by Sue Carter

Mark Bourrie wins final Taylor Prize for Bush Runner

Ottawa journalist and historian Mark Bourrie is the 20th and final winner of the RBC Taylor Prize for literary non-fiction. He takes home the $30,000 purse for his latest book, Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit ... Read More »

March 2, 2020

Kim Thúy shares stage with Justin Trudeau at Munich Security Conference

By Sue Carter

The annual Munich Security Conference, which has attracted heads of state, policy makers, and academics to Germany since its inception in 1963, has a little-known literary side. This year on Feb. 13, participants were treated ... Read More »

February 28, 2020

Architect John Ota’s new cookbook details his search for the perfect kitchen design

By Sue Carter

Retired Toronto architect John Ota used to prepare renovation drawings for historic homes. He would measure entranceways, parlours, and conservatories – rooms originally designed to impress visitors with their owners’ wealth and status. But Ota ... Read More »

February 27, 2020

Daily Deals: Scholastic Canada acquires David Skuy’s Charlie Joyce prequel

By Sue Carter

Scholastic Canada's Diane Kerner has acquired, in an exclusive submission, world rights to David Skuy's untitled prequel to the Canadian bestselling Charlie Joyce Game Time Hockey series, in which eighth-grader and hockey star Charlie Joyce makes ... Read More »

February 26, 2020

Personnel change: ZG Communications partners with Jennifer Abel Kovitz

By Sue Carter

ZG Communications is partnering with Jennifer Abel Kovitz, who is joining the Vancouver agency's extended team as senior marketing and business consultant. Kovitz will work with ZG publishing clients in Canada and the U.S. to ... Read More »

February 24, 2020

Publishers, booksellers, and festivals offering support for Ontario parents during teachers’ strike

By Sue Carter

As the labour dispute between the Ontario government and the province's teachers' unions shows no immediate sign of resolving, some members of the books community are stepping up to fill in daycare and educational gaps. ... Read More »

February 13, 2020

Farah Heron on stepping down as Toronto Romance Writers president and a future outside the RWA

By Sue Carter

In late December, the Romance Writers of America came under fire after suspending author Courtney Milan for publicly criticizing Kathryn Lynn Davis's 1999 novel Somewhere Lies the Moon for its depiction of Asian characters. The ... Read More »

February 12, 2020

House of Anansi nominated for London Book Fair’s accessible books publishing award

By Sue Carter

The London Book Fair has announced the nominees for its 2020 International Excellence Awards. A record 29 countries are represented. Canada made the list thanks to House of Anansi Press, which was nominated for "Accessible Books Consortium ... Read More »

February 11, 2020

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their upcoming favourite March titles

By Sue Carter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their most-anticipated upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program and the Canadian Urban Libraries Council. A Good Neighborhood, Therese Anne Fowler (St. Martin's Press/Raincoast Books) Baby ... Read More »

February 10, 2020

Q&Q seeking responses to workplace-health survey

By Sue Carter

In 2019, Q&Q ran a survey investigating sexual harassment within Canada's publishing industry. The results revealed that more than 53 per cent of respondents had experienced some form of harassment while working in the business. This ... Read More »

February 10, 2020

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Mark Bourrie wins final Taylor Prize for Bush Runner

Kim Thúy shares stage with Justin Trudeau at Munich Security Conference

Architect John Ota’s new cookbook details his search for the perfect kitchen design

Daily Deals: Scholastic Canada acquires David Skuy’s Charlie Joyce prequel

Personnel change: ZG Communications partners with Jennifer Abel Kovitz

Publishers, booksellers, and festivals offering support for Ontario parents during teachers’ strike

Farah Heron on stepping down as Toronto Romance Writers president and a future outside the RWA

House of Anansi nominated for London Book Fair’s accessible books publishing award

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their upcoming favourite March titles

Q&Q seeking responses to workplace-health survey

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