Quill & Quire
@quillandquire
Canada's online magazine of book news and reviews.
The first three titles in the Greystone Nature Classics series, were all critically acclaimed national bestsellers and award winners when first published. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4pqKNrX
Ian Thornton chronicles his unexpected friendship with Anonymous hacktivist Christopher Doyon in his new book. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4f8Ac1E
Five books have been shortlisted for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Read the list here: https://bit.ly/4bi28gZ
"a work of abstract expressionism..." Steven. W. Beattie reviews Anakana Schofield's new novel Library of Brothel: https://bit.ly/3SRjPOe
Six Canadian titles on this week's Quill & Quire/Bookmanager Current Affairs chart. Click here for the Top 10: https://bit.ly/4bcDMVW
“I want to make people feel like they’re walking into an old bookstore in a little village in the Cotswolds,” says Spencer Books owner Sarah Lilleyman: https://bit.ly/3QLRCb3
As Canadians warily observe turbocharged right-wing extremism undergirding Donald Trump’s America, two new titles serve as disturbing reminders of our own shameful reality. Read the reviews here: https://bit.ly/4b79HHh
Sarah Howden and Sabina Hahn's new book The Wise Pickle is featured on this week's Quill & Quire/Bookmanager Canadian Books for Young Readers chart. Click here for the Top 10 https://bit.ly/4wkKDVk
BookNet and the U.S.-based Book Industry Study Group (BISG) are hoping that a new survey on AI use in the North American book industry will provide a detailed overview of how those in the industry are approaching AI. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4oYuO4h
Today, CCBC’s office is virtual, but its book collection, rehomed with Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, continues to grow. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4wpK90o
Matthew Behrens reviews two complementary additions to Baraka Books’ TRACTION imprint, a new series designed to produce timely, relatively short, highly readable responses to contemporary issues. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3SI20AY
It’s time to be “Canada Strong” not only when arranging trade and security deals, but when it comes to our culture in general writes Marc Côté, president and publisher of Cormorant Books. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4b7DrUi
Maggie Helwig, Rachel Reid, Monique Gray Smith, Arley Nopra and lona Whishaw are among the top-selling Canadian authors at independent booksellers in the first half of 2026. Click here for two top 25 charts: https://bit.ly/4xKWvS2
Read the Quill & Quire review of a new illustrated biography of L. M. Montgomery here: https://bit.ly/4ev2KR5
Elinor Florence is featured on this weeks Quill & Quire/Bookmanager Canadian Fiction chart and in an interview on our website. Click here for the Top 10: https://bit.ly/4xDVbAv
“My local bookstore guy here, the owner of Four Points Books, asked me with all my success how my life had changed, and I said, ‘I answer a lot more emails,’” Elinor Florence says, laughing. Read Cassandra Drudi's interview with the best-selling author here: https://bit.ly/3QQcwWf
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Trillium Book Award Winners bit.ly/4vPh7Xs Lauréats du Prix littéraire Trillium bit.ly/3Q8Ni5j
Read an excerpt from Jane Doucet's Blood Typed: A Val Jenkins Mystery here: https://bit.ly/49WRbRs
Victor D.O. Santos and Canadian illustrator Dena Seiferling's Things I Learned From My Dog "...will resonate with anyone who has ever loved an animal." Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/3QBTRNN
Just in time for Canada's first home game in the World Cup, click here for some recent Canadian titles all about football, including a look at the past, present and future of Canadian men’s team. https://bit.ly/442SomG
The annual Trillium awards, now in their 39th year, recognize literary excellence in Ontario writers who work in both French and English. Check out the full list of winners here: https://bit.ly/442xgwY
The winners in four categories, and this year’s inductees into the Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame, were announced. Read the full list here: https://bit.ly/4aAdpJ5
Highlights from the coming season’s titles. Click here for the full list: https://bit.ly/4aIyMIj
Summer Books for Young People. Click here for the full list: https://bit.ly/4anoMnG
American poet Kevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker and the host of Poetry Podcast. Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4xcK9Sr
Read Anne Thériault's starred review of Stacey May Fowles' new memoir here: https://bit.ly/3Q9jFk2
The annual award recognizes debut Canadian novelists and comes with a $60,000 prize. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4ui2lYi
an exhibit showcasing the vast and varied realm of Quebec comics will be featured at this weekend’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4flPYGV