The shortlist for the $100,000 prize will be announced on Oct. 5, with the winner to be named at a gala in Toronto on Nov. 16.
Five books shortlisted for the 2026 Toronto Book Awards
The shortlist includes four novels, including a YA romance title, and one non-fiction crime and legal history.
Amal El-Mohtar and Elis Montgomery win Hugo Awards
Ottawa-based El-Mohtar won the best novella category for The River Has Roots. Vancouver-based Montgomery won the best poem category for “Hex Supply Customer Support Log” published in Strange Horizons.
Rights deals: Tom Jokinen, Charles Demers + four more
Six books shortlisted for 2026 Vancouver Book Award
The winner of the annual $3,000 prize that recognizes a book of any genre that contributes to an understanding of the city’s people and places will be named on Nov. 21.
Bestsellers: Book City’s Top 10 Canadian Nonfiction, August 23–30, 2026
Book City turns 50: Toronto indie celebrates half a century of bookselling
Ian Donker, who took over the Toronto mini-chain when his father retired in 2014, says he can’t remember a time when Book City wasn’t part of his life, noting it often served as a babysitter for him and his two younger siblings.
Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada
Eric T. Jennings, Jonathan Cheng among authors shortlisted for 2026 Cundill Prize
Three finalists for the $75,000 (U.S.) prize will be announced on Sept. 30, with the winner to be named at an event in Montreal on Oct. 23.
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