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Random House of Canada launches lifestyle imprint under Robert McCullough

Random House of Canada is expanding its editorial presence beyond its downtown Toronto headquarters, launching what it describes as a "boutique imprint" under West Coast“based publisher Robert McCullough. Appetite by Random House will publish about ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

By Natalie Samson

Penguin Group has announced it will no longer provide ebooks to OverDrive, effective immediately. With the termination of the relationship between the publisher and the U.S. digital content distributor, public libraries are effectively cut off ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Even though Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran was voted off CBC Canada Reads today, it still charts on this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 29: 1. The Looneyspoons Collection, ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

James Ivory, Russell Banks among guest speakers for TIFF’s Books on Film series

By Sue Carter

James Ivory will discuss his adaptation of E.M. Forster's Howard's End on June 18. When the Toronto International Film Festival and Random House of Canada host a book club, the guest speakers are bound to ... Read More »

February 2, 2012 | Filed under: Events

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Half-Blood Blues, remains on top of this week's Canadian fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 22: 1. Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan (Thomas Allen Publishers, $24.95 pa, 9780887627415) 2. ... Read More »

January 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Books about physical and financial health dominate this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list, for the two weeks ending Jan. 15: 1. The Wealthy Barber Returns, David Chilton (Financial Awareness, $19.95 pa, 9780968394748) 2. The Looneyspoons ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

McClelland & Stewart acquisition by the numbers

By Stuart Woods

Here are some key figures from Q&Q's latest story on the acquisition of McClelland & Stewart by Random House of Canada: 100% The share of McClelland & Stewart now owned by Random House of Canada ... Read More »

January 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

ACP “mourns the loss” of a national cultural institution

By Sue Carter

The Association of Canadian Publishers has called Random House of Canada's acquisition of McClelland & Stewart the "end of a long and illustrious history of a Canadian cultural institution." In a press release, ACP president ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Random House of Canada acquires sole ownership of M&S

By Stuart Woods

One of Canada's most beloved and respected publishing houses, McClelland & Stewart, has been acquired by its part-owner, Random House of Canada. M&S had been a wholly Canadian-owned company from its inception in 1906 until ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

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Search Results by tag: Random House Canada

Random House of Canada launches lifestyle imprint under Robert McCullough

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

James Ivory, Russell Banks among guest speakers for TIFF’s Books on Film series

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

McClelland & Stewart acquisition by the numbers

ACP “mourns the loss” of a national cultural institution

Random House of Canada acquires sole ownership of M&S

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

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