Industry News

Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Carson, 76, is only the second Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in literature. The jury cited Carson for “her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”

October 8, 2026 at 09:23am | Filed under: Industry News

Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Fiction, September 27–October 3, 2026

October 7, 2026 at 01:20pm | Filed under: Bestsellers, Industry News

Glenn Rollans named new Broadview Press CEO

As of September 29, Glenn Rollans is CEO and majority shareholder of the independent academic publisher, which marked 40 years of operation last year.

October 7, 2026 at 12:08pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes

Excerpt from Francine Garcia and the Recipe for Joy by Beverley Brenna

October 7, 2026 at 09:53am | Filed under: Excerpt

Finalists named for inaugural Nancy Flight editing prize

Three editors have been named finalists for the $25,000 Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing.

October 7, 2026 at 12:01am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

CIBA expands Booksellers’ list to include best kids’ books of the year

The program, which was open to books for children ages 0–12 and published in 2026, garnered nearly 1,000 nominations from independent booksellers across Canada.

October 6, 2026 at 09:00am | Filed under: Bestsellers

Former defendant apologizes days before Galloway defamation trial begins

A former defendant in the defamation suit launched by writer Steven Galloway has publicly apologized.

October 5, 2026 at 05:21pm | Filed under: Industry News, People

Five authors shortlisted for $100,000 Giller Prize

The winner of the annual $100,000 prize will be named at an event in Toronto on Nov. 16.

October 5, 2026 at 09:46am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Personnel changes: The Rights Factory

October 5, 2026 at 09:37am | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes

Bethany Sampson wins 2026 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction

Publication of Sampson’s romantic comedy, To Hate and to Hold, is expected for spring 2028.

October 1, 2026 at 06:44pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Rights deals: Kana Chan, Natalie Preddie + five more

October 1, 2026 at 06:42pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News

Distribution and agency change: DC Education Publishing

October 1, 2026 at 11:07am | Filed under: Agency/distribution changes, Industry News

Marcin Sawicki , Tyna Legault Taylor and Michelle Dao win 2025 SWCC Book Awards

The SWCC Book Awards recognize outstanding contributions to science writing by Canadians.

October 1, 2026 at 11:07am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News

Rocky Mountain Books marks 50 years of publishing

Fifty years after mountaineers and avid hikers Gillean and Tony Daffern first established Rocky Mountain Books, publishing outdoor guidebooks for Kananaskis Country out of their home in Calgary, the independent publisher is celebrating a half-century of producing books about the mountains, and still selling copies of updated editions of some of its original titles.

September 30, 2026 at 02:53pm | Filed under: Industry News

Book Making: Bertrand Bickersteth on his journey through Black history and memoir

Part memoir, part regional history of Alberta and the Black cowboys and ranchers who lived and worked there, Numinous Animal: Tracing the Afrofuturism of Black Cowboys also describes the visual work Bickersteth undertook as he explored the cattle brands used by these Black cowboys and turned them into a typeface.

September 30, 2026 at 02:39pm | Filed under: Industry News, Writing Life