by Cassandra Drudi

Canadians among 2026 Lambda Literary Award finalists

Finalists have been announced in 26 categories for the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards, and a number of Canadian authors, including Rebecca Salazar, Jordan Tannahill, and jaye simpson, are among those shortlisted. Winners for the annual ... Read More »

March 24, 2026

Rights deals: Tiffany Stone, Carrie Snyder + three more

By Cassandra Drudi

Owlkids Books’s Jennifer Stokes at has acquired, in a three-book deal, an early chapter book series from Tiffany Stone, illustrated by Hayley Lowe. The first title, The Haunted Greenhouse, is described as introducing Dr. Frankenvine, an ... Read More »

March 19, 2026

Carol E. Mayer wins 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Carol E. Mayer has won the 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories, and Memories from Oceania. The $3,500 prize, given by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, is ... Read More »

March 19, 2026

Shop Talk: Word Squirrel

By Cassandra Drudi

Shop Talk is an occasional feature in which fledgling independent booksellers take Q&Q into their stores and share their reasons for opening and what business has been like so far. Word Squirrel 325 Durham Market ... Read More »

March 18, 2026

HarperCollins launching Canadian Classics series

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada is the latest publisher to go elbows up with a line of classic Canadian fiction and nonfiction reprint editions. The multinational’s new Canadian Classics Collection is set to debut this spring with seven ... Read More »

March 18, 2026

Maggie Helwig, Brian Stewart among authors shortlisted for 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five books have been nominated for the Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The annual $40,000 prize, now in its 26th year, recognizes literary nonfiction about a political subject that is relevant to ... Read More »

March 18, 2026

Finalists named for 2025 BMO Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Three books have been named finalists for the 2025 BMO Winterset Award. The three books were part of a seven-book longlist announced earlier this month. The annual $12,500 prize celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador ... Read More »

March 16, 2026

Personnel change: Books BC

By Cassandra Drudi

Sarah Felkar is joining the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (Books BC) as executive director as of April 7. Felkar joins the organization after working in the library sector since 2007, most recently ... Read More »

March 16, 2026

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Steve Cameron is taking on a new role as publisher of Figure 1 Publishing. Cameron joined Figure 1 as senior editor in May 2021, and became a co-owner and publisher the following year. In addition ... Read More »

March 16, 2026