After selling a large group of titles to Turner Publishing yesterday, John Wiley’s Wiley Canada division has sold selected consumer titles to HarperCollins Canada. Among the nonfiction titles included in the deal are the Mother of All series by Ann Douglas, some hockey books and several cookbooks by Anne Lindsay including Smart Cooking, Lighthearted Everyday Cooking, and her most recent Lighthearted at Home: The Very Best of Anne Lindsay.
“The acquisition of these titles will further strengthen our list of bestsellers in the health, sports, and how-to categories,” said Iris Tupholme, v-p, publisher and editor-in-chief of HC Canada. “We are excited to build on the success of these outstanding works and further develop the digital market for them. We are especially happy to welcome these respected authors to our Canadian publishing program.”