by Cassandra Drudi

Former defendant apologizes days before Galloway defamation trial begins

A former defendant in the defamation suit launched by writer Steven Galloway has publicly apologized. Chelsea Rooney was one of several women who, Steven Galloway alleges, made defamatory statements about him after he was accused ... Read More »

October 5, 2026

Five authors shortlisted for $100,000 Giller Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Five novelists have been shortlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize. The winner of the annual $100,000 prize will be named at an event in Toronto on Nov. 16. The finalists are: Wild People Quiet by Tara ... Read More »

October 5, 2026

Personnel changes: The Rights Factory

By Cassandra Drudi

Kathleen Foxx and Julia Kim have been ... Read More »

October 5, 2026

Bethany Sampson wins 2026 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Nova Scotia writer and educator Bethany Sampson has been named the winner of the 2026 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction for her romantic comedy novel To Hate and to Hold. The novel follows Imy, ... Read More »

October 1, 2026

Distribution changes: Kent State University Press and Washington State University Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective September 1, Login will provide distribution in Canada for Kent State University Press and its imprints ... Read More »

October 1, 2026

Rights deals: Kana Chan, Natalie Preddie + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Little, Brown Spark’s Cara Bedick has acquired world rights to sustainability educator and author of the Tending Gardens Substack Kana Chan’s Kō: A Microseasonal Almanac for Savoring the Present, in an exclusive submission. The nonfiction book is described ... Read More »

October 1, 2026

Distribution and agency change: DC Education Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Effective immediately, Nimbus Publishing will distribute DC Education Publishing. Hornblower Group will handle national sales representation. The Canadian company based in Ottawa publishes books, puzzles, and games for the children’s education market, many in both ... Read More »

October 1, 2026

Rocky Mountain Books marks 50 years of publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Fifty years after mountaineers and avid hikers Gillean and Tony Daffern first established Rocky Mountain Books, publishing outdoor guidebooks for Kananaskis Country out of their home in Calgary, the independent publisher is celebrating a half-century ... Read More »

September 30, 2026

Book Making: Bertrand Bickersteth on his journey through Black history and memoir

By Cassandra Drudi

Bertrand Bickersteth’s second book is not an easy one to quantify. Part memoir, part regional history of Alberta and the Black cowboys and ranchers who lived and worked there, Numinous Animal: Tracing the Afrofuturism of ... Read More »

September 30, 2026

Jonathan Cheng among 2026 Cundill History Prize finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian journalist Jonathan Cheng, the China bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, is one of three finalists for the 2026 Cundill History Prize. The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to ... Read More »

September 30, 2026

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