Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency
Longlist announced for 2026 Purdy Prize
The shortlist for this year’s $10,000 prize will be announced on April 2, with the winner to be named on April 21.
Canadians among 2026 Lambda Literary Award finalists
Winners of the annual awards celebrating LGBTQ+ voices in literature will be announced on June 12.
Rights deals: Tiffany Stone, Carrie Snyder + three more
Carol E. Mayer wins 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize
The $3,500 prize, given by UBC Library and the Pacific BookWorld News Society, is awarded annually to the outstanding scholarly book on a British Columbia subject by a Canadian author.
Bestsellers: Top 15 Canadian Fiction, March 8–14, 2026
Shop Talk: Word Squirrel
Olivia Hinchberger opened Word Squirrel in Kincardine, Ontario, in May 2025.
HarperCollins launching Canadian Classics series
The multinational’s new Canadian Classics Collection is set to debut this spring with seven titles in a special series design.
Maggie Helwig, Brian Stewart among authors shortlisted for 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Five books — four of them published by independent Canadian publishers — have been shortlisted for the 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
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