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The article discusses the Canadian author, World War II veteran, and school administrator Colin McDougall, focusing on a discussion of McDougall's war experiences and why he only wrote one book based off research into the collection of his personal papers at McGill University's Rare Books and Special Collections Department. Other topics include a discussion of McDougall's book "Execution" and its basis off of real life Canadian soldier Harold Pringle, biographical information on McDougall, and a discussion of McDougall's writing process and the emotions behind his text. It also discussed postmodern criticisms of "Execution."

This article is the first-ever study on the Quebec novel L'âne de Carpizan ou L'évêque volant and its author, Raymond Goulet (1931- 1991), a performance artist, dancer, and choreographer originally from Rivière-du-Loup. The novel was self-published by Goulet in 1957 and had fallen into obscurity until recently. In contrast with other literary works of its time, L'âne de Carpizan stands out as a brazen satirical piece that imagines homosexuality and transidentity positively and is, as far as we know, the first Canadian literary work in which the protagonist undergoes gender affirming surgery. In their study, the authors examine Goulet's life and the circumstances surrounding the publication of his first and only novel, as well as the novel's editorial history. In the first part of the article, following a synopsis of L'âne de Carpizan, they present the results of their investigation into the novel's publication, distribution, and reception. In the second part, they recount the events of Raymond Goulet's life and all-too-brief writing career. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 1923, Édouard Garand founded a publishing house in Montreal whose main purpose was to promote Canadian literature among the Francophone working classes across Canada. Gérard Malchelosse, member of the editorial committee, bore witness to the nationalist leanings of the press, explaining at the time that it was “a Canadian publishing house of Canadian novels, written for Canadians by Canadians and printed in Canada by Canadians. It’s a national enterprise intended to provide an injection of patriotism while helping our authors by distributing their works.” Even though these affirmations might lead one to believe that publishing house of Édouard Garand is exclusively aimed at a local audience, through studying the distribution of the collection “Le Roman canadien” we can learn more about the enterprise’s particularly far-reaching commercial distribution networks: the major cities of French and British colonies, as well as South and North America, from New York as far as to Buenos Aires. This article proposes the study of these networks in terms of their colonial, political, and commercial positionings, while also placing in context this distribution system with the export of Canadian books during the period. The analysis of the documents held in the Fonds Édouard-Garand (Université de Montréal) reveals the existence of two distinct networks. From 1926 onwards, the publishing house announces that its Canadian novels were sold in depots located in France, Great Britain, but also, more surprisingly, in Saigon, Algiers, and Cape Town. The publisher appears thus to have been making use of the commercial networks of French and British colonial depositories in order to participate in the overseas distribution, via different Francophone bookstores, of Canadian literature. Secondly, after 1944, while France was under Occupation, Montreal became the global centre of Francophone publishing, a new state of affairs that Garand took advantage of by using a variety of Canadian diplomatic and political channels in order to open new distribution networks in Latin America. His “Roman canadien” was promoted to middlemen in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, and Peru, via commercial representatives and attachés from Canada’s Department of External Affairs. However, Garand did not intend to participate in the network of North-South cultural and intellectual exchanges, studied notably by Michel Lacroix and Michel Nareau. The system set in place by the Montreal publisher was less concerned with the economy of knowledge and more concerned with turning a profit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For over seventy-five years, the Governor General's Literary Awards (or GGs) have served as Canada's premier literary awards. This article gives a comprehensive listing of all French-language books that have won awards between 1936 and 2013. The full list of French and English winning titles, contained in this and the previous article, differs from previous lists in several respects. It includes five award-winning books from 1948, 1963, 1965, and 1984 (three in English and two in French) that inadvertently have been omitted from previous lists. It includes a careful division of winning titles into historically accurate award categories. It includes a complete list of all books by finalists who have received cash prizes, a practice that began in 2002. It includes a full list of declined awards and, finally, it includes more detailed bibliographical information than can be found in most other lists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For over seventy-five years, the Governor General's Literary Awards (or GGs) have served as Canada's premier literary awards. This article gives a comprehensive listing of all French-language books that have won awards between 1936 and 2013. The full list of French and English winning titles, contained in this and the previous article, differs from previous lists in several respects. It includes five award-winning books from 1948, 1963, 1965, and 1984 (three in English and two in French) that inadvertently have been omitted from previous lists. It includes a careful division of winning titles into historically accurate award categories. It includes a complete list of all books by finalists who have received cash prizes, a practice that began in 2002. It includes a full list of declined awards and, finally, it includes more detailed bibliographical information than can be found in most other lists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the 19th century Canadian book "Wacousta" by John Richardson, focusing on differences between the various editions of the book and how those differences impact how the audience views the function of the text. Other topics include the pirating of the text in 1833 by American publisher Adam Waldie for his periodical "Waldie's Select Circulating Library," information on the 1967 abridged edition of "Wacousta" from New Canadian Library, which is based off Waldie's version and edited for readability by editor Carl Klinck, and the creation of a Canadian edition by the Centre for Editing Early Canadian Texts. It also discusses the canonization of "Wacousta" within Canadian national literature.

