Donna Nopper, senior director of publicity and office manager at Hachette Book Group Canada, will be retiring this summer after more than 30 years of working in publishing. Nopper's last day in the role will ... Read More »
May 7, 2026
With fuel prices on the rise due to the Iran war, publisher and distributor Firefly Books is updating its free shipping policy. Beginning June 1, the minimum net order for free shipping will rise to ... Read More »
May 6, 2026
The finalists have been announced for the Doug Wright Awards, honouring the best in Canadian comics. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in Toronto on June 6. The winners in each of the four ... Read More »
May 6, 2026
Chilean poet Raúl Zurita has been named the recipient of the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, the Griffin Poetry Prize announced on May 6. The prize, established in 2006, is awarded to international poets. Zurita published ... Read More »
May 6, 2026
Five writers have been named to the Writers’ Trust of Canada 2026 Rising Stars cohort. Under the program, which was launched in 2019, five established authors each select a writer in the early stages of their ... Read More »
May 6, 2026
Six novelists have been shortlisted for the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. The Walrus and Amazon Canada announced the six-book shortlist on May 6. The annual $60,000 award recognizes the talent and contributions of ... Read More »
May 6, 2026
Orca Book Distribution is now the distributor of Rebel Goose Books in Canada and the United States, and a ... Read More »
May 6, 2026
Books by writers Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, and Canisia Lubrin are among the titles named as finalists for the 2026 Trillium Book Awards The shortlists, announced today by Ontario Creates, include 16 books in French ... Read More »
May 5, 2026
Cormorant Books has acquired world rights to Ian Hamilton’s Body in the Bay. The mystery novel is described as following prosecutor Rueben De Jong as he tries to figure out exactly what happened with two ... Read More »
May 4, 2026
Felicia Quon is joining Flying Books as director of retail operations and marketing. Quon has extensive experience in Canadian publishing and marketing, and has worked at HarperCollins Canada, Simon & Schuster Canada, and Page Two, ... Read More »
May 4, 2026
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