November 15, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing
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Sheila Barry, publisher of Groundwood Books, died at Mt. Sinai Hospital of complications from cancer on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 15. In 2012, Barry left Kids Can Press to join Groundwood as co-publisher alongside ... Read More »
Janet Lunn, the beloved children's author whose historically rich novels and non-fiction inspired many writers to follow in her footsteps, died this week at the age of 88. Lunn was the author of 18 books ... Read More »
June 28, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing
Canadian children's author Gisela Tobien Sherman died April 23 at the age of 69. Sherman suffered a heart attack while on one of the regular two-hour hikes she took near her home in Dundas, Ontario. Sherman was the ... Read More »
April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing, People
Award-winning Regina-born author Bonnie Burnard, best known for her debut novel, A Good House, passed away in a hospital in London, Ontario, on March 4. A Good House (HarperFlamingo), which depicts 50 years in the ... Read More »
March 6, 2017 | Filed under: Authors
Young-adult mystery author Norah McClintock has died following a nine-year struggle with ovarian cancer. Fellow author and long-time friend Frieda Wishinsky, who visited McClintock shortly before her death, announced the author's passing in a Facebook ... Read More »
February 8, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news, People
Indian-American author and professor Bharati Mukherjee died on Jan. 28 at age 76. The cause of death was from complications associated with a heart condition. Born in 1940 in Calcutta, Mukherjee moved to the U.S. ... Read More »
February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Authors
Jim Munro‚ co-founder of the iconic Victoria, B.C., bookstore Munro's Books, died suddenly on Nov. 21 among family at home. He was 87. Munro established his eponymous store in 1963 with his then-wife, CanLit legend ... Read More »
November 23, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling
Leonard Cohen, the poet who became a legendary troubadour, died on Nov. 7 at the age of 82. His label, Sony Music Canada, and son, Adam, confirmed his death on Nov. 10. Cohen's chart success never ... Read More »
November 11, 2016 | Filed under: People
Darwyn Cooke, the artist and writer who made a name for himself in mainstream comics with a retro style and a belief that more comics should be aimed at the children's audience the industry had ... Read More »
May 14, 2016 | Filed under: People
Cree author and residential school survivor Larry Loyie died on the morning of April 18. He was 82. Born in Slave Lake, Alberta, Loyie attended the St. Bernard Indian Residential School, an experience that would ... Read More »
April 27, 2016 | Filed under: Authors