Montreal writer Lisa Fitterman has worked with many of our Barlow authors, and he has just co-written a crime book with her husband, noted journalist and author Julian Sher. It’s called Hitman, and it tells the story of a Montreal mobster who killed 43 people and got away with it, until he turned himself in […]
Congratulations to author Allan Levine and the whole production team of Barlow Books: The Dollar a Year Men is on the short list of the Manitoba Book Awards—Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award For Non-Fiction.
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Barlow Books is delighted to announce the start of a significant new book on Canadian business history. The Dollar a Year Men will tell the story of how, at the beginning of World War Two, Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his minister, C.D. Howe, resolved to help Britain win the war against Nazi Germany. Howe […]
Here’s a very helpful guide to using words that don’t needlessly offend:
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/sensitive-writing-guide/It’s always a joy to report when one of our authors wins an award. This time, I’m very happy to announce that three of our authors have been recognized for their work.
Jan Stewart, author of Hold on Tight: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness, won gold in the Mom’s Choice Awards, honouring excellence […]
We’ve just published three new audiobooks for our authors to give them another way to reach readers.
Each one is a big project: For one thing, you have to find the right voice, suitable for the topic and the tone of the book. So far, we’re used professional voice actors – or four of them in […]
The Invisible Rules has been selected by the Globe and Mail as one of the best business books of 2021.
Columnist Harvey Schachter included the book in his annual list of best business books.
It’s a real honour for authors Paul Harrietha and Holly Catalfamo.
Kudos should also go to the incredible design, editorial, and production team supporting […]
In his book, Lessons Learned on Bay Street, Johnson wrote a powerful chapter on philanthropy. Now he’s followed up with a historic donation to the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute at Toronto Western Hospital—$50 million! That’s truly a game changer, and both the hospital and Johnson are very happy about it: “It’s way more fun to give away […]
OCT 15, 2021
When I was a journalist at The Montreal Gazette, Norman Webster was the editor, and in 1990, just after I came home to Montreal from three years in Quebec City, he kindly gave me the opportunity to work in Europe for five months. This was a historic time after the Berlin Wall was […]
January 20, 2021
We were still in the middle of the pandemic, and most of us missed our friends, the restaurants, and the gym, not to mention to chance to fly south for a few days of sun. So we published this book, The New Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging, to give us all a little […]
February 21, 2021
A final toast to Barlow author, Fredrik Stefan Eaton: Philanthropist, businessman, outdoorsman.
March 25, 2021
Why aren’t women moving up in the corporate world? The Invisible Rules will reveal why, and what you can do about it.
May 3, 2021
It’s a Canadian bestseller! I was so pleased to see Don Johnson’s new book, Lessons Learned on Bay Street, become the #1 Canadian business biography in this country.
MAY 20, 2021
What an endorsement for Disaster Proof author Lance Mortlock, from the head of the very influential and prestigious World Economic Forum. Congratulations to Lance and the whole Barlow team.
JUNE 2, 2021
Big congrats to Barlow author Norman Bacal. His mystery novel, Ophelia, is a finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. It’s the second in the series that began with Odell’s Fall. These mysteries are based on memorable Shakespeare characters and storylines. Great summer reading!
Are public libraries really to blame for the troubles of Canadian publishers?
In a recent article in The Globe and Mail, Whyte argued that libraries are to blame because they’re loaning books to readers for free, and thereby depriving publishers and authors of the money they deserve.
Small publishers like Ken Whyte’s Sutherland House are obviously suffering […]
NewsSarah Scott2023-11-22T06:59:14-05:00
