Doubleday Canada Acquires Two Novels by Canadian Author Heather Marshall

Doubleday Canada is thrilled to announce that it is the new Canadian publishing home of Heather Marshall, bestselling author of Looking for Jane and The Secret History of Audrey James. LIBERTY STREET, a dual-timeline novel set in Ontario in the ’60s and ’90s and inspired by real-life events, will be published by Doubleday Canada in Spring 2026, alongside Ballantine Books in the US. A second novel will follow in 2028. The deal was arranged by Hayley Steed at Janklow & Nesbit in an exclusive submission.

Doubleday Canada editorial director of commercial publishing Bhavna Chauhan says:

“I’ve been an admirer of Heather Marshall’s writing since her debut novel, dazzled by her vivid, sweeping storytelling and unforgettable characters. I was delighted—but truly unsurprised—to have that same experience when I read LIBERTY STREET, a story rooted in a lesser-known part of Canadian history, but one that impacted the lives of so many women for so many generations. Heather’s novel will finally give this story the space and attention it deserves. I am so proud and excited to welcome Heather to Doubleday Canada and to bring her next two books to even more Canadian readers.”

Heather Marshall says:

“I’m absolutely thrilled that my third and fourth novels have found a home at Doubleday Canada. The response to LIBERTY STREET from the editorial team has been fantastic, and I can’t wait for them to guide this story into readers’ hands in 2026.”

Heather Marshall’s debut novel, Looking for Jane, was an instant #1 bestseller and dominated the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail bestseller lists for over six months, including four weeks at #1. Selected as one of Indigo’s Top 10 Best Books of 2022, the Globe and Mail’s Top 100 Books of 2022, and CBC’s Best Canadian Fiction of 2022, Looking for Jane was also chosen as STYLE Canada’s Book of the Month, Cityline’s Book Club pick, and an Indie Next pick. It has been published in fifteen languages in twenty territories around the world and was optioned for development into a television series. Heather’s second novel, The Secret History of Audrey James, was also an instant bestseller in Canada and has spent two months on the charts.