Ontario book news, interviews and more
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3 hours agoBlaine Thornton on Writing Survival, Healing, and Home in the New Poetry Collection, HERE'S TO LETTING GO
Finding safety is rarely a straight path. Here's to Letting Go (Latitude 46 Publishing) follows one young person's search for belonging through unstable housing, temporary shelters, and the quiet determination ...
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one day agoKevin Jagernauth on Reimagining Noir in THE LONGEST DEATH
A small-town bank job is just the beginning of the story in The Longest Death (House of Anansi Press), a new work of noir full with longing, ambition, and the dangerous hope that one perfect score can ...
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August 02, 2026Simon Casaubon on Writing I AM QUEER to Help Young People Feel Seen
Personal stories can open the door to much larger conversations. In I Am Queer, (Beech Street Books/Saunders Book Company) author Simon Casaubon shares his own experiences while introducing young readers ...
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July 30, 2026Dustin Galer Investigates Responsibility, Disability, and the Human Cost of Systemic Failure in BLAME
The death of one man becomes the starting point of a much larger investigation in Blame: Death, Disability, and the Search for Justice for Guy Mitchell (ECW Press), a work of narrative nonfiction that ...
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July 28, 2026Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton on Building CHILDREN OF FIRE from Profound Voices of Resistance
Our featured non-fiction title today, Children of Fire: Kurdish Female Fighters and the Struggle for Woman, Life, Freedom (Book*hug Press), brings together theatre, memoir, interviews, poetry, photography, ...
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July 24, 2026Anne Baldo Explores the Lives That Shape Us in ONE DAY, HARD AND CLEAR
Growing up often means discovering that the people we love can't always become the people we need them to be. In One Day, Hard and Clear (Dundurn Press), that realization unfolds through the friendship ...
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July 22, 2026Story Sparks & Surprises with Anna Lazowski, Author of I BUILT A ROCKET SHIP
Sometimes children find their own language for grief. In I Built a Rocket Ship, that language takes the shape of a backyard project, as one child quietly sets out to build a rocket capable of reaching ...
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July 20, 2026A Note to Open Book Readers
Dear Readers,After nearly two decades of celebrating Ontario books, authors, and publishers, Open Book will cease operations on August 31, 2026.This is not an announcement we ever wanted to make. We feel ...
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July 13, 2026Read an Excerpt from TAKE THIS FOR THE PAIN, the Fascinating New Essay Collection by Alex Boyd
Art has a way of turning up in unexpected places, and Take this for the Pain (Palimpsest Press) follows those moments wherever they lead. Drawing on twenty-five years of essays, reviews, and criticism, ...
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July 07, 2026Story Sparks & Surprises with Anita Yasuda, Author of BOLLYWOOD BEAT!
A dance recital is exciting enough on its own, but Bollywood Beat! (Kids Can Press) captures everything that happens around it too, from the nervous energy backstage to the thrill of stepping into the ...
