by Ryan Porter

New advocates join growing drive to donate Indigenous books to Ontario schools

More books by Indigenous authors have been pledged toward Ontario public schools by Anishinabek Nation, Portage & Main Press, and HarperCollins. Sessions on revising how Indigenous issues are taught in public schools were cancelled by ... Read More »

July 19, 2018

Transatlantic Agency bolsters U.S. presence as Jill Corcoran named partner

By Ryan Porter

On July 16, Toronto-based literary agency Transatlantic announced Jill Corcoran, president of Jill Corcoran Literary Agency, as partner and senior agent. Corcoran is known for her representation of children’s and YA authors as well as ... Read More »

July 16, 2018

Answer ACP’s survey on diversity in publishing

By Ryan Porter

The Association of Canadian Publishers is conducting a survey of diversity within the Canadian publishing industry. The 10-minute survey is open to everyone working in-house, on contract, or on a freelance basis in the English-language ... Read More »

July 16, 2018

Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy to compete for Nobel alternative

By Ryan Porter

Canadian authors Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy have been longlisted for the New Academy Prize in Literature, an alternative to the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 2018 Nobel was cancelled in May following ... Read More »

July 16, 2018

Daily Deals: A vegan cookbook by a YouTube star and new work from Sudbury’s former poet laureate

By Ryan Porter

Robert Rose senior editor Meredith Dees has acquired world rights to the debut cookbook by Olivia Biermann, the creator and star of the “Liv B” channel on YouTube. The book will feature 110 easy vegan ... Read More »

July 12, 2018

Authors band together to fight threatened Indigenous curriculum in Ontario

By Ryan Porter

Canadian Indigenous authors are standing up to Ontario’s Ministry of Education. In the wake of the cancellation of sessions to update how Indigenous issues are taught in the public-school curriculum, writers Cherie Dimaline, Monique Gray ... Read More »

July 12, 2018

Book*hug takes three of 11 spots on longlist for Toronto Book Award

By Ryan Porter

For the first time in the prize’s 44-year history, the Toronto Book Awards have publicly announced its longlist. According to a tweet from the awards, this year's jurors – artist and writer Nathan Adler, journalist ... Read More »

July 12, 2018

Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient wins Golden Man Booker Prize in public vote

By Ryan Porter

Sri Lankan–Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 historical novel The English Patient has been voted the winner of the Golden Man Booker Prize. The Golden Booker pitted previous winners from the Man Booker Prize’s 50-year history against ... Read More »

July 9, 2018

Excerpts, sample chapters increasingly influence book purchases

By Ryan Porter

The number of consumers who’ve read a portion of a book before purchase continues to rise, according to a new study by BookNet Canada. Its annual survey of trends in book purchases found 25.8 per ... Read More »

July 5, 2018

Andrea Dorfman’s message of self-acceptance resonates in the graphic-novel adaptation of her film Flawed

By Ryan Porter

Writer and illustrator Andrea Dorfman ends Flawed, her story of overcoming adolescent awkwardness, with a photo of herself at age 14. “With the wisdom of an older person looking back, I look at that picture ... Read More »

July 5, 2018

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New advocates join growing drive to donate Indigenous books to Ontario schools

Transatlantic Agency bolsters U.S. presence as Jill Corcoran named partner

Answer ACP’s survey on diversity in publishing

Margaret Atwood, Anne Carson, and Kim Thúy to compete for Nobel alternative

Daily Deals: A vegan cookbook by a YouTube star and new work from Sudbury’s former poet laureate

Authors band together to fight threatened Indigenous curriculum in Ontario

Book*hug takes three of 11 spots on longlist for Toronto Book Award

Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient wins Golden Man Booker Prize in public vote

Excerpts, sample chapters increasingly influence book purchases

Andrea Dorfman’s message of self-acceptance resonates in the graphic-novel adaptation of her film Flawed

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