by Cassandra Drudi

A group of booksellers walk into a bar

A new bookstore opening this weekend in Toronto is bringing the written word into the bar. Book Bar, which opens on June 27 in Toronto’s recently opened Mirvish Village development, is a 2,600-square foot space ... Read More »

June 24, 2026

Marina Endicott receives 2026 Prairie Grindstone Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Saskatchewan-based writer Marina Endicott has been named the winner of the 2026 Prairie Grindstone Prize. The $50,000 annual prize, funded by an anonymous donor committee, alternates between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. This year ... Read More »

June 23, 2026

Rights deals: Art Gallery of Guelph, Agnes Etherington Art Centre + five more

By Cassandra Drudi

Figure 1 Publishing publisher Steve Cameron has acquired world rights to Tautuppaa | Long Looking, to be co-published with the Art Gallery of Guelph. The nonfiction book is described as exploring the work of the ... Read More »

June 22, 2026

Meredith Hambrock wins 2026 Leacock Medal

By Cassandra Drudi

Saskatoon-based writer Meredith Hambrock has won the 2026 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for her novel She's a Lamb. The book, one of three shortlisted for the $25,000 prize that celebrates excellence in Canadian ... Read More »

June 22, 2026

Melissa Powless Day and reuben quinn named 2026 IVA recipients

By Cassandra Drudi

Writers reuben quinn and Melissa Powless Day have been named the recipients of the 2026 Indigenous Voices Awards for published work. The prizes, now in their ninth year, honour the sovereignty of Indigenous creative voices ... Read More »

June 22, 2026

Rights deals: Elliott Gish, Michael Pennock + four more

By Cassandra Drudi

ECW Press’s Jen Sookfong Lee has acquired world rights to Elliott Gish’s Ruby and Jude. The novel is described as a historical speculative novel set in an underground 1960s lesbian bar. Publication is expected for ... Read More »

June 18, 2026

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

By Cassandra Drudi

Arthur Hamdani has joined Penguin Random House Canada as production assistant and will manage galleys, calls to print, and support the production team. Hiru Batepola has joined Penguin Random House Canada as publishing assistant for Penguin Canada where ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Bestsellers Q&A: Elinor Florence on the success of her historical novels

By Cassandra Drudi

Elinor Florence isn’t exactly new to the bestseller lists – her first novel, Bird’s Eye View, set during the Second World War, published by Dundurn Press in 2014, was a bestseller. But when Finding Flora, ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Hanif Abdurraqib wins 2026 Weston International Award

By Cassandra Drudi

American essayist, poet, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib has been named the winner of the 2026 Weston International Award. The $75,000 award, administered by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, honours an international author for their ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Shortlists announced for SWCC Book Awards

By Cassandra Drudi

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada has announced the shortlists for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards. The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians in general and youth categories. A third award, the ... Read More »

June 15, 2026

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