Ian Donker grew up with Book City. His parents, Frans and Gini Donker, opened the first location of the Toronto independent bookstore in 1976 when he was two years old. This month, the mini-chain ... Read More »
September 2, 2026
Amanda Ferreira has been promoted to senior editor within the Random House Canada imprint at Penguin Random House Canada, continuing her editorial leadership and expertise. Rachel Brown has been promoted to senior editor at Penguin Random House Canada, focusing on ... Read More »
September 2, 2026
Eric T. Jennings, chair of the University of Toronto’s department of history, and Canadian journalist Jonathan Cheng, the China bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, are among the eight authors shortlisted for the 2026 ... Read More »
September 2, 2026
University of Iowa Press’s Meredith Wadkins-Stabel has acquired North American rights to Friday Things founder Stacy Lee Kong’s Fan Service. The nonfiction book is described as a timely and intriguing look at parasocial relationships as a growing social ... Read More »
August 31, 2026
Figure 1 Publishing president Chris Labonté, in partnership with Remai Modern, has acquired world rights to Christi Belcourt: This Painting Is a Mirror, edited by Tarah Hogue, with texts by Christi Belcourt, Maria Campbell, Sherry ... Read More »
August 27, 2026
The shortlists have been announced for the 2026 Manitoba Book Awards. The six annual awards celebrating the best of books in the Prairie province are back after a two-year hiatus, with a new working board ... Read More »
August 27, 2026
Janice Zawerbny has been promoted to senior executive editor at HarperCollins Canada. Evan Rosser is joining HarperCollins as executive editor, focusing largely on the Collins list as well as other nonfiction titles for the HarperCollins ... Read More »
August 26, 2026
Vancouver-based literary nonprofit Upstart & Crow Literary Arts Studio is heading east. A new location of the bookstore and studio will open in Ottawa's Byward Market neighbourhood this fall. The exact opening date is yet ... Read More »
August 26, 2026
This week, Toronto-based theatre company Crow’s Theatre opens their 2026–2027 season with a play whose title may be familiar to Canadian readers: a stage adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s 1995 Giller Prize-winning novel A Fine Balance. ... Read More »
August 26, 2026
Doubleday Canada’s Ward Hawkes has acquired Canadian English rights to Sebastian Major’s Frauds, Imposters, and Humbug Artists: Lessons from History for the Age of the Con-Man. The nonfiction book from the host and producer of ... Read More »
August 24, 2026
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