Giller Prize names all-indie bookseller jury for 2026 prize
For the first time, the Giller Prize has named a jury made entirely of independent Canadian booksellers in what the prize calls “a radical reimagining” of its selection process.
Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency
Distribution change: EDRA Publishing
15 books named to 2026 CBC Reads longlist
The five panellists for this year’s competition – and the books each panellist has chosen to champion – will be announced on Jan. 22.
Shop Talk: Boundless Books
Catherine Quaglia and Dana Corbett are not new to bookselling. But after decades of dreaming about owning their own bookstores, the pair teamed up last year to open a new bookstore together on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
Distribution change: Polestar Calendars
Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Books for Young Readers, December 28, 2025–January 3, 2026
Michelle Good and Elizabeth MacLeod among 2025 Order of Canada appointees
Governor General Mary Simon announced 80 new appointments to the Order on Dec. 31, 2025.
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