The bookstore is supporting Pottle’s request to have his book re-illustrated after the original featured a racist stereotype
Personnel change: Former Rights Factory agents launch Five Otter Literary
Gil Adamson, Zsuzsi Gartner, and Thomas King listed alongside debut authors on WT Fiction Prize shortlist
Maria Reva’s debut short-story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear and Michelle Good’s debut novel Five Little Indians were both finalists for the $50,000 prize.
Daily Deals: Tajja Isen essay collection on anti-Black racism to Doubleday
Julie S. Lalonde’s Resilience is Futile wins Speaker’s Book Award
The award recognizes non-fiction works by Ontario authors that reflect the province’s culture and history.
Distribution change: Georgetown Publications
Distribution change: Crown House Publishing Books

Kidlit Special: Sam Maggs on adapting Rainbow Rowell and writing Marvel’s The Wasp
Q&Q spoke with Maggs about multitasking, manga, female pirates, and what it means to write for Marvel canon.
How companies like Ampersand are nurturing inclusion in publishing workspaces
How publishing can take diversity and inclusion beyond a social-media statement.
Giller shortlist names three novels, two short-fiction collections, no graphic novels
The winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced Nov. 9 on CBC in a presentation hosted by actor Eric McCormack.