by Cassandra Drudi

Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2024 prize

The Giller Prize has announced the five books shortlisted for this year's $100,000 prize. The shortlisted books – four novels and one short story collection – were selected from a longlist announced last month. Canadian ... Read More »

October 9, 2024

Canisia Lubrin, Danny Ramadan among 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists

By Cassandra Drudi

The Canada Council for the Arts has named 70 finalists for the 2024 Governor General's Literary Awards. Each finalist receives $1,000, with the winners in each of the 14 categories to receive $25,000. Publishers of ... Read More »

October 8, 2024

Rights deals: Bailey Hannah and Stephens Gerard Malone + six more

By Cassandra Drudi

Ballantine Bantam Bell executive editor Alicia Clancy has acquired U.S. English rights, Doubleday Canada’s Bhavna Chauhan has acquired Canadian English rights, and Orion's Sanah Ahmed has acquired U.K. English rights to Bailey Hannah’s Wells Ranch ... Read More »

October 7, 2024

Rights deals: Emily Cann, Tiffany Stone + seven more

By Cassandra Drudi

HarperCollins Canada’s Julia McDowell has acquired Canadian English rights to winner of the 2024 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction Emily Cann’s Branches. The debut novel is described as being set in a future world ... Read More »

October 3, 2024

Three authors named finalists of 2024 Cundill History Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Three books have been named finalists for the 2024 Cundill History Prize. The $75,000 (U.S.) prize is administered by McGill University and awarded annually each year to a book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality, ... Read More »

October 3, 2024

Douglas Hildebrand named new director of UBC Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Douglas Hildebrand will be the next director of the University of British Columbia Press. UBC Press announced on Oct. 2 that Hildebrand will take over the role effective Nov. 18. Current UBC Press director Melissa ... Read More »

October 2, 2024

Personnel change: Simon & Schuster Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Yashaswi Kesanakurthy will be joining Simon & Schuster Canada as children’s editor as of Oct. 15. Kesanakurthy has worked in publishing since 2019, when she joined Penguin Random House Canada as a publishing assistant. She ... Read More »

October 2, 2024

International publishers coalition issues open letter to Frankfurt Book Fair

By Cassandra Drudi

Several independent Canadian publishers are among a group of 500 international presses calling on the Frankfurt Book Fair to cut ties with Israel. The group, Publishers for Palestine, formed last November. In their open letter, ... Read More »

October 2, 2024

Shop Talk: Lake House Books

By Cassandra Drudi

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. Lake House Books 1-302 Bridge ... Read More »

October 2, 2024

Winners of 2024 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards announced

By Cassandra Drudi

The winners of the 10th annual Canadian Jewish Literary Awards have been announced. The annual awards recognize Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects. This is the second year that the Irving Abella Award in ... Read More »

October 2, 2024

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