Groundbreaking Canadian novelist Graeme Gibson dies at age 85.
Event to celebrate life of Christina Baillie scheduled for Sept. 18
Pedlar Press publisher was getting ready for the release of Sister Language when they received the terrible news.

The stories behind The Witness Blanket, a monument to residential school survivors, revealed in new book
The history of The Witness Blanket, Newman’s creative process, and a series of interviews are compiled in a new full-colour book.
WLU Press to offer free ebooks in support of incarcerated poet Rita Wong
WLU Press is offering free digital copies of social-justice texts in solidarity with jailed poet Rita Wong.
How Nunavut’s Inhabit Media preserves the stories of Inuit elders
Inhabit’s mandate is expanding, but the press remains passionately committed to its original mission: recording the oral stories of Inuit elders.
Jody Wilson-Raybould to publish book on Indigenous nation building
Vancouver Granville member of parliament Jody Wilson-Raybould will publish her first book, From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada, on September 20.
“He started it all, and he started it in his own way”: the legacy of Howard Engel, 1931–2019
Zuppa Theatre remounts immersive theatre mystery staged in a library
Playwright Kate Cayley talks about how libraries inspired her play The Archive of Missing Things.
Prolific mystery novelist Howard Engel dies at age 88
TIFA to host memorial to the late Wayson Choy
The Toronto International Festival of Authors will hold a public memorial for Wayson Choy as part of its 40th anniversary programming this fall.