Plus, the bestselling books of 2023 at Canadian independent bookstores.

Plus, the bestselling books of 2023 at Canadian independent bookstores.
The CanLit Challenge aims to encourage book clubs to choose Canadian books for their reading selections and challenge them to read at least one Canadian book by Canada Day.
Cole and Stephen Davidson had always dreamed of opening a bookstore one day, maybe after they retired. But the COVID-19 pandemic and Cole’s grandmother’s dementia diagnosis reminded them that life is fragile, so they jumped into action to make this maybe-someday dream a reality.
Jan Scott opened the store in a converted heritage building in November 2021.
More than 150 booksellers are slated to receive funding from the Canadian government to help them expand their online book sales over the next two years.