For the first time, the Giller Prize has named a jury made entirely of independent Canadian booksellers in what the prize calls “a radical reimagining” of its selection process.
15 books named to 2026 CBC Reads longlist
The five panellists for this year’s competition – and the books each panellist has chosen to champion – will be announced on Jan. 22.
Michelle Good and Elizabeth MacLeod among 2025 Order of Canada appointees
Governor General Mary Simon announced 80 new appointments to the Order on Dec. 31, 2025.
Hamilton Literary Awards winners announced
The awards recognize the best published work by authors from the Greater Hamilton Area and Six Nations of the Grand River.
Aaron Williams wins 2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Williams won the $10,000 prize for his second book of nonfiction, The Last Logging Show: A Forestry Family at the End of an Era, published by Harbour Publishing.
Vince Beiser wins 2025 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Beiser has won the $70,000 prize for his book Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future.
Mélikah Abdelmoumen shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction
Baldwin, Styron, and Me, published by Windsor-based Biblioasis, is one of three books shortlisted for the ALA prize.
Omar El Akkad wins 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction
He was named the winner for his nonfiction debut, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, at a ceremony in New York City on Nov. 19.
Winners of the inaugural DC Reid Poetry Book Prize and City of Victoria Book Prizes announced
Shortlists for the prizes were announced in September. Each winner receives $5,000.
Four Canadian authors among Dublin Literary Award nominees
This year, for the first time, the judges will select a longlist of up to 20 titles, which will be announced on Feb. 17. A six-book shortlist will be announced on April 7.
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