by Cassandra Drudi

Julian Brave NoiseCat finalist for 2026 PEN nonfiction award

Writer Julian Brave NoiseCat has been named a finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction. The annual $10,000 (U.S.) prize, one of 10 administered by the U.S.-based organization that champions the freedom to ... Read More »

February 9, 2026

Rights deals: Donna Jones Alward, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

One More Chapter’s Charlotte Ledger has acquired world English rights to Donna Jones Alward’s Codename: Songbird. The novel is described as a story in which two women – a Canadian wireless operator and an English ... Read More »

February 5, 2026

Distribution change: Latitude 46

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) will take on U.S. sales and distribution of Latitude 46 Publishing as of April 2026. Canadian Manda Group provides sales representation for Latitude 46 Publishing in Canada. Update, Feb. 12: This ... Read More »

February 5, 2026

Agency and distribution change: Bannermen Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) will take on sales and distribution for Bannermen Books ... Read More »

February 5, 2026

Agency and distribution change: Tenebrous Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) will take on sales and distribution of Tenebrous Press ... Read More »

February 5, 2026

Agency and distribution: Back Nine Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) has taken on sales and distribution of Back Nine Press ... Read More »

February 5, 2026

Heated Rivalry gives indie booksellers an unexpected midwinter sales boost

By Cassandra Drudi

Its name can be found in headlines featuring everyone from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to Prime Minister Mark Carney; its lead actors in the tv series were recently featured as Olympic flag-bearers despite not being ... Read More »

February 4, 2026

Rights deals: Harriet Alida Lye, Jane Doucet + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Nimbus Publishing’s Whitney Moran has acquired North American rights to Harriet Alida Lye’s Marlo the Immortal, illustrated by Nadia Alam. The early chapter book is described as the story of seven-year-old Marlo, who has just ... Read More »

February 2, 2026

Rights deals: Diane Borsato, Genevieve + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Tundra Books’s Elizabeth Kribs has acquired world rights to Diane Borsato’s What is a Sculpture?, illustrated by Laura Carlin, edited by Kyo Maclear with Margot Blankier and Anne Shone. The picture book is described as an ... Read More »

January 30, 2026

Writers’ Trust announces new prize for nonfiction editing

By Cassandra Drudi

The Writers' Trust of Canada announced a new $25,000 prize for excellence in nonfiction editing – the largest prize for editors in Canada. The Nancy Flight Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing, named for the ... Read More »

January 28, 2026

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