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Lament for a Literature
The Collapse of Canadian Book Publishing
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Richard Stursberg examines how English‑Canadian publishing grew from the 1960s to the 1990s and then declined as multinational publishers took over and support measures weakened.
He traces policy decisions, market shifts, and cultural consequences for national identity and historical literacy.
Stursberg compares Canadian approaches with other jurisdictions and Quebec, and proposes policy remedies to rebuild a Canadian publishing ecosystem.
The book mixes memoir, industry history, and policy prescriptions to argue for renewed government will and structural reforms.
It aims to show that rebuilding book publishing is one of the more tractable ways to restore aspects of cultural sovereignty.
He traces policy decisions, market shifts, and cultural consequences for national identity and historical literacy.
Stursberg compares Canadian approaches with other jurisdictions and Quebec, and proposes policy remedies to rebuild a Canadian publishing ecosystem.
The book mixes memoir, industry history, and policy prescriptions to argue for renewed government will and structural reforms.
It aims to show that rebuilding book publishing is one of the more tractable ways to restore aspects of cultural sovereignty.
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Richard Stursberg on the ‘Collapse’ of Canadian Book Publishing
