by Ryan Porter

Books are a daily habit for 28 per cent of Canadian readers, new BookNet study reports

Most Canadian readers are reading daily, according to BookNet Canada’s annual Canadian Leisure and Reading Study. Twenty-eight per cent of self-identified readers said they read every day. That group is followed by readers who say ... Read More »

April 27, 2020

Daily Deals: Mona Awad signs two-book deal with Hamish Hamilton

By Ryan Porter

Hamish Hamilton’s Nicole Winstanley has acquired two novels from Mona Awad. All’s Well is about an actor-turned-theatre professor suffering from chronic pain who strikes a deal with dark forces to ensure that her new production ... Read More »

April 23, 2020

Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing

By Ryan Porter

The shortlist for the 2020 Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing was announced via Facebook on April 21. While the awards gala for this year has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 ... Read More »

April 22, 2020

Daily Deals: Debut novel from Lisa Bird-Wilson goes to Doubleday following Coteau bankruptcy

By Ryan Porter

Doubleday Canada editor-in-chief Martha Kanya-Forstner has acquired Saskatoon Métis-Cree poet and short story writer Lisa Bird-Wilson’s debut novel Probably Ruby. The book is about an adopted woman’s search for her Indigenous roots and had previously ... Read More »

April 21, 2020

Comic artists lead online auctions to raise money for struggling retailers

By Ryan Porter

Some heroes wear capes, others just draw them. As booksellers across the country struggle to make rent after closing their retail spaces in compliance with COVID-19 precautions, a new online auction aims to raise money ... Read More »

April 21, 2020

Daily Deals: Black Moss Press acquires haiku and haibun collection from D.A. Lockhart

By Ryan Porter

Black Moss Press has acquired Canadian rights to D.A. Lockhart’s poetry collection Tukhone. The book of haiku and haibun explores Waawiiyaatanong (Detroit) through the seasons and through its musical heritage. Publication is expected for fall 2020. ... Read More »

April 20, 2020

Giller to waive staggered deadlines, accept all entrees before August 14 regardless of publication date

By Ryan Porter

With many spring publication dates moving to late summer or fall as the bookselling landscape struggles to adapt to restrictions necessary to contain COVID-19, the Scotiabank Giller Prize has relaxed its deadlines. Titles are traditionally ... Read More »

April 20, 2020

Neil Christopher on how Inhabit Media is innovating to survive the challenging publishing landscape

By Ryan Porter

As part of an ongoing series, Q&Q is talking to people in the Canadian publishing industry about how physical distancing and the COVD-19 pandemic has affected how they approach their work. This week, Inhabit Media co-founder Neil ... Read More »

April 20, 2020

Writers unite to teach at online Pandemic University

By Ryan Porter

Schools may be closed but, at Pandemic University, class is in session. On April 13, Omar Mouallem, a freelance journalist for the New Yorker and Rolling Stone based in Edmonton, announced the online writing school. ... Read More »

April 16, 2020

How to get the most out of the first virtual Festival of Literary Diversity

By Ryan Porter

So maybe it’s not exactly what the team behind the popular Festival of Literary Diversity had in mind for their fifth anniversary festival. But by going virtual April 3–May 3, this year’s FOLD is more ... Read More »

April 16, 2020

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Books are a daily habit for 28 per cent of Canadian readers, new BookNet study reports

Daily Deals: Mona Awad signs two-book deal with Hamish Hamilton

Arthur Ellis Awards announce 2020 shortlist of the best Canadian crime writing

Daily Deals: Debut novel from Lisa Bird-Wilson goes to Doubleday following Coteau bankruptcy

Comic artists lead online auctions to raise money for struggling retailers

Daily Deals: Black Moss Press acquires haiku and haibun collection from D.A. Lockhart

Giller to waive staggered deadlines, accept all entrees before August 14 regardless of publication date

Neil Christopher on how Inhabit Media is innovating to survive the challenging publishing landscape

Writers unite to teach at online Pandemic University

How to get the most out of the first virtual Festival of Literary Diversity

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