by Cassandra Drudi

Kate Cayley, Antonio Michael Downing, Maria Reva among finalists for Amazon Canada First Novel Award

Six novelists have been shortlisted for the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. The Walrus and Amazon Canada announced the six-book shortlist on May 6. The annual $60,000 award recognizes the talent and contributions of ... Read More »

May 6, 2026

Distribution notice: Rebel Goose Books and Éditions Michel Quintin

By Cassandra Drudi

Orca Book Distribution is now the distributor of Rebel Goose Books in Canada and the United States, and a ... Read More »

May 6, 2026

Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, Canisia Lubrin among 2026 Trillium Book Award finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

Books by writers Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, and Canisia Lubrin are among the titles named as finalists for the 2026 Trillium Book Awards The shortlists, announced today by Ontario Creates, include 16 books in French ... Read More »

May 5, 2026

Rights deals: Ian Hamilton, D.A. Lockhart + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Cormorant Books has acquired world rights to Ian Hamilton’s Body in the Bay. The mystery novel is described as following prosecutor Rueben De Jong as he tries to figure out exactly what happened with two ... Read More »

May 4, 2026

Personnel change: Flying Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Felicia Quon is joining Flying Books as director of retail operations and marketing. Quon has extensive experience in Canadian publishing and marketing, and has worked at HarperCollins Canada, Simon & Schuster Canada, and Page Two, ... Read More »

May 4, 2026

Rights deals: Sefi Amir and Marc Cohen, Angie Abdou + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Appetite’s Robert McCollough and Lindsay Paterson have acquired world rights to an unnamed cookbook by Sefi Amir and Marc Cohen. The book by the restaurateur and chef is described as a carefully curated collection of ... Read More »

April 30, 2026

Maggie Helwig wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Maggie Helwig has won the 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The annual $40,000 prize, administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada, recognizes literary nonfiction about a political subject that is relevant to Canadian ... Read More »

April 30, 2026

Sales up 76% for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, according to Bookmanager

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD), held for the seventh year on April 25, led to a one-day 76 per cent increase in book sales compared to the previous Saturday, according to data from Bookmanager. In ... Read More »

April 29, 2026

Five poets shortlisted for inaugural Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

The League of Canadian Poets has announced five finalists for the new Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize. The annual $2,000 prize, named for poet Pamela Paige Porter, recognizes a book-length collection "that demonstrates a masterful execution ... Read More »

April 29, 2026

Chance encounter sets firsthand account of life in Gaza on path to publication

By Cassandra Drudi

Less than a month after she first heard about Hassan Kanafani’s firsthand online accounts of living in Gaza, writer Yasuko Thanh had received an offer to publish his work in book form. Thanh is no ... Read More »

April 29, 2026

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