by Cassandra Drudi

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

Noah Kahansky has been promoted to art & design operations manager at Penguin Random House Canada, overseeing the day-to-day operational management of the design team and managing freelancers, scheduling, and typesetting. Cecilia Yang has been promoted to manager, ... Read More »

February 26, 2026

Nova Scotia austerity budget eliminates publishing fund

By Cassandra Drudi

A $700,000 fund for Nova Scotia publishers has been eliminated from the 2026-2027 Nova Scotia budget. The Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (AMPA) said Wednesday that publishers in the province received letters on Feb. 24, the ... Read More »

February 25, 2026

Tara Gereaux

By Cassandra Drudi

Not so quiet: Tara Gereaux amplifies the unspoken history of many Métis in her new novel

February 25, 2026

Distribution change: Brick Books

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective immediately, Publishers Group Canada (PGC), a division of Raincoast Books, will provide Canadian sales representation and distribution for Brick Books as an imprint of Assembly Press. University of Toronto Press Distribution (UTP) will accept ... Read More »

February 25, 2026

New venue hosts Calgary Freedom to Read event after Legion cancelled rental

By Cassandra Drudi

Organizers of a Freedom to Read Week event scheduled to take place at a Legion hall in Calgary on Monday night had to find a new venue at the last minute after the booking was ... Read More »

February 23, 2026

Rights deals: Alpha Nkuranga and Jordon Scott, Jason Pchajek + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Viking Children’s Books’s Maggie Rosenthal has acquired world rights to Alpha Nkuranga and Jordan Scott’s Alpha and Elijah, illustrated by Gracey Zhang. The picture book is described as telling the story of Alpha and her ... Read More »

February 19, 2026

Strength in numbers: Indie booksellers join forces to launch online bookselling platform

By Cassandra Drudi

A newly launched web platform offers independent Canadian bookstores in English Canada an opportunity to work together to reach for a greater market share. Booksellers.ca is a one-stop place where book shoppers can order online ... Read More »

February 18, 2026

Distribution change: Drawn & Quarterly

By Cassandra Drudi

As of Sept. 1, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will take over sales and distribution of all Drawn & Quarterly titles ... Read More »

February 17, 2026

Rights deals: Lezlie Lowe, Erin Ruddy + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to Lezlie Lowe’s Drinking Problem: Why Water Fountains Matter to Our Cities. The nonfiction book is described as an investigation into our complex relationship with staying ... Read More »

February 17, 2026

Maria Reva, Éric Chacour longlisted for 2026 Dublin Literary Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian novelists Maria Reva and Éric Chacour are among the 20 writers longlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award. The 20-book longlist for this year's €100,000 prize, worth about $161,000, was announced on Feb. 17. The ... Read More »

February 17, 2026

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