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Daily Deals: Patrick Crean acquires Harrison Mooney memoir at auction, Chantal Gibson book to Book*hug
Association of Canadian Publishers creates Diverse Communities Database
Those who self-identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, disabled, or another underrepresented group are invited to add their name to a public database.
Penguin Random House Canada donates $60,000 to Black community groups
The donation will be split evenly between the Black Legal Action Centre, the Black Health Alliance, and the Nia Centre for the Arts.
Six authors shortlisted for Amazon First Novel Award
The winner, to be announced online the morning of June 25, will receive $60,000.
Christian “B.A.” Johnston publishes a picture book about a surly, ketchup chips–loving seagull
Made with illustrator Paul Hammond, Gary the Seagull features an exasperated beach bird with a passing resemblance to a certain SCTV actor
Sunburst Award longlist includes André Alexis, Johanna Skibsrud, Richard Van Camp
The short list will be announced in July with winners announced in September.
Heidi L. M. Jacobs’s debut Molly of the Mall wins Leacock Medal
Jacobs was shortlisted alongside Amy Spurway’s Crow and Drew Hayden Taylor’s play Cottagers and Indians.
Digital learning platform Top Hat to acquire Nelson’s higher-ed textbook business
The Toronto digital-learning platform is used in 750 of the top 1,000 post-secondary schools in North America.
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