by Attila Berki

Agency and distribution change: Universitas Press

Login now provides exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution for Montreal-based Universitas Press in Canada. Login will not accept returns of Universitas Press titles that were not purchased from Login. Titles purchased from Login will be ... Read More »

July 8, 2025

Address change: Thistledown Press

By Attila Berki

As of the end of June, Thistledown Press has moved ... Read More »

July 7, 2025

Miriam Toews, Élise Gravel, Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe among new appointments to Order of Canada

By Attila Berki

Novelist Miriam Toews was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on June 30. Toews's appointment was one of 83 announced this week by Governor General Mary Simon. The Order of Canada recognizes people ... Read More »

July 3, 2025

Indie bookstore bestsellers: the top-selling Canadian titles of 2025 so far

By Attila Berki

As 2025 reaches its half-way mark, a look at the bestselling books from all Canadian authors and books from Canadian authors published by Canadian publishers at independent bookstores reveals an interesting difference in the presence ... Read More »

July 2, 2025

Baraka Books introduces “Published & Printed in Canada” labelling for their books

By Attila Berki

Montreal's Baraka Books will begin explicitly highlighting the Quebec and Canadian origin of their books in September. A sticker bearing the words “Published & Printed in Canada,” illustrated with a maple leaf and fleur-de-lys, will ... Read More »

June 24, 2025

Shortlists for 2025 Alberta Book Publishing Awards announced

By Attila Berki

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) has announced the 2025 shortlists for the annual Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The awards, which encompass trade and academic publishing, and include design awards, celebrate the best in ... Read More »

June 24, 2025

Personnel change: Scholastic Canada

By Attila Berki

Patricia Ocampo has joined the publishing division at Scholastic Canada as senior editor. Most recently Ocampo was senior editor at Kids Can Press, where she acquired and edited a variety of bestselling and award-winning titles. ... Read More »

June 24, 2025

SWCC Book Awards shortlists recognize contributions to science writing

By Attila Berki

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada announced the shortlists for the 2024 SWCC Book Awards last week at the association's 2025 conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by ... Read More »

June 19, 2025

Glad Day Bookshop transforming and relocating

By Attila Berki

Glad Day Bookshop is on the move again and changing its bookstore operations to a non-profit status. Toronto's Glad Day, now in its 55th year, is the world's the oldest queer bookstore. In 2016, after ... Read More »

June 18, 2025

Canadian authors shortlisted for 2025 High Plains International Book Awards

By Attila Berki

Nine books by Canadian authors have been shortlisted for the 2025 High Plains International Book Awards. The 13 awards recognize regional authors and literary works that examine and reflect life on the high plains, including ... Read More »

June 18, 2025

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