by Inderjit Deogun

Winners of the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards announced

The winners of the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were revealed on June 22. Each of the winners receives $6,000 for “artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children’s literature.” ... Read More »

June 22, 2026

Paul McAllister on founding Monster House Publishing

By Inderjit Deogun

The picture book was called There and Back Again, a Herman Tale (about a shy monster who lives under a bed and yearns to know more about the rambunctious street monsters). Paul McAllister had written ... Read More »

June 17, 2026

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Fiction, June 7–13, 2026

By Inderjit Deogun

June 17, 2026

Summer Reads: Books for Young People

By Inderjit Deogun

SMALL BUT MIGHTY This delightful duo of board books teaches toddlers kindness and love, and also introduces them to woodland and water animals in both English and Anishinaabemowin. A Little Camper Love Rayna Meakin Heritage ... Read More »

June 10, 2026

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Nonfiction, May 31–June 6, 2026

By Inderjit Deogun

June 10, 2026

Bestsellers: Top 10 New Releases, May 24–30, 2026

By Inderjit Deogun

June 3, 2026

2026 Sunburst Award longlist announced

By Inderjit Deogun

Ten books have been longlisted for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Jurors A.G. Pasquella, Daniel Perry, and A.C. Wise selected the longlist from more than 100 submitted books. The longlisted ... Read More »

June 3, 2026

Personnel changes: Owlkids Books

By Inderjit Deogun

Danielle Laver has been promoted to Canadian sales and rights manager at Owlkids Books. Taylor Lytle-Hewlett has been promoted to marketing ... Read More »

June 1, 2026