Zazie Todd’s Wag Acquired by Greystone Books
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.
What's New
with Page Two
Page Two Talks Self-Publishing with the CBC
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.
Announcing New Client Kishone Roy
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.
Announcing New Client Kim Bolan
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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s Megan Jones’s Last Day!
Today is bittersweet at Page Two: it’s the last day for our talented, smart, dedicated project manager, Megan Jones. She’s accepted a full-time job at ZG Communications, the marketing firm that she has worked at part-time over the last few years.
Announcing New Agency Client Elaine Kalman Naves
We are pleased to welcome award-winning writer Elaine Kalman Naves, represented by principal Jesse Finkelstein in alliance with Transatlantic Agency.
