Jeremiah Brown
Simon & Schuster Canada senior editor Laurie Grassi has acquired Canadian rights to bestselling author Catherine McKenzie’s The Good Liar,
Distribution change: Publishers Group West
Effective June 1, Publishers Group West is the new North American distributor for Canongate Books.
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