The final shortlist for the RBC Taylor Prize, announced on Jan. 8 in Toronto, features work characterized as much for its literary excellence as the density of its research.
Daily Deals: Dundurn Press’s first titles from new acquisition editors Whitney French and Russell Smith
Distribution change: UBC Press

2020 Spring Preview: Memoirs
Personal reflections from Billy-Ray Belcourt, Peter Gatien, and Eternity Martis are among the strong crop of memoirs due in 2020.

2020 Spring Preview: Non-fiction
Beijing’s forbidden underground, the plant-based meat phenomenon, and the first comprehensive biography of Timothy Findley are among the highlights of Canada’s non-fiction calendar in 2020.

Cary Fagan had a very good 2019 – straddling kidlit and adult literary fiction
The Toronto author released four thoughtful and entertaining children’s books and an award-nominated novel for adults in 2019
Daily Deals: Tyee Bridge to answer scientific questions about coastal B.C. in non-fiction book for Figure 1 Publishing
New kids’ book category introduced for the 2020 Doug Wright Awards
The Egghead will honour the best Canadian comics and graphic novels for kids aged 12 and under.