Page Two Principals Featured in BC Business Magazine
Page Two principals Trena White and Jesse Finkelstein are featured in this month’s BC Business Magazine in an article titled “Life After Traditional Book Publishing” by Kerry Gold.
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Deal Announcement: Pailin Chongchitnant’s Hot Thai Kitchen Sold to Appetite by Random House
Robert McCullough, Publisher at Appetite by Random House, has acquired world rights to Pailin Chongchitnant’s Hot Thai Kitchen: Demystifying Thai Cuisine with Authentic Recipes to Make at Home.
Deal Announcement: Geoff Dembicki’s Are We Screwed Sold to Bloomsbury USA
Anton Mueller, Executive Editor of Bloomsbury USA, has acquired world rights to Geoff Dembicki’s first book. Are We Screwed? A Millennial’s Guide to Climate Change keys off 28-year-old Dembicki’s dispatches for Vice, Salon, the Tyee, and others to explain the massive societal shifts Millennials are creating in their response to global warming.
Page Two Principals Made Adjunct Faculty at Simon Fraser University
We’re honoured and thrilled to announce that Page Two principals Jesse Finkelstein and Trena White have been made adjunct professors of Publishing at Simon Fraser University. We look forward to providing continued expertise and support to the school and its excellent Master of Publishing Program of which both Jesse and Trena are proud alumni.
Deal Announcement: Kobo and ECW Sign with Journalist Kevin Donovan to Publish Jian Ghomeshi Book
Page Two is pleased to announce a groundbreaking new publishing deal. In an unprecedented agreement, Kobo will partner with ECW Press to publish Jian Ghomeshi: Secret Life, a detailed exploration of the rise and downfall of the superstar radio personality by our agency client Kevin Donovan, the award-winning Toronto Star investigative journalist who has covered the story.
Peter Cocking Wins 2014 Alcuin Awards for Book Design
Congratulations to Peter Cocking, Page Two’s design associate, who has won two 2014 Alcuin Awards for book design. He took first prize in the Reference category for The Dirty Apron Cookbook, and honourable mention in Pictorial for the art book Susan Point.
Dr. Karen Lee’s Fit Cities Sold to Doubleday Canada
We’re delighted to report a new book deal we made through our association with Transatlantic Agency: Dr. Karen Lee’s FIT CITIES: HOW URBAN DESIGN CAN CONQUER THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC, a brilliant, eye-opening look at how we can act now to stop one of the world’s biggest health issues, based on the latest research and interviews with designers and health practitioners, as well as Lee’s own personal experiences in the field.
Page Two in Publishing Perspectives: “How Publishing Traditions Inform Innovation”
We had the opportunity to look back on Page Two’s first year in an editorial for Publishing Perspectives. Upon reflection, we realized that the work we’ve done on even our most non-traditional projects has deep roots in industry traditions, and our most digitally-minded clients appreciate the benefits of time-tested publishing practices.
Arno Kopecky Shortlisted for the 2014 GGs
Arno Kopecky’s The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway (Douglas & McIntyre) has been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award 2014.
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Page Two’s First Anniversary Featured on Publishing @ SFU
October 3 marks Page Two’s first anniversary and SFU Publishing Associate Professor Monique Sherrett has honoured the event with her recent post, “Page Two Turns One.” She looks back on Page Two’s first year and also shares what’s taking shape for the year ahead
Sherrett writes, “The focused, yet nimble, nature of Page Two is apparent when looking at their strategic publishing projects over the first year.
Our Client Arno Kopecky Wins the Edna Staebler Award
Our heartfelt congratulations to Arno Kopecky, who has won the 2014 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction for The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway (Douglas & McIntyre).
