The biennial Claire Harris Poetry Prize will be awarded to a Black, Indigenous, or racialized writer for a full-length debut poetry collection.
Book biz optimistic about Mastermind sale
Less than two weeks after specialty retailer Mastermind Toys announced it had obtained creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), a Canadian company announced it will be acquiring the beleaguered toy retailer.
Canada’s book community shares their favourite young readers titles of 2023
For the third year in a row, the Q&Q team reached out to our reviewers, booksellers, and librarians across the country to find out which titles from 2023 they’re still thinking about as the year draws to a close.
Personnel change: Simon & Schuster Canada
Rights Deal: Leslie Gentile
Rights Deals: Christina Mychas, Lisa Martin + one more
Coalition seeks meeting with federal ministers on copyright
A group of organizations within the book industry is calling on Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge and Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for an “urgent meeting” to review the Copyright Act.
Personnel changes: Greystone Books
Canadian publishers see increased sales of Indigenous-created kids’ books in U.S.
No one is certain what, exactly, accounts for the recent increase in demand for Indigenous-authored Canadian books in the U.S.
Independent booksellers’ top-selling Canadian titles of 2023 so far
The top-selling titles from Canadian-owned publishers have remained quite consistent throughout the year.
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