by Cassandra Drudi

2022 Donner Prize shortlist announced

Social justice, economic uncertainty, and policing reform are some of the subjects covered in the books shortlisted for the 2022 Donner Prize. The Donner Canadian Foundation announced the shortlist for this year's prize on April ... Read More »

April 11, 2023

Susan L. Shirk wins 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Susan L. Shirk has been named the winner of the 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize. Shirk, a research professor and chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and ... Read More »

April 10, 2023

Rights Deals: Andre de Grasse, Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton + six more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada has acquired world rights to six-time Olympic medallist Andre de Grasse’s Ignite: Unlock the Hidden Potential Within. The nonfiction book is described as previously untold stories and practical advice from De Grasse’s improbable ... Read More »

April 7, 2023

Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Cecilia Lyra has been promoted to ... Read More »

April 6, 2023

League of Canadian Poets announces 2023 Book Awards longlists

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has announced the longlists for their annual book awards. The three awards each carry a $2,000 prize. The shortlists will be announced later this month, with the winners to be ... Read More »

April 6, 2023

Suzette Mayr one of five finalists for $150K (U.S.) Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Giller-winning novelist Suzette Mayr is one of five authors shortlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The U.S. $150,000 award, named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, is designed to acknowledge, celebrate, ... Read More »

April 6, 2023

Kai Thomas on unearthing lesser-known histories in his debut novel

By Cassandra Drudi

Kai Thomas has always had a peripheral knowledge about the history of Black people in Canada, as he puts it – he was never taught the full and true history in school. That’s understandable, given ... Read More »

April 5, 2023

Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize gets new name, $35,000 purse increase

By Cassandra Drudi

The Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize is getting a new sponsor, a new name – and a $35,000 increase to the prize money. The Writers' Trust of Canada announced today that the prize, awarded annually ... Read More »

April 5, 2023

Rights Deals: Rajinderpal Pal, Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

House of Anansi Press senior editor Douglas Richmond has acquired world rights, excluding India, to Rajinderpal Pal’s However Far Away. The novel is described as being told through the viewpoints of three characters – Devinder ... Read More »

April 3, 2023

Agency and distribution change: Michelin Editions

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective April 1, 2023, Michelin Editions will be distributed by National Book Network Canada. Returns will be accepted by Publishers Group ... Read More »

April 3, 2023

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