Canadian Literature & Poetry
in English
Book & Publishing History
General History
The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Literature
A comprehensive, authoritative guide to many different genres,
topics, and aspects of Canadian literary history, including book history.
The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature
A complete history of Canadian writing from its beginnings,
including the literature of settlement and the history of Canadian publishing and the literary marketplace in the seconf half of the nineteenth century.
History of the Book in Canada
Starting in 1997, a team of historians, librarians, and
literary scholars from across the country took up the task of writing a comprehensive book on
a history of the book and print culture in Canada.
Z 206 .H58
2004
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The History of the Book in Canada: A Bibliography
Detailed bibliographies listing primary and secondary sources
on printed books and printing, illustration, type founders and designers, book trade and
publishing, libraries and librarianship, periodicals, newspapers and journalism.
Z 206 .B37
1993
Reference
The Perilous Trade: Book Publishing in Canada, 1946–2006
Chronicles the history of English-language publishing from
World War II to the early twentieth century.
Z 481 .M35
2007
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Ultra Libris: Policy, Technology, and the Creative Economy of
Book Publishing in Canada
Reflecting cultural, political, and technological changes, this
detailed exploration of Canadian book publishing displays trends of the industry from the last
fifty years.
Z 481 .L673
2012
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“Literary Taste in Central Canada During the Late Nineteenth
Century”
A seminal article published in the Canadian Historical
Review, exploring the importance and the effect of nineteenth-century
journals in Canada, including the Literary Garland and The Week: A Canadian
Journal of Politics, Society, and Literature.
Literary History of Canada: Canadian Literature in English
A comprehensive reference work on the English literary history
of Canada in four volumes, which includes essays on the history of Canadian literary publishing
by the bibliographer and librarian H.P. Gundy.
PR 9184.3 .L5
1976
Reference
Literary Culture and Female Authorship in Canada 1760–2000
Six women writers from six different periods and how they
portray Canadian women authors: Frances Brooke, Susanna Moodie, Sara Jeannette Duncan; L.M.
Montgomery, Margaret Atwood, and Carol Shields.
PR 9188 .H35
2003
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Book Publishing and Publishers in Canada Before 1900
Recounts the emergence of the publishing and bookselling
industries and the development of the Canadian copyright law.
Z 483 .G8
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Paper Phoenix: A History of Book Publishing in English Canada
Z 481 .B7
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“The Canadian Author’s Association in the 1920s: A Case
Study in Cultural Nationalism”
Analyzes the founding, early history, membership, and the aims of
the Canadian Authors’ Association (CAA). Vipond also evaluates the effectiveness of the
organization in promoting Canadian literature nationwide and copyright protection for Canadian
writers.
Upper Canadian Imprints, 1801–1841: A Bibliography
Z 1365 .F54
1988
Reference
The Canadian Private Presses in Print: A List of Books &
Broadsides, Posters & Pamphlets, Ephemera Etc.
Z 1028 .C36
1984
Reference
First-Nations Publishing
Looking at the Words of Our People: First Nations Analysis of
Literature
The first collection in Canada of literary analysis on First-Nations literatures written by First-Nations scholars. The book includes a critical essay by Greg Young-Ing about the
marginalization of the First Nations’ publishing industry.
PR 9188.2 .I5
L66 1993
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Literatures, Communities, and Learning: Conversations with
Indigenous Writers
A collection of conversations with Richard Van Camp, Lee
Maracle, Daniel Heath Justice, Marilyn Dumont, and others. They centre on the writers’
concerns, critiques, and craft, and how they navigate the challenge of storying their
communities in politically charged terrain.
The topics explored in the interviews include discourses of
Indigenization, reconciliation, appropriation, and representation, as well as Indigenous
publishing and literary studies.
Royal Commissions on Book Publishing
Report, 1949–1951
AZ 515 .A53
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Canadian Publishers & Canadian Publishing: Final Report of
Ontario Royal Commission on Book Publishing, 1972
Background Papers
Z 481 .O62
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reviewed & updated 11 November 2021 | compiled by Agatha Barc, MI