by Cassandra Drudi

Canadian-authored, -published book sales up in 2025: BookNet report

Sales of English-language books by Canadians and books from Canadian-owned publishers in 2025 were up from the previous year, according to BookNet's Canadian Book Market 2025 report. The annual report, released last week by the ... Read More »

April 8, 2026

Éric Chacour shortlisted for 2026 Dublin Literary Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian writer Éric Chacour has been shortlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award. The six-title shortlist for this year’s €100,000 prize, worth about $161,000, was announced on April 7. If the winning title is a translation, the prize ... Read More »

April 8, 2026

Rights deals: Bishop Thomas Dowd, Paul Myers + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Cormorant Books’s Marc Côté has acquired world rights to Bishop Thomas Dowd’s To Catch a Predator. The memoir is described as a first-person account of the research and politics involved in the investigation of a ... Read More »

April 6, 2026

Rights deals: Brent Bishop, Mirjam Guesgen + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Bloomsbury Academic’s Christen Karniski has acquired world English rights to Brent Bishop’s The Over-40 Athlete: Train Smarter, Recover Better, Perform Stronger. The nonfiction book is described as a science-backed guide for active adults over 40 ... Read More »

April 2, 2026

Griffin Poetry Prize seeks feedback on format

By Cassandra Drudi

Just over three years after it announced that it was merging its Canadian and international poetry prizes into one annual award, the Griffin Poetry Prize is looking for feedback from the Canadian poetry community. In ... Read More »

April 2, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

David Moscrop has joined McClelland & Stewart on a one-year contract as editor. Moscrop will edit and acquire non-fiction titles for McClelland & Stewart and some select titles for Random House Canada. Kelly Albert has ... Read More »

March 30, 2026

Finalists announced for 2026 Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The finalists for this year’s Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards have been announced. The winners of both sets of awards will be announced at the Atlantic Book Festival later this spring. The ... Read More »

March 30, 2026

Rights deal: Peter Swirski

By Cassandra Drudi

Bookmason House has acquired Peter Swirski’s Behold a Virgin in an exclusive, five-figure deal. The novel is described as an upmarket investigative mystery set in London in March 1957 that follows Detective Inspector Shepard through ... Read More »

March 30, 2026

Applications open for BIPOC of Publishing in Canada mentorship program

By Cassandra Drudi

After a two-year hiatus, applications are open to the BIPOC of Publishing in Canada mentorship program. The mentorship pairs BIPOC publishing professionals with those aspiring to enter the industry, including students enrolled in publishing programs ... Read More »

March 26, 2026

Rights deals: Rachel Rose and Hazel Mae

By Cassandra Drudi

Douglas & McIntyre’s Anna Comfort O’Keeffe and Blackstone Publishing’s Stephanie Koven have acquired Canadian and U.S. rights respectively to Rachel Rose’s The Scarlet Daughter. The debut novel is described as imagining the story of Hester ... Read More »

March 26, 2026

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Canadian-authored, -published book sales up in 2025: BookNet report

Éric Chacour shortlisted for 2026 Dublin Literary Award

Rights deals: Bishop Thomas Dowd, Paul Myers + eight more

Rights deals: Brent Bishop, Mirjam Guesgen + five more

Griffin Poetry Prize seeks feedback on format

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Finalists announced for 2026 Nova Scotia Book Awards and Atlantic Book Awards

Rights deal: Peter Swirski

Applications open for BIPOC of Publishing in Canada mentorship program

Rights deals: Rachel Rose and Hazel Mae

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