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COVER REVEAL ✨ My memoir is available to preorder!Comment “MEMOIR” and I’ll send you the link, plus an exclusive first look at the chapter “Catalyst” as a thank-you ⬇️

‘If I Had Known Then: A Memoir of Sexual Assault, Hope and My Battle to Reimagine Justice’ comes out on February 9th, 2027. This is the culmination of four years of writing, ten years of advocacy and countless years of dreaming. I’m so excited and honoured to share it with you 🥹😭

From the publisher: “A survivor of sexual violence advocates for ending harm rather than merely transferring it in this unapologetically frank and astonishingly optimistic memoir. If I Had Known Then provides a window into life after trauma and the harmful realities of criminal ‘justice,’ presenting an undeniably compelling case for why alternatives to the punitive approach are absolutely needed. A story full of hope and embodied resilience that offers a clear way forward, Marlee invites us all to believe in transformation and to courageously advocate for what we need—even when those needs oppose dominant systems.”

Preorders help shape how far a book can reach. Thank you for supporting this one, for uplifting survivor stories, and for being part of the movement to bridge healing with justice!

Thank you to my publisher @penguincanada and my literary agency @cookemcdermid 🩵🦋

#reimaginejustice #survivorstories #restorativejustice #healingtrauma #memoir by @cookemcdermid

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Congratulations to Ara Galang whose illustrated guide THE ANTI-ROT AGENDA has been sold to Kate Zimmerman at Andrews McMeel, by Paige Sisley! 🎉 In the background, a photo of the cover for THE ANTI-ROT AGENDA. In the lower bottom third, a light grey rectangle with rounded corners and a thin black border. Inside the rectangle, bold blue serif text in all caps reads "Deal News." Directly below that, bold italic black text in all caps reads "Ara Galang." Below that, black serif text reads, "Gentle productivity influencer and content creator Ara Galang (@studywithara)’s THE ANTI-ROT AGENDA: How to Declutter Your Mind, Tap into Creativity, and Fill Your Cup with Joy, an illustrated guide filled with prompts, ideas and tips to help readers spend less time doomscrolling and more time cultivating an intentional life IRL, to Kate Zimmerman at Andrews McMeel, by Paige Sisley at CookeMcDermid Agency (World)." by @cookemcdermid

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2 days ago

Happy release day to Carol Off and TRUE PATRIOT LOVE, out today from Random House Canada 🍁 You can order a copy through the link in our bio!

ABOUT TRUE PATRIOT LOVE:
From the #1 bestselling author of At a Loss for Words, comes a passionate and sweeping examination of who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is becoming a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism.

Since she stepped down from CBC’s As It Happens, Carol Off has been on the road talking to Canadians about their country and listening to their questions about its future. With True Patriot Love, she’s ready to offer answers, drawing on lessons from the crises of the past sixty years that have prepared Canadians to seize the current moment and become a mature country.

Off has witnessed nation-defining events during her lifetime, from the first unfurling of the Canadian flag to the explosion of cultural nationalism in the 1970s. As a journalist she covered the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement; Quebec sovereignty politics; Western alienation; the country’s fraught relationship with Indigenous Peoples; and Canadian military missions around the world.

In True Patriot Love, Off takes us on a journey through that history, weaving it with personal experiences, to finally reveal, as she says, “How I learned to truly, patriotically, love this country.” She shows us that through all our efforts—imperfect as they may be—we have forged a nation out of our compassionate, caring and accommodating impulses, our desire to include and not exclude, to welcome and encompass rather than reject and demonize. Canadians aren’t saintly, Carol Off concludes, but we have mostly tried to be decent. And that is a rock worthy of building a national identity upon. On a dark red background, a 3D mockup of TRUE PATRIOT LOVE by Carol Off surrounded by four more 3D mockups at various angles. Above the main mockup, white serif text in all caps with a subtle drop shadow reads, "Out Now." Below that, bold white sans-serif text in all caps reads, "From Random House Canada" by @cookemcdermid

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3 days ago

Happy release day to Karen Lord and THE ANGEL AT THE GATES, out today from Akashic Books 🪽 You can order a copy through the link in our bio!

