Search Results by tag: House of Anansi
A novel that, less than a year ago, was without a Canadian publisher has won the country's most prestigious literary prize. Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues, about a jazz musician who disappears in Nazi-occupied France, was ... Read More »
In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »
The very long list of nominees for the 2011 ReLit Awards, which celebrates novels, poetry, and short fiction titles published by Canadian independent presses, has been announced. ECW Press leads this year's longlist with nine ... Read More »
August 8, 2011 | Filed under: Awards
Three Canadian authors have made the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist, announced today. Alison Pick's Far to Go (House of Anansi Press, Q&Q's September 2010 cover profile), Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues (forthcoming from ... Read More »
July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Four Canadian authors took home awards last night at the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards in New York City. "The Lammies" celebrate the best in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writing for books published the previous ... Read More »
When House of Anansi Press was strategizing its marketing campaign for The Little Book of Rob Ford, a collection of quips, quotes, and colourful comments from Toronto's mayor, it took a more subtle approach than ... Read More »
April 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
There's no formula for choosing the books of the year. Some break ground, some tackle familiar themes with new energy. Some represent the best work from established authors, some introduce us to important new voices. ... Read More »
November 22, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year
In the wake of publisher Lynn Henry's abrupt move to Doubleday Canada three weeks ago, House of Anansi Press is announcing some changes to its staff roster. Company president Sarah MacLachlan has been named president ... Read More »
February 26, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news
Lynn Henry, currently the publisher of House of Anansi Press, has been named publishing director for Doubleday Canada. According to a press release signed by Kristin Cochrane, Doubleday's new publisher (following the recent departure of ... Read More »
February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
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