A crudely made sign stand of bundled bamboo held together with wire, upon which is mounted a roughly made sign of a single piece of wood, painted black, on which someone has crudely written BOOKS with an arrow pointing to the right, in a street somewhere.
When I know it's definitely a trap, but I'm going anyway.
"A compelling look at the comforts and controls of religious devotion." Kirkus Reviews Bravo @danilabotha.bsky.social 🤩😍👏
Check out the recent releases by these authors.
Hey #WritingCommunity!
With all the chaotic world events dominating headlines, you may have missed the recent releases by these authors. Check ‘em out!
@fionawriter.bsky.social
@glawackus.bsky.social
@coreypoetry.bsky.social
@danilabotha.bsky.social
@smcconnaha.bsky.social
@mquigley1963.bsky.social
Amazing @danilabotha.bsky.social ✨🤩
very surprised and grateful to see this little story win the 2025 new flash fiction review prize!
the whole @nffr.bsky.social issue is phenomenal and i’m so glad to be in such good company 🥰
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Now you have to tell us what you saw…
😂😂I’m crying 🤣
I really can’t say enough about how wonderful this experience was. If you’re in DC, the 804 Literary Salon is fantastic, and so is the writing community 📚🧡
Look at the amazing writers 🧡🧡🧡🧡📚
A few more 804 Literary Salon, what an amazing experience 🧡📚🎉
I had the best time reading at 804 Literary Salon in Washington DC! Look at this incredible company. Thank you so much to @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and Lauren Woods for having me 🩷📚🎉
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so much fun to read at the 804 lit salon this weekend - huge thanks to @andrewbertaina.bsky.social for including me with this absurdly talented group of writers ♥️ @margarethutton.bsky.social @janinalapapita.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social @danilabotha.bsky.social @tmcallister.bsky.social
TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm host @valentinoaaaa.bsky.social talks to Lindsay Wong “Villain Hitting For Vicious Little Nobodies” (Penguin Random House) & @hollay.bsky.social talks to @margolapierre.bsky.social for her book “Ajar” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!
And a few more 🧡🧡
A few more photos from OLA today, what an awesome conference 💗💗
I had the best time at the OLA conference today. What an amazing experience 🧡🧡🥳📚so awesome to get to sign so many books so quickly, to connect with readers, librarians, and other writers 📚🥳
screenshot showing article headline: "A new exhibit honors writer Lore Segal, a child survivor and lifelong skeptic of easy truths."
On this #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay I'm reading a lot of thoughtful posts & pieces.
For the moment, though, I just want to share this feature on an exhibit about the late, great Lore Segal, which opened last week and runs through April 15.
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Our first book of 2026 is coming out on February 10!
Trachea: a novel in linked stories by Mayank Bhatt is a vivid existential novel about an uncomfortable, uncompromising new Canadian.
Gorgeous cover @francesboyle19.bsky.social! Looking forward to Oct. 1!!!!
Don't miss Lynda's interview with Kristin Marquet, "On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer," featured in Authority Magazine. medium.com/authority-ma...
88-year-old author Mary Lou Dickinson's memoir Late Bloomer is now available for preorders. Mary Lou's first book was published when she was 70. #CanLit #NonFiction
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Su Chang / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
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Sharpwords Super Crawl, The subtle art of book publicity 11-12pm, Join River Street's Hollay Ghadery and independent publicist Heather Wood to learn about how book publicity reall works, why review copies are your friend and the best and worst ways to get the word out about books. Photo of a woman with brown hair, photo of a woman with blonde hair.
📣Hamilton ON! The awesome @hollay.bsky.social and I will be giving a session on the subtle (and not so subtle) art of book publicity at the Hamilton Sharpwords Super Crawl, Saturday, January 31, 11:00am, Bridgeworks, 200 Caroline St. N #HamOnt
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A graphic labelled "What We're Reading for the holidays" with five book covers: Old Souls by Jackarais, The Longest Night by Lauren Carter, As We Forgive Others by Shane Peacock, Thyme Travellers edited by Sonia Sulaiman, and Skin by Catherine Bush.
What are we reading in our downtime over the holidays?
Read more about our picks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @cloudscapecomics.com, @fernpub.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Freehand Books:
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Our latest show on CIUT 89.5 FM @valentinoassenza.bsky.social talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/
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LOVE it! Can't wait to listen to @valentinoassenza.bsky.social and @danilabotha.bsky.social in action TONIGHT at 10pm on @howl895fm.bsky.social m.bsky.social
📣Canadian speculative fiction writers and publishers: submissions for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic are open until January 31, 2026. #SpecFic #CanLit #SFF #Horror #MagicRealism #Surrealism
TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm
host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social
talks to @danilabotha.bsky.social “A Place For People Like Us” @guernicaeditions.bsky.social - @hollay.bsky.social talks to poet Lorne Daniel about his book “What Is Broken Binds Us” (University Of Calgary Press) TUNE IN TONIGHT!
Listen to the interview TONIGHT on CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm