A U.S.–based charitable foundation has been named the new sponsor of the prestigious £50,000 Man Booker Prize.
Jael Richardson and the FOLD receive 2019 Freedom to Read Award
Jael Richardson and the Festival of Literary Diversity are the 2019 recipients of the Freedom to Read Award.
Adam Tooze wins Lionel Gelber Prize for book on financial crash
The Lionel Gelber Prize for foreign-affairs writing has gone to Columbia University history professor Adam Tooze for his book Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World.
Julie Morstad wins Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver award for Bloom illustrations
Julie Morstad has won the $1,000 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award for illustrating the picture book Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
University of Regina Press dominates Saskatchewan Book Awards shortlists
University of Regina Press has received the most nominations for this year’s Saskatchewan Book Awards, with 13 nods in author categories and another 11 for publishing.
Tanya Tagaq’s Split Tooth audiobook up for Audie Award
Tanya Tagaq is up for an Audie Award this year for the audiobook edition of her experimental novel, Split Tooth.
Groundwood Books nab half of the 10 finalist slots for 2018 Cleaver Award
Finalists have been announced for the 2018 Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award.
CBC announces 2019 Canada Reads contenders
The five books that will be featured on the CBC’s annual battle-of-the-books Canada Reads have been announced, along with the Canadian personality defending each title.
Carleigh Baker, Catherine Hernandez, Joshua Whitehead to jury 2019 Journey Prize
The Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize recognizes Canada’s best magazine-published short fiction by emerging authors.
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