No Arms in the Arts claims a win as Scotiabank divests entirely from Elbit Systems
The fund has been the target of ongoing protests since 2023.
Giller shakes things up with an all-bookseller jury for 2026
"We wanted to highlight independent booksellers and the important role they play in the literary community."
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins the 2025 Giller Prize for her debut novel
The novel was chosen by a jury composed of former Giller nominees Dionne Irving, Loghan Paylor, and Deepa Rajagopalan.
Maria Reva, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson among the winners of the Writers’ Trust awards
Reva's novel was also longlisted for this year's Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award in English-language fiction.
David Szalay wins the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh
In its elliptical prose style and Eastern European sensibility, Szalay's novel reads like a cross between Ernest Hemingway and Milan Kundera.
Claire Cameron, Karen Solie among winners of the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards
Each of the fourteen winners, seven in English and seven in French, receive $25,000.
Maria Reva and katherena vermette appear on GG English-language fiction shortlist
Karen Solie's Wellwater (House of Anansi Press) is nominated in the English-language poetry category
“Fun in Hell”: Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
Krasznahorkai has been compared to other Eastern European writers such as Kafka and Thomas Bernhard.
Mona Awad and Souvankham Thammavongsa appear on a Giller shortlist comprising 100% multinational titles
If Thammavongsa were to win the prize, she would be the first author since Esi Edudgyan to win with back-to-back books.
Canadian novelist David Szalay joins Kiran Desai and Andrew Miller on the shortlist for the 2025 Booker Prize
Also shortlisted this year is Kiran Desai for The Loneliness of Sunny and Sonia.