OO: Typewriter Poems is a series of 50 visual poems.
National Arts Centre expands #CanadaPerforms live program with Margaret Atwood; seeks applications for author series
Professional authors whose 2020 spring-summer book tours and launch events have been cancelled can apply until April 20.
Daily Deal: Doubleday Canada acquires memoir by playwright Brad Fraser
The new Read Aloud Canadian Books Program helps educators continue storytime online
Association of Canadian Publishers and Access Copyright have waived licensing fees for the time that schools and libraries are closed.

Virtual-event listings for the Canadian kidlit community during the COVID-19 crisis
Check back regularly for new online events and readings by children’s authors and illustrators.
Daily Deals: Running the Goat acquires picture book about a little girl’s “hare” B&B
First Book Canada launches fundraising drive for children without books, internet
The children’s literacy advocacy group is seeking donations online to send one million books to children who don’t have home libraries or internet access.
Daily Deals: Penguin Canada to publish memoir by former Leafs president Brian Burke

Canadian comic retailers demand answers as leading distributor Diamond halts shipping
Diamond Comic Distributors’ founder Steve Geppi announced on Monday that new comics won’t be shipped as of April 1.

What – and how – to read with your child during a crisis
Child psychologist and author Jillian Roberts on one of the best tools parents have to get kids through times of crisis.