Bestsellers Q&A: Elinor Florence on the success of her historical novels
“My local bookstore guy here, the owner of Four Points Books, asked me with all my success how my life had changed, and I said, ‘I answer a lot more emails,’” she says, laughing.
Paul McAllister on founding Monster House Publishing
Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Fiction, June 7–13, 2026
Hanif Abdurraqib wins 2026 Weston International Award
The American essayist, poet, and cultural critic will be featured at an event in Toronto in September.
Canada Prize awarded to five scholarly books
Seven Canadian academics were awarded the Canada Book Prize for five books during the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Big Thinking Summit 2026: Inflection Point in Edmonton on June 10.
Shortlists announced for SWCC Book Awards
The prizes recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians in general and youth categories.
Personnel change: Dundurn Press
Rights deals: Waubgeshig Rice and Ian Williams
Lyse Doucet wins U.K. Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
The Canadian journalist won the 2026 prize for her social history The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan.
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