PRH Canada Divides Knopf and Random House By Ed Nawotka | Dec 10, 2020
Penguin Random House Canada has announced that it is splitting the Knopf Random House Canada publishing group into two different imprints: Knopf Canada and Random House Canada. Each imprint will operate independently. The change will be effective as of January 2021, at which point the company will have seven divisions: Doubleday Canada, Penguin Canada, McClelland & Stewart, Young Readers, Appetite, Knopf Canada, and Random House Canada.
Key personnel will shift into new roles. Anne Collins, currently publisher of Knopf Random House Canada will take the role of Executive Editor and Vice President, Random House Canada. Martha Kanya-Forstner, currently v-p of Penguin Random House Canada, adds the role of publisher of Knopf Canada.