A new edition of Maria Campbell’s 1973 memoir Halfbreed, a reflection on growing up Métis in northern Saskatchewan, will restore two missing pages in which Campbell describes being sexually assaulted by a member of the RCMP.
Distribution change: Talonbooks
The enduring brilliance of Al Purdy
A new anthology of poems dedicated to Al Purdy coincides with the centenary of the late poet’s birth.
Indigenous authors, bookstore expansions, and #MeToo allegations dominate Q&Q’s most-read stories and reviews of 2018
Daily Deals: Essay collection from award-winning writer Andrea Bennett sold to Arsenal Pulp Press
Personnel changes: Orca senior editor Sarah Harvey to retire
Diversity in crime writing: Wayne Arthurson on how white voices overwhelm Indigenous crime fiction
Wayne Arthurson writes about how in Indigenous crime fiction, a.k.a. Native American mystery, most of the novelists who reap the benefits aren’t Indigenous.
Members of Canada’s literary community sought for 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair committee
The Department of Canadian Heritage is calling for applicants from Canada’s literary community to advise in planning related to the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair.
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