You may have received word from the Western Book Rep Association directly, but I am posting it here because I wanted you to have the schedule and be able to plan to make time for my presentation on Monday, October 19, starting at 2:00 pm. For my presentation, I...
With financial support via Read + Co’s inaugural Read + Seed program, Edmonton’s Drawn to Books hosted the “Drawn to Write” creator camp in August 2020. This event awarded scholarships to four burgeoning young artists between the ages of nine to eighteen, focussing on promoting creative and inspiring ways...
Here is our Read + Co media roundup for the week. We are looking forward to the Western Book Rep Association’s virtual book fair next week, with reps presenting to western booksellers and librarians on Zoom over the course of the entire week! My presentation is scheduled for Wednesday June 24...
I am pleased to be representing the oldest independent publisher in Canada! Effective July 1, the Hornblower Group will represent Goose Lane Editions and its agencies in all markets throughout Canada, with Read + Co. covering B.C., Alberta, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories, and Rorie Bruce Agencies covering Saskatchewan,...
Book sales agency Read + Co Books, through their annual program Read + Seed, is pleased to announce their inaugural sponsorship for 2020. Sponsorship will support Edmonton’s Drawn to Books’ “When Artists Become Heroes” contest, which will see four children awarded scholarships to the annual Creator Camp in August....
Happy new year! This has been a truly delightful, fun, and amazing year. It is hard to believe a whole year has passed. Thank you for all your support to help us take off! We have been flying along at breakneck speed and loving every minute of it. The...
Effective May 1, 2020, Hornblower Group and Read + Co Books will provide sales representation to Canadian trade and wholesale accounts for Dundurn Press. Until that time, Dundurn titles will continue to be sold by Ampersand. UTP will continue to provide distribution for Dundurn. Read + Co books covers...
I am very pleased to announce a brand-new Speculative Fiction publisher into the Canadian Marketplace, Erewhon Books! Hornblowers reps them in the east, and Read + Co Books will be representing them in BC, Alberta, and the North. UTP is their Canadian Distributor. They aim to publish intelligent science...
I’ll be attending the Western Book Reps Association book fair June 9–11, 2019, in beautiful Sidney, BC. You can find full event details on the WBRA website here. If you are also going to attend, please come say hello. I look forward to meeting you (if we haven’t met...