Historical crime novelist Maureen Jennings, whose Detective Murdoch series inspired the long-running TV show Murdoch Mysteries, was named an officer of the Order of Canada this week, one of 88 new ...

Three Canadian writers are among 10 international recipients of the Horror Writers Association's 2024 scholarship and diversity grants. Montreal writer Madeleine Pelletier has been named the winner of ...

The Q&Q team reached out to reviewers, booksellers, and people in the publishing industry across the country to find out which titles from 2024 they’re still thinking about as the year draws to a ...

Second Story Press is now accepting submissions for its fourth annual Indigenous Writing Contest. The aim is to find “contemporary writing that reflects the experience of Indigenous (First Nations, ...

S. K. Ali’s first foray into science fiction, presents an enthralling dystopia not far removed from our current reality, a terrifying future where even the contents of one’s mind and the truths of one ...

It is not easy for frontlist titles published by Canadian-owned publishers to break through to the bestseller lists. The top-selling Canadian authors at indie bookstores have remained surprisingly ...

I want nothing more than to be a published author, but I’m tired of the constant rejection. It feels like I’ll never see my work published. I can only try so much longer before my soul is permanently ...

Just shy of 175 years ago, Hester Prynne secured a primo spot in literary history. Arguably, thanks to school curricula and films such as Easy A, Hester remains a familiar name. Hester in Sunlight isn ...

Four years ago, 12-year-old Skye’s universe shattered. Her older brother, Finn, was kidnapped by their father and has been missing ever since. In Finn’s absence, Skye is forced to celebrate his “MIA” ...

Five writers have been named recipients of the 2024 Canada Prizes for scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences. The annual awards were relaunched in November with a new structure after a ...