by Attila Berki

Madelaine Caritas Longman wins Joseph S. Stauffer Prize for literature

Madelaine Caritas Longman has been named the winner of the 2025 Joseph S. Stauffer Prize for literature. Montreal-based Longman is the author of the poetry collection The Danger Model (McGill-Queen’s University Press), which won the ... Read More »

July 9, 2025

12 books longlisted for 2025 Toronto Book Awards

By Attila Berki

The City of Toronto and Toronto Public Library have announced the longlist for the 2025 Toronto Book Awards. A five-book shortlist will be released later this summer and the winner announced on October 15. With ... Read More »

July 9, 2025

Personnel change: Firefly Books

By Attila Berki

Jason James has joined Firefly Books as sales rep for all accounts in Alberta and British Columbia. He is responsible for Firefly Publishing, Fox Chapel, Brilliance Publishing, Willowcreek, Boulder Books, Wm. Eerdman, Star Bright, Sleeping ... Read More »

July 9, 2025

Agency and distribution change: Granville Island Publishing

By Attila Berki

Effective immediately, Login will provide exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution in Canada for Vancouver-based Granville Island ... Read More »

July 8, 2025

Agency and distribution change: Universitas Press

By Attila Berki

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

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