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Amaruq: The Wolf was one of the first novels written in Inuktitut and was first published by the Baffin Divisional Board of ...
Description There are many species of Milkweed that grow in the Great Lakes region. The small five-​petalled flowers grow in ...
Joseph S. Stauffer Prizes, administered by the Canada Council, are awarded to emerging or mid-career artists who stand out for their strong artistic potential in their respective disciplines ...
With this year's prize, the Toronto Book Awards have doubled in value: the winning author will now receive $20,000, and each of the remaining shortlisted finalists will receive $2,000.
A Stronger Home is both a heart-wrenching and a hopeful picture book that addresses domestic abuse and leaving home to find safe shelter. A boy and his mother hide from the storm in their house – an u ...
As 2025 reaches its half-way mark, a look at the bestselling books from all Canadian authors and books from Canadian authors published by Canadian publishers at independent bookstores reveals an inter ...
Novelist Miriam Toews was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on June 30. Toews’s appointment was one of 83 announced this week by Governor General Mary Simon. The Order of Canada recognizes ...
Kurt Wilson, writing as Bear Meawasige, a member of Serpent River First Nation, has been named the overall winner of Second Story Press’s 2025 Indigenous Writing Contest for his YA manuscript In the ...
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) has announced the 2025 shortlists for the annual Alberta Book Publishing Awards. The awards, which encompass trade and academic publishing, and ...
Dear Agony Editor, I’m discouraged by the lack of people reading books these days. Is there anything I can do to get them to read more? Signed, Disheartened Dear Disheartened, Take a book (it can be ...