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In light of the ongoing and fluid situation regarding relations with our southern neighbours, the Writers’ Trust of Canada has compiled a list of books by Canadian LGBTTQ+ and BIPOC authors, including 2024 Writers’ Trust Awards honourees, jurors and mentors. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * In light of the ongoing and fluid situation regarding relations with our southern neighbours, the Writers’ Trust of Canada has compiled a list of books by Canadian LGBTTQ+ and BIPOC authors, including 2024 Writers’ Trust Awards honourees, jurors and mentors. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? In light of the ongoing and fluid situation regarding relations with our southern neighbours, the Writers’ Trust of Canada has compiled a list of books by Canadian LGBTTQ+ and BIPOC authors, including 2024 Writers’ Trust Awards honourees, jurors and mentors.
Winnipeg’s is on the “2025 Amplified Voices” list for her essay collection , as is the Free Press Book Club’s featured authors for March ( , ) and April ( , ) as well as ( ), ( ) and more. For the complete list, see wfp.to/W8i.
● ● ● When it comes to the impact of tariffs on the book industry, American publishers have more questions than answers, according to a report by . Many publishers rely on printing done in China, while 67 per cent of the US$1.82 billion of imported, uncoated paper used to make books comes from Canada,s ays the report.
Tariffs on both countries could result in higher prices, particularly on hardcover books and especially on those featuring deluxe editions that are popular among the BookTok/romantasy crowd, as the ability to produce these types of books is limited in the U.S. Some involved in the Canadian and Mexican book industries are also debating whether to attend book-related conferences in the U.
S., including the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference set to take place in Los Angeles at the end of March and the Texas Library Association conference in Dallas in early April. For the complete story see wfp.
to/W8k. ● ● ● Canadian novelist , meanwhile, has cancelled her U.S.
events that were slated for a forthcoming tour behind her latest novel , the 20th book in her bestselling series of books featuring chief inspector Armand Gamache of Three Pines. is slated to be published in October, and Penny’s U.S.
dates included a launch at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In February, the freshly rejigged board of the Kennedy Center installed U.S.
President Donald Trump as its chairman; since then a number of artists and productions have backed out of scheduled performances, including a 2026 production of ’s wildly popular musical . ● ● ● A pair of new poetry books from CMU Press launch Friday at 7 p.m.
at McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park location in an event to be hosted by local poet ( ). As part of CMU Press’ Lyrik Poetry Series, former professional luthier turned therapist (and poet) will launch . He’ll be joined by ( , , ), who will launch, you guessed it, .
Both collections were edited by Manitoba-born author , whose own memoir-ish book will be published in April by Winnipeg’s Turnstone Press. [email protected].
ca Ben Sigurdson is the ‘s literary editor and drinks writer. He graduated with a master of arts degree in English from the University of Manitoba in 2005, the same year he began writing Uncorked, the weekly drinks column. He joined the full time in 2013 as a copy editor before being appointed literary editor in 2014.
. In addition to providing opinions and analysis on wine and drinks, Ben oversees a team of freelance book reviewers and produces content for the arts and life section, all of which is reviewed by the ’s editing team before being posted online or published in print. It’s part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism.
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Ben Sigurdson is the ‘s literary editor and drinks writer. He graduated with a master of arts degree in English from the University of Manitoba in 2005, the same year he began writing Uncorked, the weekly drinks column. He joined the full time in 2013 as a copy editor before being appointed literary editor in 2014.
. In addition to providing opinions and analysis on wine and drinks, Ben oversees a team of freelance book reviewers and produces content for the arts and life section, all of which is reviewed by the ’s editing team before being posted online or published in print. It’s part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism.
Read more about , and . Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider .
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