by Cassandra Drudi

Rights deals: Jennifer Whiteford, Donna Morrissey + two more

Doubleday Canada’s Anna Macdiarmid has acquired Canadian English rights to author of Make Me a Mixtape Jennifer Whiteford’s Write Me a Love Song. The novel is described as a full-hearted romcom in which a struggling ... Read More »

April 28, 2025

Longlist announced for 2025 Stephen Leacock Medal

By Cassandra Drudi

Ten writers have been named to the longlist of the 2025 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The annual award, now in its 78th year, recognizes excellence in Canadian literary humour. Previous winners include Terry ... Read More »

April 28, 2025

Rights deals: Emily Chou, Gary Barwin + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

Conundrum Press’s Sal Sawler has acquired North America and U.K. English rights to Emily Chou’s On Your Way, for the Emanata imprint. The debut graphic novel is described as telling the parallel stories of a Chinese-Canadian ... Read More »

April 25, 2025

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Books for Young Readers, April 13-19

By Cassandra Drudi

April 23, 2025

Brick Books at 50: A visual timeline, 1975–2025

By Cassandra Drudi

For half a century, independent press Brick Books has been publishing poetry – and nothing but poetry. Founded in 1975 by poets Don McKay and Stan Dragland, the press has focused exclusively on verse since ... Read More »

April 23, 2025

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day returns this weekend

By Cassandra Drudi

The fifth edition of the relaunched Canadian Independent Bookstore Day takes place April 26. After months of uncertainty within the industry about potential tariffs and counter-tariffs and how they could affect the sales of books ... Read More »

April 23, 2025

2025 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The Griffin Poetry Prize has announced a shortlist of five books for the 2024 prize. The shortlisted titles were selected from a 10-book longlist announced last month. Three of the shortlisted titles are translations, and ... Read More »

April 23, 2025

Nine finalists named for 2025 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

By Cassandra Drudi

Nine writers have been named finalists for the 2025 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The award, established in 1994, grants $10,000 annually to a writer of fiction and poetry. This year, the prize ... Read More »

April 23, 2025

Rights deals: Hon. Sergio Marchi, Michael R.J. Bonner + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press publisher Meghan Macdonald has acquired world rights to the Honourable Sergio Marchi’s Pursuing a Public Life: How to Succeed in the Political Arena. The nonfiction book – the first in the Hon. Henry ... Read More »

April 17, 2025

Shortlist announced for $60K 2024 Donner Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

The COVID-19 pandemic, corporate governance, intimate partner violence, and the power of the courts are the topics examined by the five books shortlisted for the Donner Prize. The annual $60,000 prize, established in 1998, recognizes ... Read More »

April 16, 2025

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Rights deals: Jennifer Whiteford, Donna Morrissey + two more

Longlist announced for 2025 Stephen Leacock Medal

Rights deals: Emily Chou, Gary Barwin + two more

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Books for Young Readers, April 13-19

Brick Books at 50: A visual timeline, 1975–2025

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day returns this weekend

2025 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist announced

Nine finalists named for 2025 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

Rights deals: Hon. Sergio Marchi, Michael R.J. Bonner + four more

Shortlist announced for $60K 2024 Donner Prize

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