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Media Release: 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners

Edmonton – The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. These awards celebrate the essential role Alberta book publishers play in supporting authors and telling Alberta’s Story. The awards gala was hosted at the Varscona Theatre in Edmonton, and delegates from across Canada … Read more

2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey

The Association of Canadian Publishers, in partnership with the Canadian Publishers’ Council and Work in Culture, has launched an updated salary survey of the Canadian publishing industry. The last Canadian publishing salary survey, conducted by Quill & Quire, was released in 2018. This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. To access the survey … Read more

BookNet Canada mourns the passing of President & CEO Emeritus Noah Genner

BookNet Canada It is with great sadness that we share that President & CEO Emeritus Noah Genner passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Noah leaves behind his perfect match, life partner, and best friend, Annette Synowiec, and their beloved dogs, Murphy and Malina. A loyal son, brother, uncle, and friend, Noah will be deeply … Read more

Three things you can do this summer to help fix copyright this fall

This fall offers a critical opportunity for the federal government to finally take action and get the job of repairing the Copyright Act done. The government has acknowledged that the marketplace for published works for the education sector in Canada is broken, and that our copyright regime no longer encourages the continued creation of Canadian … Read more