Rights deal: Wayne Ng
July 2, 2026 at 05:06pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Three writers inducted into Canadian sci-fi hall of fame
Kelley Armstrong, James Alan Gardner, and Mike Glicksohn have been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association’s Hall of Fame.
July 2, 2026 at 05:01pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Survey on AI use in book industry aims to capture overview
BookNet and the U.S.-based Book Industry Study Group (BISG) are hoping that a new survey on AI use in the North American book industry will provide a detailed overview of how those in the industry are approaching AI, including identifying concerns and friction points.
June 30, 2026 at 03:17pm | Filed under: Artificial Intelligence/AI, Industry News
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
June 30, 2026 at 02:12pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes
Bestsellers: Top 10 Canadian Books for Young Readers, June 21–27, 2026
June 30, 2026 at 01:09pm | Filed under: Bestsellers
Canadian Children’s Book Centre celebrates its golden anniversary
June 30, 2026 at 01:06pm | Filed under: Children's publishing
Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada
June 30, 2026 at 11:30am | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes
Rights deal: Neil Smith
June 29, 2026 at 05:48pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency
June 29, 2026 at 03:42pm | Filed under: Industry News, Personnel changes
Lyse Doucet, Marc Bendavid, Marcus Kliewer win Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes
The annual prize recognizes the best debut books by Canadian writers in three categories: nonfiction, literary fiction, and this year, speculative fiction.
June 25, 2026 at 06:23pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Rights deals: Sae-Hoon Chung, Corey Hart + four more
June 25, 2026 at 05:31pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
The top-selling Canadian titles at independent booksellers in the first half of 2026
June 24, 2026 at 03:55pm | Filed under: Bestsellers
A group of booksellers walk into a bar
Book Bar, which opens on June 27 in Toronto’s recently opened Mirvish Village development, is a 2,600-square foot space in a renovated heritage home on Markham Street.
June 24, 2026 at 01:35pm | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry News
Opinion: The case for a federal publishing tax credit
June 24, 2026 at 01:17pm | Filed under: Industry News, Opinion
Alberta Book Publishing Awards shortlists announced
June 24, 2026 at 09:31am | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Marina Endicott receives 2026 Prairie Grindstone Prize
The $50,000 annual prize, funded by an anonymous donor committee, alternates between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and rewards a writer for their body of work and contributions to the Western Canadian literary experience.
June 23, 2026 at 01:00pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Rights deals: Art Gallery of Guelph, Agnes Etherington Art Centre + five more
June 22, 2026 at 05:50pm | Filed under: Deals, Industry News
Meredith Hambrock wins 2026 Leacock Medal
Hambrock won the $25,000 prize for her novel She’s a Lamb.
June 22, 2026 at 02:54pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Melissa Powless Day and reuben quinn named 2026 IVA recipients
The prizes, now in their ninth year, honour the sovereignty of Indigenous creative voices and support the work of Indigenous writers. The recipients were announced on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
June 22, 2026 at 02:28pm | Filed under: Awards, Industry News
Winners of the 2026 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards announced
Each of the winners receives $6,000 for “artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children’s literature.”
June 22, 2026 at 01:36pm | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing
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