by Cassandra Drudi

Tony Keller wins 2026 Donner Prize

Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller has won the 2026 Donner Prize. The annual $60,000 prize, established in 1998, recognizes the best book about public policy written by a Canadian. Keller was named the winner ... Read More »

May 14, 2026

Distribution change: Distributed Art Publishers

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective May 1, 2026, Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. (D.A.P.) will be distributed in Canada ... Read More »

May 13, 2026

Rights deal: Mica Lemiski

By Cassandra Drudi

McClelland & Stewart’s Kelly Joseph has acquired Canadian rights to Mica Lemiski’s Demon Butterfly. The novel is described as following a fashion copywriter, Elke, who is asked to write an apology speech for her CEO ... Read More »

May 11, 2026

Agency and distribution changes: Antarctic Press, A Wave New World, Comisburgh, Comicker Press, Cosmic Lion

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent Publishers Group is adding five publishers to its sales and distribution programs as of June 2026: Antarctic ... Read More »

May 11, 2026

Griffin Poetry Prize to host town hall in May

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Poetry Prize will be hosting a town hall meeting later this month after asking for input on the prize's format last month from the Canadian poetry community. On April 2, just over three years ... Read More »

May 11, 2026

Rights deals: Angela Caravan, Sarah Marie + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Freehand Books’s Kelsey Attard has acquired North American English rights to Angela Caravan’s God Is a Thing with Feathers. The novel is described as the story of a woman who spends a weekend performing an ... Read More »

May 7, 2026

Five writers shortlisted for 2025 Danuta Gleed Literary Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Five writers have been named finalists for the 2025 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The prize, administered by the Writers’ Union of Canada, is awarded annually to three first collections of short fiction written in English. ... Read More »

May 7, 2026

Finalists announced for 2026 Indigenous Voices Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Eight writers have been named recipients of the 2025 Indigenous Voices Awards for their unpublished work and eight more have been named finalists of the IVAs. The prizes, now in their ninth year, honour the ... Read More »

May 7, 2026

Personnel changes: HBG Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Donna Nopper, senior director of publicity and office manager at Hachette Book Group Canada, will be retiring this summer after more than 30 years of working in publishing. Nopper's last day in the role will ... Read More »

May 7, 2026

Firefly Books updates shipping policy

By Cassandra Drudi

With fuel prices on the rise due to the Iran war, publisher and distributor Firefly Books is updating its free shipping policy. Beginning June 1, the minimum net order for free shipping will rise to ... Read More »

May 6, 2026

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