Books BC launches limited-edition Read Local book boxes
The three boxes are organized on different themes – culinary, Indigenous voices, and early readers – and each was curated by an independent B.C. bookseller.
2025 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction shortlist announced
The two finalists for this year’s $10,000 prize are both titles from indie Canadian publishers.
Susan Musgrave, A.F. Moritz, Sid Marty to judge 2026 Purdy Poetry Prize
Last year’s prize winner, A.F. Moritz, and the inaugural winner, Sid Marty, will be joined by poet and writer Susan Musgrave on the three-person jury.
Rights deals: John Elizabeth Stintzi, Robin Stevenson + one more
Kyle Edwards, Claire Cameron, Karen Solie among Governor General’s award winners
Winning writers, illustrators, and translators receive $25,000, while publishers receive $3,000 to promote the winning titles. Finalists each receive $1,000.
Budget 2025 includes arts funding
Despite concerns that arts funding would potentially be on the chopping block in the 2025 budget, the first budget tabled during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s term includes additional funding for the arts.
University of Ottawa Press launches new literary imprint Duo
The imprint, which released the first titles in its inaugural list last month, will publish titles in both French and English.
Call it McClelland, Stewart and Ontario: A 1985 prediction of the future of Canadian publishing
When marking the 50th anniversary of Quill & Quire in April, 1985, the late publisher Malcolm Lester had some fun predicting what the future of the Canadian publishing industry might look like at the time of the magazine’s 100th anniversary. In the spirit of resurrecting an odd time capsule, we revisit his whimsical projections for the Canadian book industry.
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