Acadian poet Georgette LeBlanc has been named Canada's next parliamentary poet laureate, taking the reins from George Elliott Clarke, whose term ended Dec. 31. LeBlanc, who was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and grew up in Baie ... Read More »
Welcome to Quill & Quire’s 2018 survey of the publishing workplace. It has been five years since our last survey, and our goal is to provide a useful, up-to-date statistical snapshot of working life in ... Read More »
February 12, 2018 | Filed under: Book news
The five-member jury for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize have been announced, with Canadians Kamal Al-Solaylee, Heather O'Neill, and Maxine Bailey being joined by American author John Freeman and U.K. author Philip Hensher. Jury chair ... Read More »
February 12, 2018 | Filed under: Awards
This year's national championships for the Kids' Lit Quiz will take place at St. Clements School, on Feb 8, at 7 p.m. For the uninitiated, this international competition brings together school teams of young readers ... Read More »
February 8, 2018 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing
Indigo Books & Music's "cultural department store" concept continues to thrive as the retailer announced its highest ever quarterly revenues. Revenues for the company's third quarter, which ended Dec. 30, 2017, increased $33 million (8.2 ... Read More »
February 7, 2018 | Filed under: Book news
The Festival of Literary Diversity has joined forces with the Centre for Equitable Library Access to ensure that author titles from this year's event will be available in accessible book formats. The two organizations will ... Read More »
February 1, 2018 | Filed under: Events
Robert J. Sawyer is set to be the first sci-fi author inducted into the Order of Ontario, ... Read More »
February 1, 2018 | Filed under: Awards
A diverse list of titles have been nominated for this year's Ontario Library Association’s Evergreen Award. A committee of library professionals selected the finalists for the adult-reading program, with the winner to be selected by ... Read More »
January 31, 2018 | Filed under: Awards
When Nancy Richler's agent, Dean Cooke, telephoned to inform her that her third novel, The Imposter Bride, had been shortlisted for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize, the author was washing her floor. She "acknowledged the ... Read More »
January 25, 2018 | Filed under: Authors
Canadian illustrator Jillian Tamaki (winner of both a Printz and a Caldecott Honor Award) took to Twitter to reveal her design of the 2018 Children's Book Week poster. The annual U.S. event is in its 99th year. ... Read More »
January 25, 2018 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing