Current Trends in Book Publishing
For a couple of years, adult colouring books were all the rage. Interest in them waned in 2016, and now a fascination with the Danish concept hygge is taking the publishing industry by storm.
What's New
with Page Two
Lenore Newman’s Lost Feast Acquired by ECW Press
We’re delighted to have sold world rights to Lost Feast: A Requiem for Extinct Foods by Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment Lenore Newman, examining a series of extinct foods now lost to our insatiable human appetite, and shedding light on which beloved foods we will struggle to protect in the future, to Susan Renouf at ECW Press.
Page Two Featured in The Globe and Mail
We’re thrilled that Page Two was featured in the Globe and Mail‘s Report on Business this week in an article about professional self-publishing and book publishing innovation. “There’s actually a whole spectrum of ways of getting your book into the right hands, and to us, it’s about publishing strategically,” says Page Two principal Jesse Finkelstein.
Book Publishing Success: What Does It Mean to You?
As well as being authors, our clients are subject-matter experts, professionals, business leaders, and entrepreneurs. They are interested in publishing well not just for the sake of selling books, but for many other reasons: the dissemination of new ideas; promoting their business and brand; getting the attention of the right customers and stakeholders; to name a few.
December Round-Up: The Incredible Books of 2016
December is a great time for reflecting on the year behind us. Here at Page Two, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible books our clients published in 2016—over thirty of them! Several have landed on “Best of 2016” book lists, several have been bestsellers, and several have won or been shortlisted for awards.
Sonja Larsen’s Red Star Tattoo on the National Post’s Top 99 Books of 2016
We are very happy to share that Sonja Larsen’s Red Star Tattoo: My Life as a Revolutionary Girl is the #12 pick on the National Post’s 99 best books list for 2016!
From Quill & Quire: Page Two Publishing Agency Launches Its First Title, a Pokémon Go Guide
Vancouver-based publishing agency Page Two Strategies has found success with the first commissioned title released on its new in-house imprint, Page Two Books. The Unofficial Pokémon Go! Tracker’s Guide: Finding the Rarest Pokémon and Strangest PokéStops on the Planet ‚ conceived by Page Two co-founders Trena White and Jesse Finkelstein‚ has sold 30,000 copies of its initial print run in Canada, with the remaining 30,000 to be sold across the U.S., U.K., Asia‚ and Australia.
The reader’s holiday gift guide!
The holiday season is upon us! And we, at Page Two, want to help make your holiday shopping easier while celebrating some of our rock star authors. In this reader’s gift guide, you’ll find the perfect book for each person in your life.
What Authors and Entrepreneurs Have In Common
This week is Global Entrepreneur Week and it’s inspired us to think of our author-clients who inspire us with their entrepreneurial spirit. Whether they’re actual entrepreneurs, or whether they simply embody those traits, they remind us of how closely linked entrepreneurship and authorship can be.
How to Help Your Designer Create the Best Book Cover: An Interview with Page Two Art Director Peter Cocking
For a lot of authors, seeing their book cover is one of the most exciting parts of the process. In a dream scenario, your designer delivers your cover and you absolutely love it.
Sonja Larsen’s Memoir Red Star Tattoo Shortlisted for Canada’s Largest Non-Fiction Prize
We’re proud to announce that our client Sonja Larsen has made the shortlist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, for her memoir, Red Star Tattoo: My Life As a Girl Revolutionary.
Amanda Lewis Joins Page Two
Page Two Strategies is delighted to welcome Amanda Lewis to the company as Project and Development Manager, effective October 17.
Lewis has wide-ranging editorial and publishing experience, built over eight years at Knopf Random Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada, where she edited such stellar non-fiction as Up Ghost River by Edmund Metatawabin (with Alexandra Shimo), finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction; Mountain City Girls by Anna and Jane McGarrigle; The End of Protest by Micah White; and Startle and Illuminate: Carol Shields on Writing, edited by Anne Giardini and Nicholas Giardini, who are both Page Two clients.
