Orca Book Publishers acquires Polestar Calendars
Personnel changes: Kids Can Press
Andre Alexis shortlisted for 2026 Story Prize
The $20,000 (U.S.) prize is awarded annually for the best short-story collection published originally in English in the U.S the previous year.
Rights deals: Danyael Halprin and Michael Otis
Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada
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.
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