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White Riot presents multi-faceted view of anti-Asian racism through the lens of an early 20th-century riot

Several projects led multidisciplinary artist Henry Tsang to his first book, White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver, published this month by Arsenal Pulp Press. Among these was 2018’s RIOT FOOD HERE, his pop-up ... Read More »

April 5, 2023

The preservationist ethos of publishing work posthumously

By Attila Berki

In April 2022, Dan Wells posted on the Biblioasis website something no publisher wishes to undertake: an in memoriam for an author he held in high regard. Celebrating Toronto-born writer Steven Heighton’s prolific career (republished by ... Read More »

March 22, 2023

Gavin Bradley wins 2023 Bridges of Struga International Poetry Award

By Attila Berki

Gavin Bradley, author of Separation Anxiety (University of Alberta Press, 2022), is the winner of the 2023 Bridges of Struga International Poetry Award for best debut book of poetry. This is the first time a book from a ... Read More »

March 22, 2023

Canadians among 2023 Lambda Literary Award finalists

By Attila Berki

Finalists in 25 categories were announced for the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards, and a number of Canadian authors, including Danny Ramadan, John Brady McDonald, and Angeline Jackson, were among those shortlisted. The winners will be ... Read More »

March 15, 2023

New art book gives textile artist Mariette Rousseau-Vermette her overdue recognition

By Attila Berki

As a former educator and researcher-writer at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), Anne Newlands is all too familiar with the way women’s art has been historically undervalued and under-represented on the walls and in ... Read More »

March 15, 2023

New Society Publishers shortlisted for LBF’s international Sustainability Initiative Award

By Attila Berki

New Society Publishers is one of three publishers shortlisted for the inaugural Sustainability Initiative Award, an International Excellence Award presented by the London Book Fair. The new prize aims to acknowledge organizations championing environmental efforts in publishing. ... Read More »

March 15, 2023

Personnel changes: Ontario Arts Council

By Attila Berki

The Ontario Arts Council has announced a number of staffing changes. Jack Illingworth leaves the position of literature officer on February 28, 2023, to take on role of executive director at the Association of Canadian ... Read More »

February 15, 2023

Canadian nominees announced for 2023 Bologna Prize

By Attila Berki

For the second year in a row, Owlkids has been nominated for the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year for North America. Orca Book Publishers and La courte échelle round out ... Read More »

February 8, 2023

Louise Dennys on her new role as publisher emerita

By Attila Berki

Louise Dennys would like to make one thing absolutely clear about her recent change in job title at her employer, Penguin Random House Canada: she is not retiring. “Penguin Random House and Kristin didn’t want ... Read More »

February 1, 2023

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White Riot presents multi-faceted view of anti-Asian racism through the lens of an early 20th-century riot

The preservationist ethos of publishing work posthumously

Gavin Bradley wins 2023 Bridges of Struga International Poetry Award

Canadians among 2023 Lambda Literary Award finalists

New art book gives textile artist Mariette Rousseau-Vermette her overdue recognition

New Society Publishers shortlisted for LBF’s international Sustainability Initiative Award

Personnel changes: Ontario Arts Council

Canadian nominees announced for 2023 Bologna Prize

Louise Dennys on her new role as publisher emerita

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