BY HEATHER CAMLOT
CAN YOU NAME the last Canadian book you handed to your child, teen, or student?
While the volume of English-Canadian titles for adults and children has been on the rise over recent decades, Canadian readership and purchases have decreased. The figures are staggering: in 2005, approximately 27 per cent of books purchased in Canada were written by Canadians. Today, that number is a mere 13 per cent, according to a 2018 report, “More Canada: Increasing Canadians’ Awareness and Reading of Canadian Books,” compiled by a volunteer think-tank of 27 industry veterans.