Quebec author Caroline Dawson dead at 44
Dawson’s novel As the Andes Disappeared is shortlisted for the 2024 Amazon First Novel Prize.
Alice Munro: Giant of the short story
One need only read a few sentences of Munro’s writing to understand that one is in the presence of literary genius, though this is a term Munro herself would likely have disavowed.
Alice Munro dead at 92
She was hailed as a master of the contemporary short story, and was one of Canada’s most famous writers both at home and internationally.
Obituary: Reginald John (Rex) Williams
2023 in memoriam: those we lost
They were publishers, founders, booksellers, authors, and editors. Over the course of 2023, the world of Canadian letters lost a number of notable people.
David Leonard appointed executive director of Writers’ Trust
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has found a new executive director. David Leonard assumes the role on December 4.
Dundurn Press publisher Kwame Scott Fraser stepping down
The press is looking for a new publisher who will build on Fraser’s work.
Breakwater Books co-founder Clyde Rose dead at 86
In 1973, he founded the St. John’s-based publisher with a group of friends to publish the stories of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Fitzhenry & Whiteside publisher Sharon Fitzhenry ‘lived books’
There was never any question for Sharon Fitzhenry about what she wanted to be when she grew up. She always knew she wanted to be a publisher.
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