Formerly featured on ‘Canada Reads’ and ‘Jeopardy,’ Mattea Roach is to host CBCbooks’ new ‘Bookends’ weekly literary discussion show.
Canada’s Access Copyright Foundation: 2024 Professional Development Grants
The Access Copyright Foundation, based in Toronto, has issued CAN$60,000 in its ‘Professional Development grants’ for 2024.
Australia’s Melbourne Books Signs With IPG Distribution and Sales
The US-based distributor IPG has announced deals with independent publishers in and to the States, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Istanbul’s Elif Nur Şafak on Wattpad: ‘Freedom of Speech’
A children’s book literary agent at Kalem Agency in Istanbul, Elif Nur Şafak, talks about Wattpad’s disruptions in Türkiye.
Canada’s $75,000 Cundill History Prize Names Its 2024 Longlist
With a shortlist anticipated on September 5, the Cundill History Prize names 13 authors and titles to its 2024 longlist in nonfiction.
Wattpad’s Disruption in Türkiye: ‘No Explanation’
Canada’s Wattpad apparently is being disrupted in Türkiye, publishers say. The company is trying to find out why — and who to ask.
Academic Publishing: University of Toronto Press and Canadian Science Publishing
The University of Toronto Press and Canadian Science Publishing open a new partnership for content on issues in contemporary science.
The UK’s Booker Prize For Fiction: 2024 Longlist
The 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction longlist includes two titles from independent publishers, as well as a Dutch and a Native American writer.
PRH Convenes 30 Publishing Leaders in First Global Forum
Exclusive: PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya’s new Global Forum emphasizes that imprints and publishers ‘are at the heart of what we do.’
In Canada: Censorship and Library-Patron Interest in Books
Examining library loan data, BookNet Canada tracked reader interest of English-language banned books from 2020 to 2023.