by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Arthur Hamdani has joined Penguin Random House Canada as production assistant and will manage galleys, calls to print, and support the production team. Hiru Batepola has joined Penguin Random House Canada as publishing assistant for Penguin Canada where ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Bestsellers Q&A: Elinor Florence on the success of her historical novels

By Cassandra Drudi

Elinor Florence isn’t exactly new to the bestseller lists – her first novel, Bird’s Eye View, set during the Second World War, published by Dundurn Press in 2014, was a bestseller. But when Finding Flora, ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Hanif Abdurraqib wins 2026 Weston International Award

By Cassandra Drudi

American essayist, poet, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib has been named the winner of the 2026 Weston International Award. The $75,000 award, administered by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, honours an international author for their ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Shortlists announced for SWCC Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada has announced the shortlists for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians in general and youth categories. A third award, the ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

Personnel change: Dundurn Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press acquiring editor Russell Smith is being promoted to editor-at-large starting July 1, 2026. Smith will continue to acquire primarily ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

Rights deals: Waubgeshig Rice and Ian Williams

By Cassandra Drudi

Nâra Kitap, an independent publishing house based in Istanbul, Turkey has bought world Turkish-language rights to Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves. The deal was arranged by Denise ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

Shortlist announced for new Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence

By Cassandra Drudi

Three writers have been named to the shortlist of the inaugural Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence. The $5,000 award, administered by the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, recognizes "an outstanding ... Read More »

June 12, 2026

Rights deals: Patrice Dutil, Linden MacIntyre + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Signal publisher Doug Pepper and McClelland & Stewart editor David Moscrop have acquired world rights, excluding French-language rights, to Patrice Dutil’s The White Plume: The Audacious Life of Wilfrid Laurier. The nonfiction book is described as ... Read More »

June 11, 2026

Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, Hajer Mirwali named 2026 Trillium Book Award winners

By Cassandra Drudi

Otoniya J. Okot Bitek and Hajer Mirwali have won the 2026 Trillium Book Awards. Sarah Migneron and Lisa L'Heureux were named the winners of the 2026 Prix Trillium. Ontario Creates announced the winners on June ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

Summer Reads: Adult Fiction and Nonfiction

By Cassandra Drudi

As late spring shifts to summer, beach read season is nearly upon us. Q&Q takes a look at some of the highlights from the season’s fresh crop of books. Fiction Novels from CanLit stalwarts and ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

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