by Attila Berki

Hiromi Goto, Basil Sylvester, and Kevin Sylvester among Canadian finalists for 2022 Lambda Literary Awards

When the 34th Annual Lambda Literary Awards shortlists were announced on March 15, many Canadian authors were among the finalists, including Ivan Coyote, Hiromi Goto, Alix Ohlin, and Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester. The annual ... Read More »

March 18, 2022

Word on the Street moves to June and returns to the street for 2022

By Attila Berki

After two years as a virtual festival, Word on the Street will return to the street this spring, as announced by the organizers of the Toronto festival on March 17. “We’re excited to reconnect with ... Read More »

March 17, 2022

Unique federal grant program available for Canadian booksellers

By Attila Berki

While the Canadian government has long provided financial supports to Canadian authors and publishing houses, no such funding was ever available to Canadian bookstores – until now. A new program called Support for Booksellers will ... Read More »

March 16, 2022

Flying Books opens new store

By Attila Berki

Flying Books has opened a new store location on College Street in Toronto. It is operating as a pop-up shop in December, with plans to fix up the space, previously a painting workshop, in the ... Read More »

December 16, 2021

Rights Deals: Catherine Tsalikis, Daniel Innes and Christina Wong + six more

By Attila Berki

House of Anansi Press’s Michelle MacAleese has acquired Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill, the unauthorized biography of Chrystia Freeland by foreign-policy journalist Catherine Tsalikis. The book is described as a balanced portrait of Freeland, detailing ... Read More »

November 4, 2021

Alberta Book Publishing Awards announces 2021 winners

By Attila Berki

The winners of the Alberta Book Publishing Awards were announced on Sept. 17 in a virtual event. Two new award categories were introduced this year. The debut winner of the regional book of the year, ... Read More »

September 20, 2021

Personnel changes: House of Anansi Press

By Attila Berki

House of Anansi Press has announced changes to the editorial department: Michelle MacAleese and Doug Richmond have been promoted to senior editors; Maria Golikova has been promoted to senior managing editor and is also responsible ... Read More »

April 6, 2021

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