ABOUT THE ANGEL AT THE GATES:
A man’s quest to resolve an inherited family trauma leads him to an enigmatic priory in a war-ravaged region, from which he’s not sure he will be able to flee.

HOPING TO MAKE SENSE OF HIS GRANDFATHER’S UNSPOKEN TRAUMA, Malachi journeys to return a family heirloom to the land of its origin. He finds himself in a seaside town surrounded by rumors of war. He visits the priory, a place of welcome that quickly draws him in—and also a place of duty that refuses to let him go.

The priory, its people, and its resident Angel have their own purpose in a far larger history of trauma and conflict. Malachi learns of ancient and modern atrocities and his grandfather’s helplessness in the face of both. Past echoes become present concerns as a new battle approaches. Malachi repeatedly tries and fails to leave the escalating danger.

This is not his land, nor is it his war. He did not inherit his grandfather’s vocation, nor take his grandfather’s vows. None of this is his fault, nor even his responsibility. And yet the Angel will not let him go until Their last judgment is complete. On a dark brown background, a 3D mockup of THE ANGEL AT THE GATES by Karen Lord surrounded by four more 3D mockups at various angles. Above the main mockup, white serif text in all caps with a subtle drop shadow reads, "Out Now." Below that, bold white sans-serif text in all caps reads, "From Akashic Books" by @cookemcdermid

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10 days ago

Congratulations to Bethany Sampson, whose HCC/UBC Best New Fiction prize-winning romantic comedy has been sold to Molly Ketcheson at Harper Canada, by Paige Sisley! 🎉💍 In the background, a photo of Bethany Sampson with a cat. In the lower bottom third, a light grey rectangle with rounded corners and a thin black border. Inside the rectangle, bold blue serif text in all caps reads "Deal News." Directly below that, bold italic black text in all caps reads "Bethany Sampson." Below that, black serif text reads, "Winner of the 2026 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction Bethany Sampson’s debut novel TO HATE AND TO HOLD, a neurodivergent enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy in which two long-time rivals, both of whom are autistic, agree to set their feud aside in order to prevent their mutual best friend from marrying her toxic fiancé, to Molly Ketcheson at Harper Canada, by Paige Sisley at CookeMcDermid (Canada English). Rights: rights@cookemcdermid.com." by @cookemcdermid

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11 days ago

HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are so thrilled to announce the winner for the 2026 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, co-sponsored by CookeMcDermid Literary Management, Bethany Sampson with her delightful romantic comedy, TO HATE AND TO HOLD! 💙

Please see our website for the full release! On a light blue background, the logos for CookeMcDermid, HarperCollins, and the University of British Columbia School of Creative Writing. Below that, black bold sans-serif font in all caps reading "2026 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction." Below that, in black italic serif font, "Winner". Below that, a lighter rectangle with rounded corners and thin blue borders. Inside rectangles, a circular photo of Bethany Sampson. Below the photo, "Bethany Sampson for her romantic comedy TO HATE AND TO HOLD" by @cookemcdermid

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15 days ago

Happy release day to Michael Wehunt and NIGHTJARS, out today from St. Martin’s Press 🐦‍⬛💚 You can order a copy through the link in our bio!

ABOUT NIGHTJARS:
Memento meets Dracula in this heart-thudding, unpredictable, and beautifully crafted novel of a man exposed for crimes he doesn’t remember committing, and the monsters that dwell at the heart of us all, from celebrated and critically acclaimed author Michael Wehunt.

On a rainy night, Luke Oshel gets stood up halfway through dinner. But before his date walks off to the bathroom and never returns, she leaves an old photograph under her napkin—Luke as a child, a dead body in the shadows of his bedroom, and a terrifying masked man. He has no recollection of this event.

Then more photos disrupt his life—Luke posing with murder victims, covered in blood—and he falls back into the deep paranoia and repressed memories he’s tried to leave behind. All the drugs and alcohol, therapy, and hypnosis sessions have never conquered his deepest fear—that he hasn’t escaped the hidden legacy of his late father, who killed his victims by blood loss. But now there is a new string of serial killings, and the evidence all points to Luke.