The article provides a publishing history of the book "Forty Years in Canada," written by Samuel Benfield Steele. Steele was a former member of the North West Mounted Police and was notable for his military service in the Red River Expedition of 1870 and the second Boer War in South Africa. His exploits were covered in popular culture in Canada, the U.S., and Great Britain in the form of both fictionalized accounts of his life and through articles appearing in periodicals and newspapers. American journalist Mollie Glenn Niblett was hired in 1912 as a literary agent and editor for Steele's manuscript in Great Britain, choosing Seeley Service and Co. in London, England in 1913. The book was eventually published in 1915 by Herbert Jenkins of London, England.

The article discusses the history of the Canadian publishing industry between 1920 and 1930, taking into consideration the Canadian Copyright Act of 1921 and the relationship between publishers and authors in Toronto, Ontario focusing especially on the firms of McClelland and Stewart, Ryerson Press, and the Macmillan Company of Canada. Topics explored include the rise of a unique Canadian identity, the impact of World War I on Canadian society and culture, and the field of Canadian textbooks and studies.

The article discusses the development of medical autobiography--the life writings of physicians and allied health workers--in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 20th century, with attention to the influence on the genre of medical missionary Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865-1940) and the local print culture he inspired. A case study is also presented, of "Snowshoe & Lancet: Memoirs of a Frontier Newfoundland Doctor, 1937-1948," published in 2000 by American physician Robert Skidmore Ecke (1909-2001).

The article discusses the autobiography of Labrador author Lydia Campbell (1818-1905), a self-described "halfbreed" or Inuit Metis (a person of mixed Native American and European heritage), and its place in indigenous Labrador literature and culture. Campbell's life in central Labrador is discussed, as is the meaning of writing and literacy for Labrador Inuits. Her book, "Sketches of Labrador Life by a Labrador Woman," published around 1895, is discussed, as are the reasons she wrote it, and how it was received.

The article discusses the writing, publication, and reception of the 1972 book "Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914" by Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood, an account of the deaths from exposure of dozens of sealers seen as stemming from corporate indifference to their welfare. The book, an international bestseller written by and about Newfoundlanders, is seen as a landmark in Newfoundland print culture and cultural identity. Topics discussed include sealing in Newfoundland literature, Brown's early career and development as an author, and the life cycle of her book.

Pendant de nombreuses décennies, le Canadian Literature Club of Toronto (1915-1973) s'assura une forte présence sur la scène culturelle torontoise. Il s'efforça d'encourager le développement de la littérature canadienne-anglaise en faisant la promotion de livres canadiens, de monter une dramaturgie originale et d'apporter un soutien aux auteurs. Le club fut fondé par l'éditeur et pigiste Donald French qui resta fidèle aux principes et aux méthodes qu'il avait proposés à l'origine. Cet article retrace l'historique du CLC en abordant les étapes de la carrière de Donald French et son rôle dans la création d'une infrastructure littéraire et éditoriale propre au Canada. Il examine également certains problèmes actuels auxquels font face le CLC et son fondateur dans le domaine de l'histoire du livre et l'histoire littéraire canadienne. Ainsi comment devons-nous envisager plus concrètement la relation entre les lecteurs et les écrivains? Est-il possible de conceptualiser le rôle du lecteur autrement que comme consommateur culturel ? En quoi consiste le rôle de l'éditeur dans la production culturelle ? Quel est le lien qui existe entre les organisations locales ou régionales et la culture dite nationale ? ou encore entre une culture bourgeoise ou «sans grandes prétentions» et l'art noble ou sérieux? L'article fait valoir l'importance d'inclure les organisations populaires tel que le Canadian Literature Club dans l'historiographie littéraire. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Un oligopole, créé par trois éminents éditeurs de Toronto W.J. Gage, Copp, Clark et la Canada Publishing Company, dirigea de 1885 à 1907 la publication du lucratif Ontario Readers destiné aux lecteurs des écoles primaires. Cette étude élucide les circonstances dans lesquelles les trois éditeurs ont acquis une position dominante ainsi que les stratégies qu'ils ont déployées pour se maintenir ainsi en force durant 22 ans. Elle nous éclaire également sur le rôle central exercé par le ministre de l'Éducation de l'époque devenu plus tard premier ministre de l'Ontario, George W. Ross. L'article met en relief les influences politiques et les pressions commerciales qui ont joué en faveur de l'autorisation des manuels scolaires et de leur diffusion à travers la province. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the extensive publishing record of Canadian female author Sara Jeannette Duncan. Her novel, "The Imperialist," has been regarded as one of the most important pre-1920 Canadian novels. It is a result of the nationalistic model of Canadian literature which emerged in the 1960s. It offers a look at the bibliographic evidence of Duncan's works, including "A Social Departure." It notes that "A Social Departure" reveals the sustained study of cultural displacement at the core of Duncan's large body of fiction. the It also discusses the cosmopolitan nature of contemporary Canadian fiction and criticism.