It's April. Which means it is Poetry Month!
All of our poetry books, in paperback or e-editions, are 30% off all month using code iP26 in the cart on checkout. That includes our most recent titles.
What an opportunity!
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#poets #CanLit @lisarichter.bsky.social
Toronto friends! Lisa Richter's SUBLUNARY is launching at Another Story Bookshop on Thursday (April 9) at 7 pm.
It's going to be a great event with host Jim Johnstone, featuring guest readers Hoa Nguyen and Cassidy McFadzean. Come on out!
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Only 8 days away, how is that even possible? So excited for my IN-PERSON Toronto launch at @anotherstoryto.bsky.social on April 9th! Free to attend, all are welcome. RSVP recommended, get there early if you want to get a seat!
Thank you, Michelle!!!
More exciting news: I've been chosen to be the 2026-2027 Writer in Residence at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social and @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social! Feeling so beyond thrilled and honoured. What is this life?!
My new book is now officially out in the world! What a thrill to finally be able to finally hold it in my hands! Sublunary is now available through the @ualbertapress.bsky.social website (see link in bio) and through local bookstores. I hope you like it.
Happy to have a fresh new poem up on @paulvermeersch.bsky.social's blog today!
I'm here for all the weird writing prompts and craft tips.
Toronto book launch news! Please join me in celebrating the launch of my third book, SUBLUNARY, coming out soon with @ualbertapress.bsky.social! Featuring readings by yours truly + two guest poets I adore, and more. Thurs. April 9th at @anotherstoryto.bsky.social. Check out sublunary.eventbrite.ca
So happy to see my new book in such fine company on @49thshelf.bsky.social 's Most Anticipated Spring Poetry Preview!
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Solid advice.
For me right now it's the opposite. My new manuscript is feeling a little neglected.
Having a spouse who's allergic to eggs has been a master class in the lack of awareness about food allergies. I asked a local business recently if their empanadas were made with egg. Their response: "Nope! Our dough is vegan! :) It does have an egg wash though." 🤦🏻♀️
It was an honour to write a blurb for @mishasolomon.bsky.social's debut collection, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet, coming out in the spring with Brick Books. Can't wait to see this book out in the world! Pre-order it!
Two days into December and I've already been Whammed. I think this is a new record for me.
Noticed the same thing! Which queen was that?
Great to see my dear friend @benjaminlefebvre.com's important critical work on L.M. Montgomery mentioned in this CBC article.
Dana Hansen at Hamilton Review of Books recommends SHELTER IN TEXT, edited by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik. So many good books on this list: check it out!
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#books #booklists #Literature #CanLit
Canadian author Omar El Akkad's debut nonfiction work wins U.S. National Book Award #CanLit
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
Sometimes I miss the fabulous vintage clothes I had in the 90s. A pair of amazing denim bellbottoms I bought for $10 off a rack on the street in Montreal that I stapled instead of hemmed. A purple velvet evening gown from the 50s. I miss the abundance of cheap treasures that were not "curated."
Fellow T.O. cyclist here. Pardon my ignorance, but what is the sewer death position?
Heads up, fellow #TorontoCyclists
Congrats to all the longlisted poets!
I loved this book, and so excited for Karen. Congratulations!
Endings have always been harder for me than beginnings. As a younger poet (like many, I think) I felt the urge to wrap up a poem in a clever way, or with some epiphany. But I'm increasingly drawn to poems that resist closure and leave lots of room to wander and wonder.
I wrote a thing, and I'm quite proud of it, if I do say so myself. My thoughts on where a poem begins, randomness, surprising yourself in a poem, strangeness, and more. Thank you to @robmclennan.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to this fantastic series on where (and how) a poem begins.
this weekend! above/ground press in toronto at the tifa small press fair + @meetthepresses.bsky.social indie lit market,
new chapbooks by Chernoff, La Rocque, Nećakov, Siklosi, Saklikar, Heroux + a secret preview of a collaborative title by Fagan/Comay,
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Read my story about my Winx Club-inspired, eco-influencer idols!