Anne Carson’s Nobel win leads to surge in book sales, library holds and streams
Canadians evidently have a serious case of Anne Carson fever.
Canadians seem captivated by Anne Carson's Nobel Prize win. The Toronto-born poet's sales of her books have surged by more than 10,000 percent at Indigo Books, while libraries are experiencing an unprecedented demand for her work. Dave Bidini, a member of Canadian rock band Rheostatics, notes that the three tracks featuring Carson's poetry on their 2025 album "The Great Lakes Suite" have quickly become the band's most popular songs on Spotify and Apple Music.
The band formed its connection with Carson through frontman Lou Reed, a fan of her work. Ottawa Public Library has seen 972 holds placed on 12 of Carson's titles since the Nobel announcement, while Calgary Public Library has recorded 435 holds on her print titles. Quebec's Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec has also noted a surge in demand, with nearly all of its print copies of Carson's works reserved just a day after the announcement.
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