In Canada, Dundurn Press has acquired Thomas Allen Publishers, the publishing arm that Thomas Allen & Son started up in 2000, in a deal expected to close Thursday. The sale includes the publisher’s backlist of 126 titles, including Giller winners HALF BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan and THE POLISHED HOE by Austin Clarke. Dundurn president Kirk Howard told the National Post the deal has been in the works since February, when Thomas Allen president Jim Allen approached him about a possible sale in order to return the parent company “back to its core business, which is distribution.” Dundurn will release the […]