by Cassandra Drudi

Gained in translation: Fiction

The Colour of Time, or the Incredible Story of Mary Gallagher By Éric Dupont, translated by Peter McCambridge Véhicule Press, out now By virtue of its location in Montreal, Véhicule Press enjoys close working relationships ... Read More »

September 16, 2026

Personnel change: Simon & Schuster Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Kate Sinclair joins Simon & Schuster Canada as creative services manager, effective October 6. In her new role leading the Creative Services team, Sinclair will oversee the organization, development, execution, and delivery of high-quality creative work ... Read More »

September 16, 2026

Gwen Aube, Tiana Reid, Misha Solomon named finalists of 2026 Dayne Ogilvie Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Three writers have been named finalists for the 2026 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers. The annual $12,000 prize is presented annually by the Writers’ Trust of Canada to an emerging writer who identifies ... Read More »

September 16, 2026

BC’s Poetry in Transit celebrates 30 years of poems on buses

By Cassandra Drudi

This September, verse by British Columbia-based poets will be showing up on bus cards across the province for the 30th time. Poetry in Transit, which launched in 1996, is a project by BooksBC in partnership ... Read More »

September 14, 2026

Rights deal: Erin Alladin

By Cassandra Drudi

Storey Publishing’s Tatum Wilson has acquired world rights to gardening podcaster Erin Alladin’s Gentle Gardening: For the Busy, Drained, Frazzled and Pained. The nonfiction book is described as a friendly, big-picture handbook that breaks down ... Read More »

September 14, 2026

Helen Marshall wins 2026 Sunburst Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Helen Marshall has won the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic for her novel The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death (Titan Books). Marshall, an associate professor ... Read More »

September 14, 2026

Rights deals: Matt Kenny and Perry Chafe

By Cassandra Drudi

Doubleday Canada’s Julia McDowell has acquired Canada English rights to recovering hockey player turned marathon runner, speaker, and disability and LGBTQ+ advocate Matt Kenny’s Trade Off: A Memoir of Hockey, Silence, and Survival. The nonfiction book is described as ... Read More »

September 10, 2026

Shop Talk: Lit Wine & Books

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. Lit Wine & Books 321 ... Read More »

September 9, 2026

Ken Babstock among 2027 Griffin Poetry Prize judges

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced the trio of poets who will form the jury for the 2027 prize. Canadian poet and Griffin Poetry Prize winner Ken Babstock is joined on the jury by Italian poet ... Read More »

September 9, 2026

Finalists named for 2026 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Five writers have been named finalists for the 2026 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. The $75,000 award, now in its 16th year, recognizes excellence in literary nonfiction and is supported by the Hilary ... Read More »

September 9, 2026

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