Stories about Indigenous publishing and sexual-misconduct allegations at Concordia University dominated Q&Q’s 2018 most-read list. Interestingly, reviews of backlist titles by Indigenous authors also topped the list this year.
Top-10 stories
Esther the Wonder Pig makes her picture book debut
Authors band together to fight threatened Indigenous curriculum in Ontario
Toronto’s Chapters Bayview closes, while $1.9 million Indigo renovation kicks off in Kelowna
Invisible Publishing ceases sale of Mike Spry titles
On the border: Retail experts weigh in on Indigo’s potential for success in the U.S.
Halifax’s Nimbus Publishing expands into new location featuring coffee shop and bookstore
Q&A: Lawyer Lisa Jean Helps on CanLit, #MeToo, and defamation laws
How the movie adaptation of Indian Horse stayed true to Richard Wagamese’s voice
Q&A: Kelvin Kong on launching K2 Literary agency
Top-10 reviews
The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline (Dancing Cat Books)
A Friend of the Family: The True Story of David Snow, the Cottage Killer, Alison Shaw (Macfarlane Walter & Ross)
Bellevue Square, Michael Redhill (Doubleday Canada)
Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese (Douglas & McIntyre)
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative, Thomas King (House of Anansi Press)
Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Madeleine Thien (Knopf Canada)
Motorcycles and Sweetgrass, Drew Hayden Taylor (Knopf Canada)
The Break, Katherena Vermette (Anansi)
Tattycoram, Audrey Thomas (Goose Lane Editions)
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, Drew Hayden Taylor (Talonbooks)