Industry News

Rights deals: Foreign rights for Catherine Gildiner + three more

October 29, 2026 at 04:54pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News

Canadian Coalition for the Arts issues call to action for Canada Council funding ahead of federal budget

The Canadian Coalition for the Arts has put out a last-minute call to action for permanent federal investment in the Canada Council for the Arts in advance of the coming federal budget, which will be tabled on Nov. 5.

October 28, 2026 at 02:58pm | Filed under: Industry News

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

October 28, 2026 at 01:48pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Fiction, October 18–24, 2026

October 28, 2026 at 01:25pm | Filed under: Bestsellers

Shortlists announced for 2026 Governor General’s Literary Awards

Winners of the annual awards celebrating published works in both official languages will be announced on Nov. 12.

October 28, 2026 at 11:54am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Excerpt from Anxious and Hairy: The Evolution and Culture of Human Hair by Judy Wearing

October 28, 2026 at 11:31am | Filed under: Excerpt

Vancouver avoids end of the road for Poetry in Transit program

Despite receiving word earlier this year that its transit partner in Vancouver would be unable to secure funding for the Poetry in Transit program moving forward, BooksBC announced this week that the 30-year-old program will be continuing in the city after all.

October 28, 2026 at 10:26am | Filed under: Industry News

Shop Talk: Nuts and Shells Bookshop

“I want Nuts and Shells to be a fixture people build into their week, not a place they visit once, and I want the shelves to respond to what young readers actually want to read and see,” says bookseller Nadia Alam.

October 28, 2026 at 09:43am | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry News

Bonny Reichert, Irene Matys, Michael Smith among Taste Canada culinary book award winners

The national bilingual awards program for culinary writing bestows gold and silver prizes in French and English in five categories.

October 27, 2026 at 02:00pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Winners of the 2026 CCBC Book Awards revealed

Returning winners include Shari Green, Kim Spencer, Laurel Croza and Matt James.

October 26, 2026 at 09:30pm | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Rights deals: Emi Sasagawa and Marsha Sasagawa, Jane’s Walk + five more

October 26, 2026 at 04:11pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News

Appetite’s Robert McCullough to retire as publisher

Appetite editorial director Lindsay Paterson will take over as publisher in January 2027.

October 26, 2026 at 03:06pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes

Beth Lew-Williams wins 2026 Cundill Prize

The $75,000 (U.S.) prize, administered by McGill University, is awarded annually to a book published in English that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality, and broad appeal. Two finalists each receive $10,000.

October 23, 2026 at 06:45pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Trina Moyles among 2026 Banff Mountain Book Competition award winners

Trina Moyles’s memoir Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival is the winner of the environmental literature award. Jack Plant’s Spirit of the Great Bear received a special jury mention.

October 22, 2026 at 04:59pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Rights deals: Jonathan Garfinkel, foreign rights for Catherine Gildiner + two more

October 22, 2026 at 04:44pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News

Quebec Writers Foundation announces new literary translation mentorship

The National Literary Translation Mentorships, offered in partnership with Literary Translators Association of Canada (LTAC) and the Union des écrivaines et écrivains québécois (UNEQ), are open to emerging and established translators working from French to English or English to French who live anywhere in Canada.

October 22, 2026 at 01:12pm | Filed under: Industry News