by Cassandra Drudi

15 books longlisted for 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction has announced its 15-title longlist for the 2026 prize. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, named after the American-born and Canadian-based author Carol Shields, celebrates and promotes the best works of ... Read More »

March 10, 2026

Rights deals: Audrey Longson, Sarah Edmonds + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired world rights to Audrey Longson’s Eat the Influencers. The novel is described as a psychological thriller in which a psychotherapist—fed up with the harm caused by social media's most ... Read More »

March 9, 2026

Six books longlisted for 2025 BMO Winterset Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Six books have been longlisted for the 2025 BMO Winterset Award. The annual $12,500 award celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing across all genres. Two finalists each receive $3,000. The books longlisted for this ... Read More »

March 9, 2026

Alcuin Society announces winners of book design awards

By Cassandra Drudi

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of its annual competition for Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. A total of 33 books were selected by the judges from 209 titles submitted from ... Read More »

March 9, 2026

Rights deals: Michelle Kaesar, Danny Ramadan + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to Michelle Kaesar’s Follow the Wolfman. The novel is described as the story of an insomniac mother who moves to a hollowed-out off-season mountain resort town ... Read More »

March 5, 2026

Writers’ Trust launching Conversations in Trust series to mark 50th anniversary

By Cassandra Drudi

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Writers’ Trust of Canada is launching a four-city conversation series featuring authors talking about how we can improve the state of discourse in a polarized world. The ... Read More »

March 5, 2026

B.C. book publishing tax credit to be made permanent

By Cassandra Drudi

The 2026 British Columbia budget makes the province's Book Publishing Tax Credit a permanent program. First introduced in 2003, the tax credit is available to publishers that operate primarily in B.C. and receive a base ... Read More »

March 4, 2026

Personnel change: Appetite

By Cassandra Drudi

Lindsay Paterson has been promoted to associate publisher at Appetite, Penguin Random House Canada’s cookbook and lifestyle imprint, effective immediately. Paterson will work closely with Appetite publisher Robert McCullough to support the Appetite editorial team, manage acquisitions, ... Read More »

March 4, 2026

Nova Scotia’s publishers hope public outcry will make government reverse funding cuts

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent publishers in Nova Scotia are hopeful that widespread support of local arts and culture will lead the provincial government to reconsider the wholesale cuts to arts support included in its 2026 budget. The budget ... Read More »

March 3, 2026

Rights deals: Foreign rights for Heather Smith and Karen van Kampen

By Cassandra Drudi

Nuova Frontiera has acquired Italian rights to Heather Smith’s Tig. The deal was arranged by Vanessa Maus at Berla & Griffini on behalf of Amy Tompkins at Transatlantic Agency. Spoonbook Inc. has acquired Korean rights ... Read More »

March 2, 2026

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