Chris Houston

Chris Houston has worked in every corner of book business – from bookselling to publishing to marketing.

Before you meet him at VIPC, here are a few things to know:

– He led national marketing at Indigo before moving into publishing

– He’s held senior roles at Scholastic Canada, DK Publishing, Penguin Random House and Dundurn Press

– He now runs The Idea Shop, a boutique publicity agency focused on marketing and promotion for authors

Host of the Book Marketing & Publicity panel, Chris will be asking the press, what pitches, stories and authors they love hearing from (and which need work).