Dear Agony Editor, I’m discouraged by the lack of people reading books these days. Is there anything I can do to get them to read more? Signed, Disheartened Dear Disheartened, Take a book (it can ... Read More »
June 25, 2025
Montreal writer Chanel Sutherland has won the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Sutherland, who was named the winner of the regional prize for Canada and Europe last month, was named the winner of the £5,000 ... Read More »
June 25, 2025
Simon & Schuster Canada’s Nicole Winstanley has acquired Canadian rights to Iain Reid and Ellie Foumbi’s Unreal. The co-written novel is described as a surreal, philosophical suspense story about memory, identity, and ambition that follows ... Read More »
June 23, 2025
Rosanna Deerchild and Wayne K. Spear and Georges Erasmus have been named the recipients of this year's Indigenous Voices Awards. Deerchild received the $5,000 award for published poetry in English for She Falls Again (Coach ... Read More »
June 23, 2025
Calgary author Natalie Sue has won the 2025 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Sue was named the winner of the $25,000 prize for her debut novel, I Hope This Finds You Well (HarperCollins) at ... Read More »
June 23, 2025
ECW Press’s Kenna Barnes has acquired world rights to Rosa Lonergan’s Reservation for One. The novel is described as following Indian-Canadian chef Leela as she bets it all on a crumbling church in a small ... Read More »
June 19, 2025
Ampersand Inc. has taken on book sales representation for Roots & Bridge ... Read More »
June 19, 2025
Maurice Vellekoop and poet Jake Byrne have been named the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards. Vellekoop was named the winner for his graphic memoir I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together (Random ... Read More »
June 18, 2025
Three authors have been named the winners of the 2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. The prizes recognize exceptional books written by first-time Canadian authors in three categories: literary fiction, nonfiction, and this year, romance ... Read More »
June 18, 2025
Ten books have been shortlisted for the 2025 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. This year marks a return of the annual $3,000 award after a four-year hiatus. Jurors Natalee Caple, Geoff Ryman, ... Read More »
June 18, 2025
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