We’re very happy to share that This is That: Travel Guide to Canada is a 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalist, taking the gold medal for humor! From publisher Ron Tite:
“On the cover of “This is That Travel Guide to Canada,” you’ll see “Winner Bookshelf Award of Canada”.
We’re thrilled to welcome our new client, Leslie Gavel! Leslie is a former social worker and a Calgary-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in Reader’s Digest, Canadian Living, More, Today’s Parent, Avenue and several North American newspapers, and has been produced for CBC national radio.
We’re thrilled to welcome our new client, Meg Salter! Meg is a meditation teacher and an accredited coach, with thirty years’ experience as a senior business manager and change management consultant. Her new book, Mind Your Life, is a practical guide to incorporating mindfulness into your daily life, customizing a path to suit your style and schedule.
We’re delighted to report that we’ve sold World English rights to Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy, by dog trainer and popular Companion Animal Psychology blogger Zazie Todd, to Greystone Books.
Page Two’s Jesse Finkelstein was featured in a recent article by the CBC, discussing publishing’s ongoing transformations and the shifting perception toward self-publishing. “It’s no longer about the vanity press. This is really about the fact that there are more great book ideas and more opportunities for excellent book execution than there are publishers, so why not join together to make this happen,” Finkelstein said.
We’re delighted to welcome our new client, B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association CEO, Kishone Roy! A former political advisor, Roy sits as Director of Encasa Financial, a mutual fund company owned by the affordable housing sector, and chairs the B.C.
We’re thrilled to announce that Page Two principal Trena White is now representing award-winning investigative journalist Kim Bolan through our alliance with Transatlantic Agency.
Kim Bolan covers gangs and organized crime for Vancouver Sun, where she has worked since 1984.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
