by Inderjit Deogun

Kids Can Press marks 50 years of children’s publishing

This month, Toronto-based publisher Kids Can Press (KCP) celebrates its 50th anniversary. The children’s book publisher was founded by a small collective out of the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD University) led by Frieda ... Read More »

November 22, 2023

Apparent restrictions imposed on 2SLGBTQ+ books at Ontario’s Waterloo Catholic District School Board

By Inderjit Deogun

Last week, children's authors, publishers, and advocates were troubled to learn that the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) has apparently classified select Forest of Reading (FoR) books in a way that likely restricts elementary ... Read More »

November 15, 2023

Inhabit Education Books changes company name to Arvaaq Press

By Inderjit Deogun

Inhabit Education Books is now Arvaaq Press. Arvaaq is an Inuktitut word that means “baby bowhead whale.” The new logo depicting two bowhead whales, one adult and one infant, represents “the company's commitment to publishing ... Read More »

November 6, 2023

Inhabit Books bringing a ‘slice of Nunavut’ to southern Canada

By Inderjit Deogun

Next month, a new bookstore will be opening its doors in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Village neighbourhood. Inhabit Books, located at 612 Mount Pleasant Road, will sell books published by Inhabit Media; Inhabit Education, which is ... Read More »

October 25, 2023

Kim Spencer takes home three CCBC Awards

By Inderjit Deogun

On October 23, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) announced the winners of the 2023 CCBC Book Awards at an in-person ceremony held at One King West Hotel and Residence. The TD Canadian Children’s Literature ... Read More »

October 24, 2023

The 2024 Forest of Reading nominees are revealed

By Inderjit Deogun

The Ontario Library Association has announced the nominees for the 2024 Forest of Reading. The 10 nominees in the Blue Spruce category (JK–Grade 2) include Cocoa Magic (Pajama Press) by Sandra Bradley and illustrated by Gabrielle ... Read More »

October 16, 2023

Leona and Gabrielle Prince’s Be a Good Ancestor continues to captivate readers’ hearts

By Inderjit Deogun

When working on their picture book, Be a Good Ancestor, sisters Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince-Astrope grounded the text in the teachings they learned as children growing up in the Lake Babine Nation and Nak’azdli ... Read More »

October 11, 2023

The PMC Indigenous Literature Award winners announced

By Inderjit Deogun

Two books by Indigenous authors are being honoured with the Periodical Marketers of Canada PMC Indigenous Literature Award. The award was inspired by the annual First Nations Communities READ program, which celebrates and promotes the importance of ... Read More »

October 3, 2023

Nadia L. Hohn

By Inderjit Deogun

Nadia L. Hohn on the power of community

September 6, 2023

2023 Vine Awards shortlist announced

By Inderjit Deogun

The Koffler Centre of the Arts has announced the finalists for the 2023 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature. The annual awards honour Canadian writers who are Jewish or who deal with Jewish subjects across ... Read More »

August 28, 2023

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