Each year The Alcuin Society (who are a fantastic association of bibliophiles out of Vancouver) give out their Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, which are awarded for various categories.  The winning books will be presented at exhibitions across the country and at the Frankfurt and Leipzig Book Fairs, and at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo in conjunction with the Tokyo International Book Fair. 

Some of the winners included:
Doors in the Air by David Weale - Children (tie)
Everyone Eats by Julia Kuo – Children (tie)
Handfuls of Bone by Monica Kidd – Poetry
Love and the Mess We’re In by Stephen Marche - Fiction
Little Black Lies: Corporate & Political Spin in the Global War for Oil by Jeff Gailus - Non-fiction (tie)
The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude by Andrew Nikiforuk – Non-fiction (tie)