UBC’s George Bowering Collection and Reading Room project facing year-end fundraising deadline
Bowering, along with his partner Jean Baird and Katherine Kalsbeek, head of rare books and special collections at the UBC Library, is working on a project to recreate his creative work space as part of the library’s public spaces.
Harbour Publishing’s Howard White on 50 years of books from B.C.’s raincoast
Fundraising campaign underway to create Augur Press and new sci-fi-fantasy prize
The press’s launch is planned for 2027, which will coincide with the tenth anniversary of Augur.
Al Cummings, co-founder of A Different Drummer and Madison Press, has died
Cummings died in his 84th year after a brief illness.
Alberta publisher Jerome Martin dead at 81
Martin was co-founder and publisher of Edmonton-based Spotted Cow Press.
Obituary: Bob Tyrrell
Orca Book Publishers was saddened to hear of the sudden death of founder Bob Tyrrell on August 31, 2024.
Improving Canadian book biz was BookNet CEO emeritus Noah Genner’s life’s work
Genner, who died on Aug. 27 at the age of 52, spent nearly four decades working in the book industry. Almost from the very start, he was committed to improving how things worked.
New Flanker Press audiobook features narration by late Gordon Pinsent
The Dicky Bird Dish, an audiobook of a short story by Newfoundland-born author Ron Pollett, is narrated by the actor, and will be released on Sept. 6.
CBC launching new literary radio program hosted by Mattea Roach
Bookends, hosted by writer, podcaster, and Jeopardy! phenom Mattea Roach, will air nationally on Sundays on CBC Radio beginning September 8.
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