Want to take advantage of the UTP Covid special? All you need 20 per publisher to get 50%, and right now that’s easy with Goose Lane, the oldest indie publisher in Canada. Just take a look at the notes below! Here is the Goose Lane catalogue for fall if...
Happy fall! Three important things for you to look at this season: Here are the forthcoming HOT releases shipping in October. These include all my publishers (various vendors) and are organized by release date. These will be shipping in these coming weeks. Note that the first five titles are...
One title was missed in the fall HGD catalogue! Coming in October, this is a new format pocket guide to the Unheralded Artists of BC. It includes an outstanding introduction by Marsha Lederman. Be sure to include it on your next HGD order. More info below. Bookmanager single title...
Three important notices that I know you will want to dig into once you get a chance to breathe! On March 19 Raincoast lowered their free freight minimum on ground shipments to accounts within Canada from $250 to $150 net on invoice. They hope this has helped many of...
There can be no doubt that the power of LOCAL has been an undeniable trend during the past five months. Regional titles continue to occupy bestseller lists and consumers are snapping them up like never before. If you’re looking to pile ’em high on a table, fill a window, or profile...
Here is our weekly media list from all our Read + Co publishers in one easy place (about a two-minute read; don’t miss the rep notes). This week’s update focusses on KIDS books. Hottest PGC kids titles selling fast are at this link. Here are two relevant newsletters: one...
Here are the hot media titles this week gathered from all my publishers — it is a three-minute read! The World Fantasy Award shortlist and Booker long-listed titles are also on here. The 75-year Hiroshima anniversary was on August 6. Social distanced commemoration events took place in communities across...
I wanted to share info on Europa’s forthcoming travel writing series, The Passenger. This series is great! It looks amazing — like a well-bound, thick, high-quality literary journal — and it is ideal for anyone looking to take a trip from home this summer in the safety of their...
Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada, by Jonathan Manthorpe (Victoria), has been named a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. This is the book’s second nomination this year, having been named a finalist earlier for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize...
I know you love the really amazing “Finds” on the PGC list, especially for kids. And if you love Brainpickings and Maria Popova as I do, and know the power this blog has on book buyers around the globe, you will love this feature she did of our PGC...