The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced shortlists for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes. The winners will be announced at the BC & Yukon Book Prizes Gala on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Ethel ... Read More »
April 8, 2021
The League of Canadian Poets has released the longlists for their annual Book Awards. The three prizes are each valued at $2,000, with winners selected by a three-person jury. The League of Canadian Poets is ... Read More »
April 7, 2021
In the distribution war that has upended the comic-book market over the past year, Canadian comic retailers might just be the winners. Jennifer Haines, owner of the southern Ontario comics and games chain The Dragon, ... Read More »
April 6, 2021
Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is making a comeback in 2021. The celebration of indie booksellers will be held on April 24, with the public-facing campaign launching Tuesday, April 6. CIBD, traditionally held the last Saturday ... Read More »
April 5, 2021
News Corp, the parent company of HarperCollins, has reached a deal to acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media for $349 million (U.S.), the company announced on March 29. The deal brings a backlist of ... Read More »
March 30, 2021
After a recruitment process that lasted more than a year, Kaile Shilling, an experienced non-profit director, has been named the new executive director of the Vancouver Writers Fest. The fall festival will be held Oct. ... Read More »
March 30, 2021
When Reid Millar read Jess Taylor’s “Just Pervs,” the titular story of her 2019 collection, he saw in the multiple narrative perspectives echoes of Hannah Moscovitch’s Infinity and Jordan Tannahill’s Concord Floral. “On paper, it ... Read More »
March 29, 2021
The story of Canadian cannabis company Hexo is as representational of the industry’s wild-west landscape as any. Over five years, Ottawa brothers-in-law Adam Miron and Sébastien St-Louis parried their way through evolving government regulations and ... Read More »
March 29, 2021
BIPOC of Publishing in Canada is calling for participants to join its second annual mentorship program. The mentorship pairs BIPOC publishing professionals with those aspiring to enter the industry, including students enrolled in publishing programs ... Read More »
March 29, 2021
Eva Crocker has won the $12,500 BMO Winterset Award for her debut novel All I Ask (House of Anansi Press). The award is presented for excellence in writing published in 2020 by a Newfoundland and ... Read More »
March 25, 2021
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