Buying books at an independent bookstore on Saturday? Then you'll want to know about this books giftcard contest! #books #reading @indiebookstores.ca
www.indiebookstores.ca/cibd-contest/
TREATIES ARE FOREVER ALBERTA IS CANADA Peaceful Gathering DATE: APRIL 25 TIME: 12PM PLACE: CALGARY CITY HALL UNITED WE STAND
TREATIES ARE FOREVER
ALBERTA IS CANADA
Peaceful Gathering
DATE: APRIL 25
TIME: 12PM
PLACE:
CALGARY CITY HALL
UNITED WE STAND
See me at The Blue Met Festival in Montreal!
🌈 You can catch me on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 9:30 pm the Chosen Ties event at Hotel Dix.
🪻You can also see me on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10 am on the THE POWER OF POINT OF VIEW IN DIVISIVE TIMES panel.
bluemetropolis.org/2026festival...
Mikisew Cree First Nation Billy-Joe Tuccaro spoke about the impact that toxic chemicals leaching and spilling from the oil sands is having on his people.
Every Canadian should listen to what he has to say.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
If you want to voice your concern about this new Alberta provincial bill that includes censoring public library materials and impacts your right to privacy, you can do so easily with the form at this link. #abpoli
A block of text baground in pink in a white magazine. It reads Disturbing the Peace by Kim Mannix It's hard to keep your muscles loose, your teeth unclenched. Hard to hear the news over and over -- insert city, number of dead here. Painting layer after layer of rage on top of you. It's a wonder you're not shellacked I place, fist up, mouth open, mid-anger shriek. How do you stay soft? How do you keep from popping your Ps on impossible words like prayer, peace, protection? How do you say you're a pacifist and mean it? It used to be so easy. Remember raising two fingers, like you saw the long-haired rock stars do on the covers of your dad's records? There's a plaque you still have in your living room, PEACE, LIKE CHARITY, BEGINS AT HOME. You've believed it for a long time. But lately you worry it ends there too. Praise, to all the brave souls who still turn on the TV, refresh the newsfeed, open the front door, wave to a neighbour -- their bodies as supple as a yogi's. Belief cushioning their red, red hearts.
Forgot to post this when I got my December issue! Big thank you to @albertaviews.bsky.social for publishing my poem 'Disturbing the Peace' from my debut poetry collection Confirm Humanity (details here: wildskiespress.com/our-books/#c...)
Marissa Lingen
New poem! "The Truth About Wolves" by Marissa Lingen! buff.ly/BfHjySK
Photo of a display of books, plus a stack of poems and markers to make blackout poetry. Above the books is the title: April is Poetry Month.
My local branch @lpl.ca has a great display of works by Canadian poets, including Billy-Ray Belcourt, bill bissett, James Reaney, George Elliott Clarke, and @margaretatwood.bsky.social.
And you can make your own blackout poem!
#LdnOnt #NationalPoetryMonth
A Canada-wide book club is live thanks to Mississauga Library and its partnership with One eRead Canada. Unlimited audiobook and ebook access for the award-winning novel What I Know About You by Éric Chacour, translated from French by Pablo Strauss. #reading
www.mississauga.ca/city-of-miss...
The Monday, April 20th issue has dropped!
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa... #canlit #independentbookstoreday #interview @consumedbyink.bsky.social @thehappyduckbooks.bsky.social
Hear nonfiction author Ken Wilson On The Road To Nowhere, this Wednesday, April 22!
Our Publisher Spotlight series showcases Canadian independent presses doing standout work in the literary and academic world! We're so excited to share Portage & Main Press! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/04... #CanLit
"A compelling look at the comforts and controls of religious devotion." Kirkus Reviews Bravo @danilabotha.bsky.social 🤩😍👏
Writing need not be solitary. Poet Maria Giesbrecht on the importance of community and connection and how her community, Gather, helps writers feel less alone in their craft.
www.oncreativewriting.com/post/poet-ma...
#writingcommunity #poetry #poets
@anncavlovic.bsky.social 's novel Count On Me is important, and receiving excellent reviews! Few writers explore family fractures that occur when parents are frail. Fewer take on the devastating subject of elder abuse. Podcast coming soon. #elderabuse #books #reading
www.anncavlovic.com
New author interview - The geography of memory is rarely a straight line. Poet Jun-Long Lee discusses his new collection, Abode, and explores how poetry maps the intersections of heritage, landscape, and time. @aupress.ca
www.oncreativewriting.com/post/poet-ju...
#poetry #writingommunity #canlit
Reading is a solitary act, and it's also becoming a social hobby! From Silent Book Clubs to high-energy genre communities, a new era of book clubs is reshaping how we connect. It’s about books AND finding community in a digital world. #reading
theconversation.com/is-reading-y...
Why does history matter? You've heard it before - understand the past and you can can control the future. Scholar Jason Stanley on why reexamining all history is the way to build a fascist-free future. PEN America. #history #freedom
pen.org/jason-stanle...
What is the CBC books team looking forward to this spring? Here is their second list of the fiction titles they're excited to read. #reading
www.cbc.ca/books/new-ca...
Touch the Donkey [a small poetry journal] : forty-ninth issue,
, Joel Chace, Andrew Brenza, Jake Kennedy, Hannah Brooks-Motl, Salem Paige, MA│DE + Sara Gilmore, / @salempaige.bsky.social ;
touchthedonkey.blogspot.com/2026/04/touc...
Recently discovered poems by novelist Iris Murdoch will be read this week at the Think Human Festival at Oxford Brooks University, England.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New author interview! M-A Mawhiney explores the evolution of her creative writing style, and transitioning from academia to fiction. Her latest book is Spindrifts, a sci-fi YA novel.
www.oncreativewriting.com/post/the-evo...
Always a pleasure to chat to lovely @sheelaghcaygill.bsky.social at @oncreativewriting.bsky.social ! Thanks for having me, Sheelagh ♥️
"It was shocking. I was a girl in Ohio and I wanted to write poetry."
Mary Oliver, from the upcoming American Masters program by PBS. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
above/ground press author spotlight #26 : John Levy
POETRY MONTH! celebrating his second above/ground press title,
abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/abovegroun...
Toronto’s literary community will soon be able to read the @thetorontoreview.bsky.social It'll offer innovative, serious, and taste-makingfiction and criticism, and is aimed at readers who love writers and writers who love to incite new ways of reading.
www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/new-lit...
Monochrome photo of a rugged forest river flowing down a mountainous rocky scene with deep green pine trees Image pinterest
A river does not force its way to the sea.
It does not worry about the rocks in its path.
It does not stop flowing
because the terrain gets difficult.
It simply moves.
It finds the path of least resistance,
and follows it.
Not because it is lazy.
But because it trusts the landscape to guide it.
Author @emmamarns.bsky.social gets the excitment of having a new book out, but she cautions against making every conversation "all about me". And don't demand that people read your book. Here's Emma's explanation of why. #bookpublicity
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
Writers and readers! River Street Writing’s newsletter River Street Review is packed with news, profiles, reviews, mini features, poems, and more! I always look forward to it! Subscribe here: www.riverstreetwriting.com/newsletter
UK author @emmamarns.bsky.social shares all the details about her successful book publicity campaign for her debut novel The Walk in this new podcast episode! Emma is one of favourite writers to talk with. She’s always so lovely, supportive, and positive.
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
