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Seven Major Prizes and More Than $375,000 Awarded at an Inspiring Writers’ Trust Celebration

The annual Writers’ Trust Awards lit up Toronto this week with a full evening of literary celebration. With seven major prizes presented and more than $375,000 invested directly into the hands of Canadian ...

Read an Excerpt from the New Short Story Collection by Celebrated Author Elise Levine

The latest collection of short fiction by Elise Levine is a masterclass from an author that has few equals in the form. Across nine unforgettable stories in Big of You (Biblioasis), Levine captures ...

Emily A. Weedon's New Novel is a Tantalizing, Bloodthirsty Thriller

In award-winning author Emily A. Weedon's thrilling new novel, readers are pulled into a sleek and unsettling world where desire, danger, and the supernatural intersect. Detective Luke Stockton is preparing ...

Open Book Takes in TIFA 2025 at Victoria College in the University of Toronto

From October 29th to November 2nd, the Toronto International Festival of Authors took place with an adjusted format and a brand new location at University of Toronto's majestic Victoria College. Long ...

Katie Welch Explores How We Rise from the Ashes in the New Novel, LADDER TO HEAVEN

In Ladder to Heaven, acclaimed author Katie Welch takes readers into a wondrous and perilous near future. The year is 2045, and an earthquake has shattered the Pacific Coast, upending not only cities ...

Assembly Press and Brick Books Embark on an Exciting Merger

Assembly Press and Brick Books Join Forces to Shape a Stronger Future for Canadian PublishingTwo remarkable independent publishers—Assembly Press and Brick Books—have announced that they are joining ...

Five Bold Voices Highlight the 2025 Giller Prize Shortlist

The Giller Prize has announced its 2025 shortlist, spotlighting five extraordinary writers whose novels capture the imagination, intellect, and emotional depth that define Canadian storytelling. Now in ...

Celebrated Poet Robyn Sarah Returns After a Decade with a Brand New Collection, WE'RE SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW

Today on Open Book, we're featuring the new poetry collection, We’re Somewhere Else Now: Poems 2016–2024 (Biblioasis). This is a triumphant return from Robyn Sarah, and her first book of new poems ...

Laura MacGregor Wins 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize for The Invisible Woman

CBC Books, in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, has named Laura MacGregor of Waterloo, Ontario the winner of the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize for ...

In Defense of Procrastination

The procrastinating author is a time-honoured trope. For me personally, I’m at my most productive with other tasks (vacuuming, crocheting, washing dishes, doing laundry, clearing up clutter) when I ...