Rights deals: Lezlie Lowe, Erin Ruddy + eight more

Coach House Books’s Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to Lezlie Lowe’s Drinking Problem: Why Water Fountains Matter to Our Cities. The nonfiction book is described as an investigation into our complex relationship with staying ... Read More »

February 17, 2026

Maria Reva, Éric Chacour longlisted for 2026 Dublin Literary Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian novelists Maria Reva and Éric Chacour are among the 20 writers longlisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award. The 20-book longlist for this year's €100,000 prize, worth about $161,000, was announced on Feb. 17. The ... Read More »

February 17, 2026

Lyse Doucet longlisted for 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet is one of 16 writers longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. Doucet, who is the chief international correspondent for the BBC, was nominated for The Finest Hotel in Kabul: ... Read More »

February 12, 2026

Pop-up offers Toronto commuters chance to shop for books

By Cassandra Drudi

Commuters at Toronto's Union Station now have the opportunity to pick up a new book on their way through the transit hub, thanks to a serendipitously timed idea from an independent bookseller. At the start ... Read More »

February 11, 2026

Rights deal: Emily M. Keeler

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Pia Singhal has acquired world rights to Emily M. Keeler’s Judy. The novel is described as a sexy debut novel set in the bustle and boom of the restaurant scene in rapidly gentrifying ... Read More »

February 9, 2026

Julian Brave NoiseCat finalist for 2026 PEN nonfiction award

By Cassandra Drudi

Writer Julian Brave NoiseCat has been named a finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction. The annual $10,000 (U.S.) prize, one of 10 administered by the U.S.-based organization that champions the freedom to ... Read More »

February 9, 2026

Rights deals: Donna Jones Alward, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

One More Chapter’s Charlotte Ledger has acquired world English rights to Donna Jones Alward’s Codename: Songbird. The novel is described as a story in which two women – a Canadian wireless operator and an English ... Read More »

February 5, 2026

Distribution change: Latitude 46

By Cassandra Drudi

Independent Publishers Group (IPG) will take on U.S. sales and distribution of Latitude 46 Publishing as of April 2026. Canadian Manda Group provides sales representation for Latitude 46 Publishing in Canada. Update, Feb. 12: This ... Read More »

February 5, 2026