In an effort to “flatten the curve” and limit the spread of COVID-19, the SaskBooks staff will be working remotely from home, with limited access to office space. Staff will still have access to email and voicemail and are available for videoconferencing on request. If you have a request that can only be fulfilled in-person, […]
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Saskatchewan Book Publishing Week 2020 – September 28 – October 2
The Honourable Gene Makowsky, Minister of Parks, Culture, and Sport, has officially declared September 28-October 2 as Saskatchewan Book Publishing Week 2020. The Book Week 2020 lineup features thirteen books from eight different Saskatchewan-based publishers. In response to COVID-19, we have embraced a primarily digital approach, with most of our events streamed across, and available […]
Thistledown Press Acquisition
Thistledown Press, Saskatchewan’s longest-running literary publisher, has been acquired by JoAnn McCaig, CEO of Shelf Life Books and owner of Free Hand Books, in an independent sale from Al Forrie, one of Thistledown’s founding members. Saskatoon poet and editor Elizabeth Philips has been hired as Thistledown’s Managing Editor. Established in 1975 by Saskatoon poet Glen […]
SaskBooks Summer Reading List
SaskBooks Summer Reading List Maybe you need a book to read during long, hot days at the beach or on the patio. Or maybe you need something to keep you entertained during sleepless, sweat-soaked nights. Either way, SaskBooks has titles to fill all your book needs. Visit www.skbooks.com/ to order these titles, or consider acquiring […]
Saskatchewan Book Awards Honours Saskatchewan Publishers
Regina, SK, 23 June 2020 SaskBooks congratulates Thistledown Press, U of R Press, and Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing for their wins at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. The 27th Saskatchewan Book Awards ceremony was hosted online on June 18th, 2020. Three members of SaskBooks were honoured, for a total of six awards. When We Had Sled […]
Black Lives Matter
The SaskBooks Board of Directors and Staff affirm that Black Lives Matter and stand in solidarity with the movement against police brutality and Anti-Black racism. As the provincial association for book publishers, we have a critical role in the promotion, circulation, and celebration of books in Saskatchewan. According to a recent Association of Canadian […]
