by Cassandra Drudi

Shop Talk: Joie de Livres

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. Joie de Livres 5163 St-Laurent ... Read More »

September 10, 2025

Tanya Talaga, André Alexis among authors shortlisted for 2025 Toronto Book Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Six books have been shortlisted for the 2025 Toronto Book Award. With this year’s prize, the Toronto Book Awards have doubled in value: the winning author will now receive $20,000, and the shortlisted finalists each ... Read More »

September 10, 2025

Omar El Akkad, Miriam Toews among authors shortlisted for 2025 Hilary Weston Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Omar El Akkad and Miriam Toews are among the five writers shortlisted for the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. The $75,000 award, now in its 15th year, recognizes excellence in literary nonfiction ... Read More »

September 10, 2025

Rights deals: Rosemary Counter and Brianna Bell

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press publisher Meghan Macdonald has acquired world rights to Rosemary Counter’s How I Spent My Summer: Iconic Canadians on the (Fun, Funny, Sweaty, Greasy, & Gross) Jobs that Formed Them. The nonfiction book is ... Read More »

September 8, 2025

Rights deals: Dr. Kirsten Johnson, Marty Chan + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Douglas & McIntyre has acquired World English rights to Dr. Kirsten Johnson’s Humanitarienne. The memoir is described as tracing Johnson’s journey from a troubled childhood to finding purpose and belonging through global humanitarian work, ultimately ... Read More »

September 4, 2025

Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency

By Cassandra Drudi

Senior literary agent Maria Vicente has taken on the ... Read More »

September 4, 2025

Personnel change: Figure 1 Publishing

By Cassandra Drudi

Jenna Illies has joined Figure 1 Publishing in the newly created role of manager of author relations and community outreach. Illies, who is based in Toronto, has nearly two decades of PR experience, and has ... Read More »

September 4, 2025

Alberta pauses ministerial order affecting school library books

By Cassandra Drudi

The Alberta government has hit pause on a controversial ministerial order that would have affected the books school libraries were able to make available to students this fall. The ministerial order, which was presented in ... Read More »

September 3, 2025

Tea Gerbeza, Roza Nozari, Ziyad Saadi shortlisted for 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Tea Gerbeza, Roza Nozari, and Ziyad Saadi have been named the finalists for the 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers. The Writers' Trust of Canada announced the three finalists for this year's award ... Read More »

September 3, 2025