Writer and professor Ira Wells wins 2026 Freedom to Read Award

Writer and professor Ira Wells has been named the recipient of the 2026 Freedom to Read Award. The annual award is presented during Freedom to Read Week each year by the Writers’ Union of Canada, and recognizes work ... Read More »

March 2, 2026

Timothy Brook to chair 2026 Cundill Prize jury

By Cassandra Drudi

Timothy Brook, a writer and historian of China and the Ming Dynasty, has been named chair of the jury for the 2026 Cundill History Prize. Brook is professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia ... Read More »

February 26, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

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