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This article was published 15/03/2025 (379 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
In light of the ongoing and fluid situation regarding relations with our southern neighbours, the Writers’ Trust of Canada has compiled a list of books by Canadian LGBTTQ+ and BIPOC authors, including 2024 Writers’ Trust Awards honourees, jurors and mentors.
Winnipeg’s Jenny Heijun Wills is on the “2025 Amplified Voices” list for her essay collection Everything and Nothing At All, as is the Free Press Book Club’s featured authors for March (Conor Kerr, Prairie Edge) and April (Shashi Bhat, Death by a Thousand Cuts) as well as Canisia Lubrin (Code Noir), M.G. Vassanji (Nowhere, Exactly: On Identity and Belonging) and more.
For the complete list, see wfp.to/W8i.
When it comes to the impact of tariffs on the book industry, American publishers have more questions than answers, according to a report by Publishers Weekly.
Many publishers rely on printing done in China, while 67 per cent of the US$1.82 billion of imported, uncoated paper used to make books comes from Canada,s ays the report. Tariffs on both countries could result in higher prices, particularly on hardcover books and especially on those featuring deluxe editions that are popular among the BookTok/romantasy crowd, as the ability to produce these types of books is limited in the U.S.
Some involved in the Canadian and Mexican book industries are also debating whether to attend book-related conferences in the U.S., including the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference set to take place in Los Angeles at the end of March and the Texas Library Association conference in Dallas in early April. For the complete story see wfp.to/W8k.
Canadian novelist Louise Penny, meanwhile, has cancelled her U.S. events that were slated for a forthcoming tour behind her latest novel The Black Wolf, the 20th book in her bestselling series of books featuring chief inspector Armand Gamache of Three Pines.
The Black Wolf is slated to be published in October, and Penny’s U.S. dates included a launch at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In February, the freshly rejigged board of the Kennedy Center installed U.S. President Donald Trump as its chairman; since then a number of artists and productions have backed out of scheduled performances, including a 2026 production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wildly popular musical Hamilton.
A pair of new poetry books from CMU Press launch Friday at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park location in an event to be hosted by local poet Sarah Ens (The World is Mostly Sky).
As part of CMU Press’ Lyrik Poetry Series, former professional luthier turned therapist (and poet) John Weier will launch New & Selected Poems of John Weier.
He’ll be joined by David Waltner-Toews (Eat the Beetles!, On Pandemics, A Conspiracy of Chickens), who will launch, you guessed it, New & Selected Poems of David Waltner-Toews.
Both collections were edited by Manitoba-born author Nathan Dueck, whose own memoir-ish book (1979 —): Mortifications will be published in April by Winnipeg’s Turnstone Press.
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Ben Sigurdson
Literary editor, drinks writer
Ben Sigurdson is the Free Press‘s literary editor and drinks writer. He graduated with a master of arts degree in English from the University of Manitoba in 2005, the same year he began writing Uncorked, the weekly Free Press drinks column. He joined the Free Press full time in 2013 as a copy editor before being appointed literary editor in 2014. Read more about Ben.
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Ben Sigurdson
Literary editor, drinks writer
Ben Sigurdson is the Free Press‘s literary editor and drinks writer. He graduated with a master of arts degree in English from the University of Manitoba in 2005, the same year he began writing Uncorked, the weekly Free Press drinks column. He joined the Free Press full time in 2013 as a copy editor before being appointed literary editor in 2014. Read more about Ben.
In addition to providing opinions and analysis on wine and drinks, Ben oversees a team of freelance book reviewers and produces content for the arts and life section, all of which is reviewed by the Free Press’s editing team before being posted online or published in print. It’s part of the Free Press‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press’s history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates.
Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber.
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