by Cassandra Drudi

Group ends Giller Prize boycott

CanLit Responds has ended its boycott of the Giller Prize. The group of authors and cultural workers, which has been boycotting the prize and campaigning for the Giller to end its partnerships with sponsors Scotiabank, ... Read More »

April 14, 2026

Shortlist announced for 2026 Donner Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books have been named to the shortlist of the 2026 Donner Prize. The annual $60,000 prize, established in 1998, recognizes the best book about public policy written by a Canadian. This year, the shortlisted ... Read More »

April 14, 2026

Finalists announced for 2026 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes

By Cassandra Drudi

Finalists have been named for the 2026 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes. The annual awards, now in their 42nd year, are administered by the West Coast Book Prize Society and celebrate the achievements of B.C. ... Read More »

April 14, 2026

Rights deal: Billy-Ray Belcourt

By Cassandra Drudi

Hamish Hamilton Canada’s David Ross has acquired Canadian English rights to Billy-Ray Belcourt’s Idealism and Despair. The novel is described as a nuanced study of desire and intimacy following a lonely writer who befriends a ... Read More »

April 13, 2026

Manitoba Book Awards to resume in 2026

By Cassandra Drudi

The Manitoba Book Awards are back. After a two-year hiatus, the annual awards that have celebrated the best of books in the Prairie province since 1989 will be awarded again this year. The awards were ... Read More »

April 13, 2026

Rights deal: Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh

By Cassandra Drudi

Greystone Books has acquired world rights to Jody Wilson-Raybould and Roshan Danesh’s The Inbetween Leader: Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World. The nonfiction book is described as a how-to guide for a new ... Read More »

April 10, 2026

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

By Cassandra Drudi

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

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