In late September, the Cree-Dakelh author’s second picture book, The Bear’s Medicine, was chosen for this year’s First Nation Communities READ program.
Personnel change: Thistledown Press
Daily Deals: foreign deals for Frances Itani, Tessa McWatt
Another Story Bookshop joins Adam Pottle in boycotting his own book
The bookstore is supporting Pottle’s request to have his book re-illustrated after the original featured a racist stereotype
Personnel change: Former Rights Factory agents launch Five Otter Literary
Gil Adamson, Zsuzsi Gartner, and Thomas King listed alongside debut authors on WT Fiction Prize shortlist
Maria Reva’s debut short-story collection Good Citizens Need Not Fear and Michelle Good’s debut novel Five Little Indians were both finalists for the $50,000 prize.
Daily Deals: Tajja Isen essay collection on anti-Black racism to Doubleday
Julie S. Lalonde’s Resilience is Futile wins Speaker’s Book Award
The award recognizes non-fiction works by Ontario authors that reflect the province’s culture and history.
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