NEWS

  • Listen to Ian Williams' 2024 Massey Lectures

    Click here to see all available lectures and here to listen to the latest talk: Personal conversations.

  • The Washington Post features What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust as a Top 10 Mystery Novel of 2024

    Click here to see the full list.

  • Ian Williams discusses the 2024 Giller Prize and tensions within CanLit on CBC's Commotion

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  • Watch Ian Williams on CBC discussing how we can have better conversations online

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  • Lisa Bird-Wilson has been named the new CEO of SK Arts

    Click here to view the announcement.

  • Ian Williams is a guest on the CBC Ideas podcast discussing the the thinkers who have influenced his work

    Listen on Apple Podcasts and on MP3.

  • Shams Erfan is a guest speaker at Voices of Freedom for PEN Canada Writers in Exile

    This event is free and open to the public, to be held at Hirut Jazz Cafe (2050 Danforth Ave, Toronto) on November 24, 2024, 2:00 - 6:00 PM.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is a nominee for the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards for science fiction

    Click here to see the full list.

  • Waub Rice discusses his contribution in Zegaajimo, an all-new Indigenous horror anthology, on CBC Commotion

    Click here to watch the interview (segment begins at 15:33).

  • The Griffin Poetry Prize names Ian Williams Poet of the Week

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  • Ian Williams performs his final CBC Massey Lecture at Koerner Hall, Toronto

    Click here to view highlights from the event.

  • Upcoming Flavia de Luce feature film has sold across Europe, including to Sky in the U.K.

    Click here to read the article in Variety.

  • Eden Robinson visits Indiana for the Butler MFA Visiting Writers Series

    Click here to view highlights from the event.

  • What I Mean to Say is #1 on the McNally Robinson Saskatoon Bestseller list for non-fiction

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  • Tom Nolan reviews What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust in his latest column for The Wall Street Journal

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  • Publishers Weekly selects Moon of the Turning Leaves as a Best Book of 2024

    Click here to see all titles selected.

  • Eden Robinson to visit Indianapolis as a guest speaker for the Butler Arts & Events Visiting Writers series

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  • Join an upcoming virtual discussion with Waubgesig Rice, hosted by Author Voices, on November 12

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  • Ian Williams visits Iqaluit, Nunavut, for the 2024 CBC Massey Lectures

    Click here to watch the highlights reel on Instagram.

  • The French edition of Thomas Wharton's The Book of Rain is shortlisted for a Governor General's Award for Translation

    Congratulations, Thomas and Alto!

  • Waub Rice talks Indigenous Futurism on CBC’s Commotion podcast

    Listen on Apple Podcasts and Chartable.

  • Waub Rice joins Nathan Whitlock in conversation on the What Happened Next Podcast

    Click here to listen free on PodBean.

  • The Toronto Star reviews What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust

    Click here to read the review.

  • The Washington Post selects What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust as one of the "five best mystery novels to read this season"

    Click here to read the article.

  • Moon of the Crusted Snow is shortlisted for the Livre de Poche 2024 Prix de Lecteurs

  • What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust is #5 on the Toronto Star bestseller list for fiction

    Click here to see this week's list. See also the CBC and Globe and Mail bestseller lists for September 14!

  • Watch Ian Williams at the Massey Dialogue "Can We Talk? Civil Discourse and What It Means for Liberal Democracy"

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  • Read a heartfelt retrospective of the Flavia de Luce series on Book Riot

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  • Watch Alan Bradley in conversation with Barbara Peters at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore

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  • Watch Alan Bradley discuss his latest book with Louise Penny

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  • Get to know Leenah Robinson, the star of TV's Don't Even and niece of Eden Robinson

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  • Join Lisa Bird-Wilson in a free discussion about her short story contribution to the Korea Canada Anthology at TIFA 2024

    Click here to learn more.

  • Eden Robinson discusses her inspirations with CBC Gem on TikTok

    Click here to watch.

  • CBC lists Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves in the Top 20 Canadian books of 2024

    Click here to read the article.

  • "This series is as fresh as ever": Publishers Weekly reviews What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust

    Click here to read the review.

  • Read a review for Darrell Dennis' film The Great Salish Heist on Original Cin

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  • Watch Davin de Kergommeaux on CBC Tonight discussing the history of Canadian whisky

    Click here to watch the interview.

