by Attila Berki

Rights deals: Lindsay Wong, Michelle Wamboldt +2 more

Penguin Canada's Meredith Pal has acquired Canadian rights to Lindsay Wong's Lesser Falsehoods from a Not a Very Good Empress. The novel is described as a razor-sharp satire of the Asian diaspora where the price ... Read More »

July 22, 2026

Address change: LitDistCo

By Attila Berki

Effective August 1, 2026, returns processing for LitDistCo is moving to it's Guelph shipping facility: LitDistCo Returns Processing 65 Quarterman Rd. Guelph, ON N1C 0A8 Returns not sent to the new address after Aug. 1 ... Read More »

July 21, 2026

Personnel change: Freehand Books

By Attila Berki

Meredith Thompson has recently joined Freehand Books as publishing assistant. Based in ... Read More »

July 8, 2026

Clémence Dumas-Côté wins Joseph S. Stauffer Prize for literature

By Attila Berki

Clémence Dumas-Côté has been named the winner of the 2026 Joseph S. Stauffer Prize for literature. Based in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, Dumas-Côté is the author of four poetry collections and one novel. She is published ... Read More »

July 8, 2026

Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada

By Attila Berki

Several promotions have been announced at HarperCollins Canada. Molly Ketcheson is promoted to associate editor. Justin Beaubien is promoted to ... Read More »

June 30, 2026

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Attila Berki

Laura Cameron, literary agent and film and TV specialist at the Transatlantic Agency, has been promoted to senior literary agent. Cameron, who represents such authors as Emma Knight, Kay Chronister, Gloria Huang, and Adriana Chartrand, ... Read More »

June 29, 2026

Lyse Doucet, Marc Bendavid, Marcus Kliewer win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes

By Attila Berki

The winners of the $20,000 2026 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize were announced on June 24. The winner in the nonfiction category was Lyse Doucet's A People's History of Afghanistan (Allen Lane/Penguin Random House Canada), which ... Read More »

June 25, 2026

The top-selling Canadian titles at independent booksellers in the first half of 2026

By Attila Berki

For anyone who pays even the slightest attention to pop culture, television, or bestseller lists, it will come as no surprise that the bestselling Canadian author for the first half of 2026 at independent bookstores ... Read More »

June 24, 2026

Opinion: The case for a federal publishing tax credit

By Attila Berki

“Canada Strong” is a terrific nationalist motto right at the time we need it. We don’t want to be the 51st state. We aren’t simply Americans who spell “colour” and other words with u. We ... Read More »

June 24, 2026

Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced

By Attila Berki

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) has announced the 2026 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, 2026

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