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Speaking at UBC
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting my alma mater the University of British Columbia to speak with students about jobs in publishing and the process of editing.
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Vital Little Plans is now on sale
It’s the “year of Jane,” the centenary of Jane Jacobs’s birth. To mark the occasion, several new books about Jacobs are being released in 2016 and 2017, including a definitive biography and the first new collection of Jacobs’s writing since her death in 2006.
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Yiddish for Pirates nominated for the GG
Another award nomination for Yiddish for Pirates! Gary Barwin’s novel is shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction.
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Joining Page Two publishing agency
I’m very happy to announce that I will be joining Page Two as Project & Development Manager, effective October 17th. I couldn’t be more excited. I’m in BC now and will be meeting the whole team next week in Vancouver. Here’s our press release.
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On taking stock and allowing dreams to evolve
Sue Carter at Quill & Quire commissioned me to write a personal essay about my decision to leave my job. This piece ran on the Quill & Quire site today and was picked up by Publishers Weekly.
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Yiddish for Pirates shortlisted for the Giller Prize
It was a thrilling morning at the AGO…Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin was named a finalist for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The book joins five other finalists, selected from 161 books.
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Vital Little Plans
It’s here! I’m immensely proud to be the Canadian editor of this new collection of essays and speeches by Jane Jacobs, edited by Samuel Zipp and Nathan Storring.
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Re:New
I recently had the pleasure of proofreading the 2016 edition of Re:New, the magazine of New College at the University of Toronto. The magazine is sent to over 18,000 alumni and friends, in print and digital formats. I keep in touch with my alma mater, UBC, by reading the alumni magazine and newsletters, so I […]
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Transitions
I’m currently in a period of rapid change. I’m in the process of launching a freelance business while maintaining my job as an editor at Penguin Random House Canada (my last day is September 30th). The changes are self-induced and all positive, but I’m learning that everything they say about transitions is true…it can be completely […]
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Shepping nachas
The announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist is a little like Christmas in the publishing world, particularly if you’re fortunate enough to have a title on the list. I am so happy to share that Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin, a novel I acquired and edited, is on the 2016 longlist! I am thrilled, […]
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