by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Tom Jokinen, Charles Demers + four more

Greystone Books’s Jennifer Croll has acquired world rights to author of Curtains Tom Jokinen’s Honk!: Geese, Migration and the Search for Home. The nonfiction book is described as a lyrical exploration of the nature of geese and ... Read More »

September 4, 2026

Six books shortlisted for 2026 Vancouver Book Award

By Cassandra Drudi

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the six books shortlisted for the 2026 Vancouver Book Award. The annual $3,000 prize recognizes a book of any genre that contributes to an understanding of the ... Read More »

September 3, 2026

Book City turns 50: Toronto indie celebrates half a century of bookselling

By Cassandra Drudi

Ian Donker grew up with Book City. His parents, Frans and Gini Donker, opened the first location of the Toronto independent bookstore in 1976 when he was two years old. This month, the mini-chain ... Read More »

September 2, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Amanda Ferreira has been promoted to senior editor within the Random House Canada imprint at Penguin Random House Canada, continuing her editorial leadership and expertise. Rachel Brown has been promoted to senior editor at Penguin Random House Canada, focusing on ... Read More »

September 2, 2026

Eric T. Jennings, Jonathan Cheng among authors shortlisted for 2026 Cundill Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Eric T. Jennings, chair of the University of Toronto’s department of history, and Canadian journalist Jonathan Cheng, the China bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, are among the seven authors shortlisted for the 2026 ... Read More »

September 2, 2026

Rights deal: Stacy Lee Kong

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Iowa Press’s Meredith Wadkins-Stabel has acquired North American rights to Friday Things founder Stacy Lee Kong’s Fan Service. The nonfiction book is described as a timely and intriguing look at parasocial relationships as a growing social ... Read More »

August 31, 2026

Rights deals: Christi Belcourt and Beverley Ann D’Cruz

By Cassandra Drudi

Figure 1 Publishing president Chris Labonté, in partnership with Remai Modern, has acquired world rights to Christi Belcourt: This Painting Is a Mirror, edited by Tarah Hogue, with texts by Christi Belcourt, Maria Campbell, Sherry ... Read More »

August 27, 2026

Manitoba Book Awards return and reveal 2026 shortlists

By Cassandra Drudi

The shortlists have been announced for the 2026 Manitoba Book Awards. The six annual awards celebrating the best of books in the Prairie province are back after a two-year hiatus, with a new working board ... Read More »

August 27, 2026

Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Janice Zawerbny has been promoted to senior executive editor at HarperCollins Canada. Evan Rosser is joining HarperCollins as executive editor, focusing largely on the Collins list as well as other nonfiction titles for the HarperCollins ... Read More »

August 26, 2026

Upstart & Crow to open new location in Ottawa

By Cassandra Drudi

Vancouver-based literary nonprofit Upstart & Crow Literary Arts Studio is heading east. A new location of the bookstore and studio will open in Ottawa's Byward Market neighbourhood this fall. The exact opening date is yet ... Read More »

August 26, 2026

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