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Personnel change: Doubleday Canada

May 22, 2012 at 12:05 PM | Filed under: Personnel changes

Janice Weaver has joined Doubleday Canada as senior editor on a one-year contract to replace Amy Black, who is on maternity leave. She will report... Read the rest »

Edna Staebler’s Mennonite cookbook goes digital

May 22, 2012 at 4:58 PM | Filed under: News

Edna Staebler’s classic Mennonite cookbook, Food That Really Schmecks, is now available as an iPad app. According to Wilfrid Laurier University Press publicist Clare... Read the rest »

Indigo, First Book Canada join forces to distribute books to children in need

May 22, 2012 at 5:22 PM | Filed under: News

Indigo Books & Music has partnered with the literacy charity First Book Canada and publishers Penguin Canada and Kids Can Press to distribute nearly 30,000... Read the rest »

Harbour Publishing remembers B.C. Book Award winner Chuck Davis

May 17, 2012 at 5:52 PM | Filed under: News

On May 12, when Harbour Publishing took home three B.C. Book Awards, it was a chance to celebrate the year’s achievements, but also an opportunity... Read the rest »

Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press

May 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM | Filed under: Personnel changes

Effective June 1, Gerilee McBride will join Arsenal Pulp Press as production manager. McBride is the former executive assistant at the Association of Book... Read the rest »

Personnel change: The Banff Centre's Wired Writing Studio

May 16, 2012 at 1:40 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

Lynn Coady has been hired on as a faculty member at the Banff Centre’s Wired Writing Studio program. Coady joins Charlotte Gill and Jessica Grant... Read the rest »

Personnel change: Guernica Editions

May 16, 2012 at 12:19 PM | Filed under: Personnel changes

Toronto’s Guernica Editions has hired Cristina Rizzuto as publicist, replacing former publicist Laura Carter. Read the rest »

Deals: Foreign sale for Edugyan; Roy MacGregor novel optioned for film; and more

May 16, 2012 at 2:30 PM | Filed under: Deals, News

Foreign front: Anne McDermid & Associates has a number of deals to report: Anne McDermid has sold Swedish rights to Esi... Read the rest »

St. John’s prepares to host first Atlantic Book Awards

May 14, 2012 at 5:38 PM | Filed under: Awards

For the first time in its almost 13-year history, the Atlantic Book Awards are moving from Halifax. The May 17 ceremony, which wraps up a... Read the rest »

City of Toronto to commemorate June Callwood in conjunction with book launch

May 14, 2012 at 5:51 PM | Filed under: News

June Callwood made an impression on the citizens of Toronto with her writings and in the more than 50 charitable and professional organizations she helped... Read the rest »

Deals: Amanda Lang to pen book for HarperCollins Canada; TV rights to Flavia de Luce mysteries sold to Sam Mendes; and more

May 10, 2012 at 12:00 PM | Filed under: Deals, News

HarperCollins Canada senior editor Brad Wilson has acquired The Power of Why by CBC journalist Amanda Lang. The book will feature interviews with entrepreneurs and... Read the rest »

Personnel changes: library CEOs appointed in Gravenhurst, Meaford, and Brock

May 10, 2012 at 3:27 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

Three Ontario library systems have announced the appointment of new chief executive officers. Gravenhurst Public Library has hired Rita Orr as CEO and chief... Read the rest »

Personnel change: Breakwater Books

May 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

Breakwater Books has hired James Langer as managing editor, effective immediately. Langer will oversee acquisitions and manuscript editing, while maintaining the publisher’s current list. He... Read the rest »

Agency change: Tourmaline Editions

May 7, 2012 at 3:21 PM | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes

Effective July 1, 2012, Tourmaline Editions will represent Alpha Books, publisher of the Complete Idiot’s Guide series. Order fulfillment, customer service, and returns processing... Read the rest »

Authors travel across the country for TD Children’s Book Week

May 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM | Filed under: News

A diverse group of children’s authors, illustrators, and storytellers are packing their suitcases for the 35th annual TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, which runs May... Read the rest »

First Book Canada expands distribution to Manitoba

May 3, 2012 at 5:51 PM | Filed under: News

First Book Canada, a registered charity that supplies low-income families with new books, is expanding its distribution to Manitoba. This week, more than 44,000... Read the rest »

Conundrum Press imprint draws attention to French-Canadian comics scene

May 3, 2012 at 6:27 PM | Filed under: News

With the debut of Michel Rabagliati’s The Song of Roland at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this weekend, Conundrum Press will put the spotlight on... Read the rest »

Deals: Foreign rights deals for Robert J. Wiersema, Annabel Lyon, and more

May 2, 2012 at 3:53 PM | Filed under: Deals, News

Foreign front: Kim Behnke at D&M Publishers has sold U.K. rights to Robert J. Wiersema’s Walk Like a Man: Coming of Age... Read the rest »

Distribution change: Utah State University Press

May 1, 2012 at 3:08 PM | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes, News

Effective March 31, Codasat Canada is the exclusive Canadian distributor for Utah State University Press. Orders, billing, and shipping is handled by University... Read the rest »

Personnel change: Hamilton Public Library names new chief librarian, CEO

April 27, 2012 at 4:04 PM | Filed under: News, Personnel changes

The board of the Hamilton Public Library has named Paul Takala chief librarian and chief executive officer, effective June 1. Takala steps into the... Read the rest »