Goose Lane Editions has acquired a short-fiction collection and a debut novel by Paul Carlucci.
Nelson Education buys McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Nelson Education Ltd. is taking over the K–12 business holdings of competitor McGraw-Hill Ryerson in what it’s calling a “strategic acquisition.”
Agony Editor: Getting paid for your work isn’t always easy
Publishing internationally is a dream for many authors, but not getting paid can be a nightmare.
Five new baby books to please the drool-and-rattle set
A roundup of new books for babies showcase creatures from near and far.
Titles Canadian publishers are toting to BookExpo 2017
Some of the books Canadian publishers are excited to promote at BookExpo America in New York City, May 31–June 2.
Daily Deals: Claire Cameron sells in Spanish, Alan Bradley sells in Finland
Maeva will publish the Spanish edition of Claire Cameron’s latest novel The Last Neanderthal, while Bazar will publish the sixth, seventh, and eighth titles in Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mystery series in Finnish.
Distribution announcement: Albert Whitman & Company
Thomas Allen & Son will no longer serve as distributor for U.S. children’s publisher Albert Whitman & Company.
Daily Deals: Forthcoming Harriet Alida Lye novel to publish in the U.S.
Liveright Publishing has acquired U.S. rights to Toronto author Harriet Alida Lye’s novel The Honey Farm, forthcoming from Vagrant Press in spring 2018, while Texas-based Black Rose Writing will publish Ottawa author Robert Smith’s latest suspense novel, What Lies Within, in October 2017.
Personnel change: PRH Canada launches audiobook program led by Ann Jansen
Penguin Random House Canada has announced the launch of an audiobook publishing program to be led by Ann Jansen.
Scholastic Canada to publish new edition of I Am Canada
Scholastic Canada’s North Winds Press imprint is issuing a new edition of I Am Canada: A Celebration, Heather Patterson’s free-verse children’s poem.