  • See Eden Robinson at the 2024 Indspire Awards

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  • Join Waubgeshig Rice on tour for Moon of the Turning Leaves

    Click here to view all dates and locations.

  • Jorge Barrera is the winner of the 2024 Canadian Screen Award for Best National Reporter

    Click here to read the press release.

  • "A pleasantly quiet novel" - Strange Horizons Magazine reviews Moon of the Turning Leaves

    Click here to read the review. Please be advised that the review contains spoilers.

  • Alan Bradley's What Time the Sexton's Spade doth Rust is a Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book for Fall/Winter 2024

    Selected by the American Booksellers Association, Buss Books are titles that are highly anticipated upon publication in upcoming seasons.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves and Moon of the Crusted Snow are #3 and #5 on the May 4 CBC fiction bestseller list

    Click here to see all bestsellers for the week of April 28 - May 4

  • Waubgeshig Rice discusses Moon of the Turning Leaves with Native America Calling

    Click here to listen.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is shortlisted for the 2024 Aurora Award for Best Novel

    Click here to see all of this year’s finalists.

  • Eden Robinson receives the 2024 Inspire award for Indigenous excellence in Art

    Click here to read the press release.

  • Read all about Ian Williams and the Massey Lectures, and watch or listen to his interview with Tom Power

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  • Paul Seesequasis' exhibit "People of the Watershed: Photographs by John Macfie" opens November 2024

    Click here to read the feature article from Macleans.

  • Ian Williams on Q with Tom Power discussing his upcoming Massey Lecture topic: difficult conversations

    Click here to listen to the discussion.

  • Thomas Wharton is shortlisted for the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards

    Click here to see all of this year’s finalists.

  • AudioFile reviews the Moon of the Turning Leaves audiobook, narrated by Billy Merasty

    Click here to read the review.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is Featured in the Wall Street Journal

    Click here to read the full article.

  • Blanvalet releases the German language cover for Alan Bradley's upcoming What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust

    Click here to see Blanvalet’s full line of covers for the Flavia de Luce series.

  • Eden Robinson on film for the 2024 Inspire Awards at Haisla First Nation

    Click here to watch the reel.

  • Ian Williams featured on the Crow's Theatre IDEAS podcast discussing contemporary issues in theatre

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  • Moon of the Crusted Snow is featured on Electric Lit's 8 Novels from Across the World About Isolation

    Click here to read the full article.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is an Amazon Best Book of the Month for March 2024

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  • Darrell Dennis writes, directs, and stars in Indigenous-led upcoming major motion picture The Great Salish Heist

    Click here to learn more.

  • Book Riot’s “New Horror Releases Out in February 2024” features Moon of the Turning Leaves

    Click here to read the full article.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is featured in “February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books” on Lit Hub

    Click here to read the full article.

  • Eden Robinson is the 2024 recipient of the Indspire Award for Indigenous Excellence in Art!

    Click here to meet all recipients for 2024.

  • Jen Sookfong Lee to chair jury including Eden Robinson for 2024 Carol Shields Prize in Fiction

    Click here to learn more.

  • Lisa Bird-Wilson is the first recipient of the Carol Shields Prize Foundation residency at Joy Kogawa House!

    We are also incredibly proud to have her on our 2024 Authors Committee. Congratulations, Lisa!

  • Eden Robinson is a juror for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction!

    Click here to meet this year’s jury.

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is a Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2024

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  • Moon of the Turning Leaves receives a starred review in Publishers Weekly

    Click here to read the review.

  • Waubgeshig Rice makes an impression on Wiikwemkoong high school students

    Click here to read the article

  • The Book of Rain by Thomas Wharton is one of the five best Edmonton books of 2023

    Click here to read the full list in the Edmonton Journal

  • Congratulations Susan Musgrave, five-time Governor General's Award nominee!

    See her most recent nomination here

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice is one of The Globe and Mail's 100 Best Books of the year!

    Click here for the full list

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is on the CBC, Toronto Star, and Globe and Mail bestseller lists for seventh week in a row!

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  • Lisa Bird-Wilson is the first recipient of the Carol Shields Prize Foundation Residency at Historic Joy Kogawa House

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  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is one of Book Riot's 12 Must-Read Books by Native Writers of Turtle Island

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  • Check out pictures from the 2023 Giller Prize Gala, featuring Ian Williams, Brian Thomas Isaac, and Waubgeshig Rice!

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  • Waub Rice continues to top the bestseller lists!

