It was community activism that sparked in Sheree Fitch the idea of opening a bookshop.
Remembering Margaret Paull, HarperCollins’s influential art director
In 1944, Margaret V. Paull completed her course work at the Ontario College of Art, before embarking on a long and influential career in Canadian publishing.
HarperCollins celebrates its 200th anniversary around the world
HarperCollins Publishers started as a small family-run print shop run by brothers James and John Harper in New York City 200 years ago.
Inaugural East Bound event showcases Atlantic literature this week
The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association and the Atlantic Book Awards Society have teamed up to launch an industry event spotlighting the region’s authors and publishers May 17–19.
Daily Deals: Penguin Random House India acquires Scaachi Koul’s One Day We’ll All Be Dead
Penguin Random House India has acquired English-language rights in India to Buzzfeed culture writer Scaachi Koul’s essay collection.
Excerpt: Donner Prize finalists Yves Couturier, Lucie Bonin and Louise Belzile’s L’Intégration des Services en Santé
An excerpt from the introduction of Yves Couturier, Lucie Bonin and Louise Belzile’s shortlisted L’Intégration des Services en Santé: Une Approche Populationnelle.
Increased local marketing helped draw larger crowds to the second Festival of Literary Diversity
The second edition of the Festival of Literary Diversity drew bigger crowds than its inaugural 2016 launch.
Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming June titles
Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program.
House of Anansi Press and The Walrus team up to launch new imprint
Toronto’s House of Anansi Press, in partnership with two Canadian non-profits, has announced the debut of a new venue for long-form non-fiction.
Kamal Al-Solaylee wins 2017 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing
Kamal Al-Solaylee has won the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing
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