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After nearly 20 years of celebrating Ontario books, authors, and publishers, Open Book will cease operations on August 31, 2026. We're deeply grateful to everyone who made this journey possible.
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The countdown to Halloween is on! Here are some haunting books by Ontario publishers to send shivers down your spine πππ»
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Congratulations to "Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area" by Victoria Freeman on winning the @heritagetoronto 2026 Book Award! πππ
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π³π The Forest of Reading is filled with OBPO members! ππ³
Check out these amazing YA and kids' titles from @GroundwoodBooks, @AnnickPress, @dcbyoungreaders, @KidsCanPress, and @owlkids that have been nominated for the 2027 @ForestofReading!
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Thrilled to see some of our members' books appear on the @cbcbooks 2026 Fall Reading List!
β‘οΈ Check out We Are Underlings, Housing Inc., and Dodge City from @HouseofAnansi, and Women, Walking from @coachhousebooks!
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We're so thrilled to see two of @AnnickPress's books listed on The Booksellers' List Best Kids' Books of 2026! βοΈπ
β‘οΈ Grab your copies of Legendary Allies by Linda Trinh & Quynh Anh Nguyen and Midnight Manor by Sid Sharp today! π
#CanLit #ReadCanadian #KidsLit
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Congratulations to all of the books shortlisted for the 2026 @GillerPrize! The winner will be announced on November 16, 2026 ππ #CanLit #ReadCanadian
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Congratulations to six of our amazing OBPO members - @HouseofAnansi, @cormorantbooks, @coachhousebooks, @dundurnpress, @utpress, and WLU Press - for having their books nominated for the 2026 @heritagetoronto Book Award! πππ The winner will be announced October 21, 2026!
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Congratulations to OBPO members @coachhousebooks and House of Anansi on having their books named as finalists for the Atwood Gibson @writerstrust Fiction Prize!
Stay tuned for the Writers' Trust Awards on November 10, 2026 to see who will take the prize!
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Huge congratulations to the 2026 recipient of the Janice E. Handford Award - Rick Wilks, founder of @AnnickPress! πππ
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Heading to Word on the Street this year? Stop by these independent Ontario publishers' booths! Check WOTS's events schedule and map at: toronto.thewordonthestreet.cβ¦
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Everything you need to know about the Andrew Pyper Prize for Genre Fiction from @writerstrust commemorating the late @andrewpyper. Stay tuned to see who the first recipient will be at the Writers' Trust Awards on November 10, 2026!
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Congratulations to five of our amazing OBPO members @biblioasis, @coachhousebooks, @ecwpress, @HouseofAnansi, and Palimpsest Press for having their titles longlisted for the #GillerPrize!
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A message from the Open Book Editor, as we bid farewell to this mighty publication. And a thank you to our readers and contributors...
#AmReading #OpenBook #CanLit #Ontario
open-book.ca/News/So-Long-anβ¦
ALT A pastel pink-and-blue book banner featuring the headline βSo Long, and Thanks For All the Books...β in bold red lettering across the top. A red circular Open Book logo appears in the center, beside a stack of colorful books on the right. The bottom reads, βA FAREWELL TO OUR READERS.β
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After 17+ years of celebrating Ontario books, authors, and publishers, Open Book officially ceased operations on August 31, 2026. Since its launch in 2009, Open Book connected readers, educators, librarians, booksellers, & media with Ontario's vibrant publishing community.
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Although Open Book has come to an end, the work of supporting Ontario's independent publishers continues.
The Ontario Book Publishers Organization (OBPO) remains the voice of Ontario's independent, Canadian-owned book publishers.
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