Fourteen books, including six from independent Canadian publishers, make the 2026 Giller longlist
This year's jury was for the first time composed of booksellers from across the country.
New genre prize launched to honour the career and memory of Andrew Pyper
The Andrew Pyper Prize will be awarded at the annual Writers' Trust gala.
Giller Foundation moves on with a pair of new initiatives
"One of the reasons I joined Book Clubs for Inmates is because I was so pleasantly surprised that Giller Prize winners and nominees were part of the basic makeup of a lot of the book clubs," says Tom Best, BCFI's executive director.
OBPO-operated literary site Open Book to shut down
"We're incredibly grateful for the support Open Book received from national, provincial, and municipal funders over nearly two decades," says Holly Kent, executive director at the OBPO.
Ghosts in the machine: Cory Doctorow’s latest book is about the potential and pitfalls of AI
Doctorow is no Luddite or Cassandra when it comes to AI.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 30: Diving Board
Downey practises what fellow Argentine writer Mariana Enríquez calls "bizarro fiction."
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 29: “Our Lady of Resplendent Misfortune” by Senaa Ahmad
In the story, a woman named Claribel living in Ohio during the Prohibition era of the 1920s is visited by the ghost of Jeanne d'Arc.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 25: “Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions” by Ji Hong Sayo
Sayo's chosen mode is satire, here doing double duty, parodying both Game of Thrones–style high fantasy and Martha Stewart–type rules for entertaining.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 23: “What We Do When No One Is Watching” by Dania Idriss
While the civil war does not play a central role in Idriss's story, it is constantly hovering in the background.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 22: “Seasons of Glass and Iron” by Amal El-Mohtar
Both Tabitha's and Amira's stories are situated in the realm of fantasy and fairy tale.