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  • Read the Toronto Star's review of Moon of the Turning Leaves

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  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is one of Indigo's Best Books of the Year!

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  • Susan Musgrave is a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Awards!

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  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is an instant bestseller!

    #1 on The Globe and Mail Paperback Fiction List

  • Waubgeshig Rice discusses telling truth through fiction on CBC Radio's The Current with Matt Galloway

    Listen here

  • Read NNSL Media's review of Never Whistle at Night

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  • In Moon of the Turning Leaves, Waubgeshig Rice finds hope at the end of the world

    Read Waub’s feature in The Globe and Mail here

  • Maria Campbell granted the Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence

    Read more here

  • Thomas Wharton is a finalist for the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize!

    See the full list of finalists here

  • Read Liam Durcan's short story "Agassiz" in Hazlitt

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  • Yasuko Thanh discusses the inspiration behind her latest novel, To The Bridge, on CBC's The Next Chapter

    Click here for the full interview

  • Margaret Atwood in conversation with Ian Williams for Vancouver Writers Festival

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  • Susan Musgrave has been shortlisted for the 2022 Walcott Poetry Prize

    See the full list of finalists here

  • Moon of the Turning Leaves is featured in The Globe and Mail's list of 62 books to read this fall!

    Click here to see the full list

  • The Bukowski Agency has been featured in a Globe and Mail article about AI's effect on authors

    Read the article here

  • Read Colin Ellard's opinion piece on working from home in The Globe and Mail!

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  • Filming for Sweet Summer Pow Wow is underway!

    Click here to read the Deadline article

  • Colson Whitehead in conversation with Ian Williams in Vancouver

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  • Watch how the French translation of The Book of Rain by Thomas Wharton is made!

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  • Read Thomas Wharton's essay "Cat Fox Neutrino" in Hazlitt

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  • Yasuko Thanh's To the Bridge is one of Audible's Best of 2023 (So Far!)

    Click here to see the full list

  • Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice is on the CBC Bestseller List five years after publication!

    See the full list here

  • The Walrus celebrates 50 years of Maria Campbell's Halfbreed

    Read the article here

  • It's National Indigenous Peoples Day!

    Today we'd like to honour our amazing Indigenous authors and thank them for their literary contributions.

    See our post on Instagram

  • Susan Musgrave discusses writing through grief on two podcasts this month

    Listen to Tom Powers’ interview with Susan on CBC Q

    Listen to Susan and Sam Wiebe on Today in BC

  • Eden Robinson's short story "Darling Strangelet" published in Hazlitt this June

    Read it here

  • Nipissing University is recognizing Waubgeshig Rice with an honorary Doctor of Letters. Congratulations Waub!

    Read about it here

  • Susan Musgrave's poem “Tears of Things” wins GOLD at the National Magazine Awards for Best Poetry!

    See the announcement here

    Read the poem here

  • Yasuko Thanh's essay "The Fog" published in Hazlitt this May

    Read it here

  • The Globe and Mail's interview with Susan Musgrave: "what happens after the worst"

    Read it here

  • Jonathan Pryce, Meera Syal, Toby Jones join the cast of the upcoming Flavia de Luce movie!

    Read about it in Variety

  • Ian Williams and Margaret Atwood at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts in Vancouver, raising money for the Vancouver Writers Fest

    Check out more pictures on our Instagram

  • Join Susan Musgrave on June 7 for a selection of readings by the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlisted poets

    Purchase tickets here - they’re selling fast!

  • Alan Bradley's FLAVIA DE LUCE series is coming to the big screen! Isla Gie (“The Sandman”) will star alongside Martin Freeman (“Sherlock,” The Hobbit”) in the upcoming feature film adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel

    Read the story in Variety

  • The French edition of THE BOOK OF RAIN by Thomas Wharton is coming in May

  • TNC contributor Ryan B. Patrick interviews Thomas Wharton on "The Next Chapter" with Shelagh Rogers

    Click here to listen

  • Brian Thomas Isaac will be discussing his 2022 Giller longlisted novel ALL THE QUIET PLACES with Gil Adamson on May 2

    Click here to watch

  • Thomas Wharton will be at the Ottawa International Writers Festival on May 6, 2023

  • Susan Musgrave answers the Proust questionnaire on "The Next Chapter" with Shelagh Rogers

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  • Join Waubgeshig Rice on tour for Moon of the Turning Leaves

    Click here to view all dates and locations.