As his journey to uncover the truth unfolds in the North Georgia Appalachians, a threat arises that will risk everything he holds close, including his ex-wife and their young daughter. Now Luke must chase his father’s darkness through a centuries-old secret and learn what monsters truly are. And decide if he’s one of them. On a dark green background, a 3D mockup of NIGHTJARS by Michael Wehunt surrounded by four more 3D mockups at various angles. Above the main mockup, white serif text in all caps with a subtle drop shadow reads, "Out Now." Below that, bold white sans-serif text in all caps reads, "From St. Martin's Press" by @cookemcdermid

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17 days ago

Happy release day to Andrew Westoll and BORN TO BE WILD, out today from Knopf Canada 🐘💙 You can order a copy through the link in our bio!

ABOUT BORN TO BE WILD:
From the award-winning author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary comes an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of the modern zoo that confronts our fraught relationship with the animal world in the age of extinction.

Most thinking on the modern zoo falls neatly into two camps: zoos are either vital institutions in the struggle against the Sixth Extinction, or cruel anachronisms that deny life and liberty to some of the most awe-inspiring creatures on Earth.

In this deeply researched, elegantly written, and compassionately argued book, Andrew Westoll explores the many paradoxes of the modern zoo, while engaging readers in the practical and ethical quandaries that lie at the heart of the institution.

Born to Be Wild takes us to some of the most iconic zoological parks in the world, where we meet extraordinary animals—from the Sumatran tigers of London to the giant pandas of Vienna—and the humans who look after them. Along the way there is a death in Copenhagen, a shooting in Cincinnati, an elephant in a New York courtroom, and a fugitive owl in Central Park.

As the climate emergency churns through the biodiversity of our planet, zoos struggle to remain relevant as they try to balance our need to connect with nature and our responsibility to protect it. In Born to Be Wild, Westoll grapples with the impossible question of whether the diminished lives of captive animals can ever be justified, at a time when the world’s wild places are nearing extinction. On a dark blue background, a 3D mockup of BORN TO BE WILD by Andrew Westoll surrounded by four more 3D mockups at various angles. Above the main mockup, white serif text in all caps with a subtle drop shadow reads, "Out Now." Below that, bold white sans-serif text in all caps reads, "From Knopf Canada" by @cookemcdermid

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17 days ago

Happy release day to Meredyth Cole and HEATSTROKE, her debut novel, out today from Doubleday Canada 🍦♥️ You can order a copy through the link in our bio!

ABOUT HEATSTROKE:
A young woman’s deliciously unhinged descent into a feral and glamorous hell.

A devoted lover and wannabe screenwriter, January is unable to love or write after finding out her (now ex) girlfriend has cheated. Restless and questioning it all, January and her stoic bestie, Laura, travel to a menacing California in search of recreation and inspiration—anything to alleviate the grief.

There, January submerges herself into a life of indulgence—until she makes eye contact, poolside, with a telepathic bunny. Inhabited by the spirit of Caroline Lamb, the eclipsed muse of Lord Byron and a self-described footnote in the history of English literature, this magical, peevish rabbit coaches January through the messy past and the increasingly sinister present. And she may not be the only lost soul hell-bent on capturing January’s attention.

A Faustian bargain for modern times, Heatstroke is a rippling tale of heartbreak, obsession and creativity. With it, Meredyth Cole signals her prodigious talent and offers us a spicy, boundless realm where “going insane is low-key sexy.” On a dark red background, a 3D mockup of HEATSTROKE by Meredyth Cole surrounded by four more 3D mockups at various angles. Above the main mockup, white serif text in all caps with a subtle drop shadow reads, "Out Now." Below that, bold white sans-serif text in all caps reads, "From Doubleday Canada" by @cookemcdermid

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23 days ago

HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2026 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, co-sponsored by CookeMcDermid Literary Management. Please see our website for the full release 💙 by @cookemcdermid

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