“It has been unlike anything I have ever experienced in publishing,” says Carina Press executive editor Stacy Boyd, who has worked at Harlequin for almost 25 years.
The 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize announces longlist
Bestsellers: Top 15 Canadiana, March 15–21, 2026
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.
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