The international Booker Prize longlist was announced today, and four of our titles made the cut. It’s a very nice showing from a few of our publishers. Last year we ended up with three on the shortlist, but sadly no win. Maybe this year? Our office team predicts it’s...
Our weekly Read + Co media list for the week including the titles in the International Booker Prize longlist is now published here.
As you may know, I devise monthly release lists to help ensure you have the titles on order that are getting buzz and media as they release. Here is a roundup of the hottest and most prominent April releases from all my publishers (note multiple vendors). The PGC-only kids...
This week’s media list is here on Bookmanager. Midnight Bargain is back on the CBC list and up a spot to #5! So it is on here again. And Claws of the Panda is getting a huge media push due to all the Chinese issues in the headlines. Our...
Media Update The new mid-week Read + Co media list for the week is here. Munsch on Social Media Julie Munsch, Robert Munsch’s daughter, has brought Munsch’s three publishers together to work collaboratively on a social media presence for Robert Munsch and his extensive collection of books. I invite...
Feast your eyes on these new gorgeous “Pro” hardcover notebooks, coming spring 2021 in the Dingbats collection. Remember Dingbats? The lovely Orca, Bear, Polar Bear notebooks that were vegan and compostable? I love these! Don’t forget to stock up for spring! This new line of upscale notebooks comes in...
I am delighted to include another small Western Canadian publisher in my portfolio: Durvile Publications and their imprint UpRoute. They are a small press based in Calgary, and currently have a title at #1 on the Calgary Herald bestseller list: Chasia’s Enchantment, a meditation book that includes QR codes...
Nimbus, my next featured publisher, is hitting it out of the park these days. They are the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto. Run by the inimitable TerriLee Bulger, former rep for Hornblowers East, they are both publisher and distributor for various Eastern presses. Their own imprint, Vagrant Press,...
You may have heard the sad news that the great legend who helped shaped our literary landscape, has passed. From New Directions: “It is with great sadness that we share that America’s beloved poet, artist, activist, and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died at 101 in San Francisco. Co-founder of...
