Named the country’s best literary magazine at the 2025 National Magazine Awards, the Literary Review of Canada has prided itself on being a journal of ideas for more than thirty years. Smart, sharp, and never afraid to question the status quo, our book reviews, essays, and original poetry offer much-needed reflection on Canada.

Published ten times a year, the print magazine invites established and emerging writers to engage deeply with politics, philosophy, science, history, culture, and fiction. Indeed, at a time when books coverage is shrinking dramatically, the Literary Review of Canada continues to provide writers the real estate they need to respond thoughtfully to the country’s vast intellectual output. We’re reviewing more books than ever before, including more trade publications and university press titles alike, as well as more fiction. And we continue to highlight French-language works for our primarily English-speaking audience.

Alongside the print magazine, we publish a weekly digital supplement, Bookworm. Delivered every Tuesday, it offers original book reviews not found anywhere else. Twice nominated for Best Editorial Newsletter at the Digital Publishing Awards, Bookworm is also an exciting platform for discovering new Canadian authors, many of whom are being paid for their writing for the first time.

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