Eleanor Catton and David Bergen are among the twelve writers on the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist
Twelve titles in total made the 2023 longlist, which was culled from a record-setting 145 submissions.
Josh Cook peels back the curtain on independent bookselling in his essay collection The Art of Libromancy
Cook acknowledges that some of his ideas may not be shared by others in the industry, or even others in the same store at which he is employed.
Annick Press to extend its mentorship program for marginalized writers
The deadline for submissions to this round of the program is September 29.
Climate change and political unrest at the end of the world in novels by Tomas Hachard and Michelle Min Sterling
City in Flames and Camp Zero address societal discord via imaginative scenarios that only slightly exaggerated from the evening news.
Canadian writer Shashi Bhat on the jury for the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Bhat's new collection is out from M&S in spring 2024.
AI enlisted to help one Iowa school district determine which books to censor; Canadian publishers caught in Texas school labelling push
Some Canadian children's publishers have been approached about labelling their books.
ACP issues statement in support of publishers, booksellers, and librarians opposing Texas book rating law
The ACP declares that it "stands in solidarity with the American writing, publishing, and bookselling communities."
“That crooked Métis fiddle style”: Michelle Porter discusses the family history and cultural reclamation that went into the creation of her first novel, A Grandmother Begins the Story
The interconnections between the various voices is essential to Porter's approach in the novel.
Private equity firm KKR agrees to purchase Simon & Schuster for $1.6 billion USD
Finding a private buyer for the house will likely help forestall regulatory pushback on antitrust grounds.
News orgs report a deal may be close in the sale of multinational Simon & Schuster
Job losses may be inevitable no matter who ends up purchasing S&S.