BookNet Canada Podcast
1) A look back at the book market
In this month’s podcast, we’re sharing some mid-year market data from an excerpt of the Tech Forum presentation, Ready, set, go: Pre-fall sales trends and data-driven insights. Links: - Ready, set, g...Show More
2) Inanna Publications: A feminist press
This month we talked with Evelyn Elgie, the assistant publisher at Inanna Publications about what it’s like to run a feminist press in today’s landscape, the challenges facing small presses, and why p...Show More
3) Studying storytelling with AI
This month’s episode features a conversation with Sophie Wu, a Master's candidate in Digital Humanities at McGill University, about AI and one of its potential applications in the publishing industry:...Show More
4) Libraries and Canadian readers
In this month’s podcast episode, we dive into the data on Canadian book borrowers, their library visitorship, book borrowing by format, and more. Find the transcript and relevant links here: https://w...Show More
5) Editing Indigenous voices with care
Mélanie Ritchot joins us this episode to talk about the Indigenous Editors Circle and how it's influenced her approach to editing. Whether you're an editor, a publisher, or just interested in how the ...Show More
6) Beyond the survey: More on salary equity in the book industry
This month’s podcast episode is a continuation of the conversation from the Tech Forum webinar: Canadian book publishing: Insights from the latest salary survey. Saffron Beckwith, President at Ampersa...Show More
7) Canadian Bookmark Project
This month we’re talking with Chandler Jolliffe, owner of Cedar Canoe Books in Huntsville, who pioneered the idea of a Canadian flag bookmark as a way to easily identify which books in his store were ...Show More
8) Canadian audiobooks in 2025
In this podcast episode, we talk to Cassie Smyth about AI integration into audiobooks, accessible audiobooks, supporting the Canadian audiobook ecosystem, and more. Find the transcript and relevant li...Show More
9) A research sneak peek
Listen to a sneak peek of BookNet Canada’s upcoming research reports, The Canadian Book Market and The Canadian Book Consumer.
10) AI in the book industry
In this podcast episode, we share some snippets from last year’s Tech Forum sessions on AI in the book industry. Find the transcript and relevant links here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2025/1/...Show More