by Cassandra Drudi

A man and a woman sit in front of a bookshelf. She is reading a book called "Men to Avoid in Life and Art" and he is reading a book called "Drunk."

Shop Talk: Helicon Books

Shop Talk is a new occasional feature in which fledgling independent booksellers take Q&Q into their stores and share their reasons for opening and what business has been like so far. Helicon Books 125 West ... Read More »

September 28, 2022

Finalists named for 2022 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy

By Cassandra Drudi

The five books shortlisted for the second annual $60,000 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy explore a range of subjects that impact the daily life of Canadians, from smart cities and medical assistance in dying to ... Read More »

September 28, 2022

Black Bond Books buys Vancouver indie Hager Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Vancouver independent bookstore chain Black Bond Books is expanding with the purchase of Hager Books, a small independent bookstore in the city’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood. Hager Books will be the seventh location in the Black Bond ... Read More »

September 27, 2022

Two Coach House titles on 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

By Cassandra Drudi

Two short story collections and three novels have been named to the shortlist for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Author and broadcaster Jael Richardson hosted the shortlist announcement at the Toronto Reference Library on September ... Read More »

September 27, 2022

Rights Deals: Foreign rights for Kate Beaton, Julie Doucet, and Seth

By Cassandra Drudi

Norma Editorial’s Arnau Paris and BAO Publishing’s Michele Foschini have acquired Spanish and Italian rights, respectively, to Kate Beaton’s Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. The deals were arranged by Evan Brown and Samantha Haywood ... Read More »

September 26, 2022

Ann Hui wins 2020 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Globe and Mail food writer Ann Hui has been named the winner of the 2020 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Hui was awarded the $10,000 prize for her book Chop Suey Nation: The Legion ... Read More »

September 26, 2022

2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes winners announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of the 38th annual B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes were announced at an in-person gala hosted by poet Jillian Christmas in Vancouver. The winners of the 2022 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes are: ... Read More »

September 26, 2022

Rights Deals: David A. Robertson + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada’s editor-in-chief Jennifer Lambert has acquired Canadian English rights to David A. Robertson’s Hunter and an untitled second book. The novel is described as the story of a young Cree man caught between the ... Read More »

September 22, 2022

2022 Cundill History Prize shortlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The shortlist for the Cundill History Prize has been announced. The Cundill History Prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality, and broad appeal. The ... Read More »

September 22, 2022

Publisher Leigh Nash taking House of Anansi Press back to the future

By Cassandra Drudi

As publisher of House of Anansi Press, Leigh Nash is looking back to move forward. After five months at the helm of one Canada’s most storied independent publishers, Nash has settled in and is beginning ... Read More »

September 21, 2022

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