The new Read Aloud Canadian Books Program helps educators continue storytime online
Association of Canadian Publishers and Access Copyright have waived licensing fees for the time that schools and libraries are closed.
The Writers’ Trust of Canada and The Writers’ Union of Canada launch $150,000 emergency relief fund
The $150,000 Canadian Writers’ Emergency Relief Fund will be dispersed in $1,500 individual grants to authors who have seen their income reduced because of COVID-19.
First Book Canada launches fundraising drive for children without books, internet
The children’s literacy advocacy group is seeking donations online to send one million books to children who don’t have home libraries or internet access.
Indigo lays off 5,200 staff
Indigo stores will remain closed indefinitely, with free shipping available for customers until April 12.
Adam Pottle on connection through isolation: How COVID-19 is challenging Canadian literary accessibility
Instead of returning to normal, we must take the lessons in empathy that the pandemic has provided us and use them to establish new, more dynamic foundations of literary engagement.
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour gala weekend cancelled
The winner will still be awarded the $15,000 prize.
Toronto’s Ben McNally Books to temporarily close amid COVID-19 concerns
It’s been a challenging year for Toronto’s “most beautiful bookstore.”
Emmy Nordstrom Higdon on surviving as a new agent during COVID-19 and reaching out to the publishing community
In the first post of a new series, Higdon shares how they are coping with the current crisis.
What – and how – to read with your child during a crisis
Child psychologist and author Jillian Roberts on one of the best tools parents have to get kids through times of crisis.
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