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Crafting Effective Book Descriptions for Discoverability with Ariel Hudnall Book descriptions drive discovery. Learn how to optimize them for search and AI to boost organic visibility—plus a printable checklist.

I’ll be running a workshop with the lovely folks at Books BC on March 12, discussing best practices for market-driven, SEO/AEO-rich book descriptions. It’s open to non-members, so if this is a topic you have burning questions about, we’d love to see you there!

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20 book covers are shown in a grid, with the logo for "The Booksellers' List" above. The grid is set over a blurry backdrop that seems to show shelves of books, without any identifying features.

20 book covers are shown in a grid, with the logo for "The Booksellers' List" above. The grid is set over a blurry backdrop that seems to show shelves of books, without any identifying features.

The cover of "Staying Power" is shown alongside a silver seal noting the book is a "Selection" for The Booksellers' List. Below, a quote from Another Story Bookshop shares what bookseller Saul loved about the book.

The cover of "Staying Power" is shown alongside a silver seal noting the book is a "Selection" for The Booksellers' List. Below, a quote from Another Story Bookshop shares what bookseller Saul loved about the book.

Fill your #TBR with the season's top books, as selected and voted on by independent booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca! We're delighted to share the 20 books gracing The Booksellers' List this winter, including "Staying Power" (Arsenal Pulp Press) by Zena Sharman!

3 months ago 1 0 0 0
The book cover for Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous is displayed alongside a screenshot of a Vancouver Sun article with the headline "This Vancouver author lost The Rock's movie — and lived to write about it."

The book cover for Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous is displayed alongside a screenshot of a Vancouver Sun article with the headline "This Vancouver author lost The Rock's movie — and lived to write about it."

Congratulations to author Christine Stringer on her ✨second✨ syndication across Postmedia for her debut novel, Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous! She spoke with one of our favourite arts columnists, @danayvr.bsky.social on life as a on-set assistant during Hollywood's golden era, and writing.

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We’re here to 'HYPE': 2026 Applications Now Open

Are you an emerging Canadian artist in need of marketing and PR support for a new project? Learn about our friends at MPMG's program HYPE by RSVPing to their virtual information session on June 24 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm: mailchi.mp/mail/hype-ap...

#canadianarts #canadianartists

10 months ago 1 0 0 0
Welcome back to the Canoe: Meet our new Managing Editor

Congratulations to our friends at @magiccanoe.bsky.social, who have launched the first edition of their newsletter lifting the stories of Salmon Nation, a bioregional movement focused on sustainable, scalable, regenerative communities and economies: mailchi.mp/magiccanoe/n... #SalmonNation

10 months ago 2 1 0 0
Coach House Books at 60: A visual timeline, 1965–2025 - Quill and Quire Free spirit and community still define Coach House after 60 years Correction, June 5: The publication date of Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space was originally incorrectly noted....

I missed this when it came out last week, but what a great timeline for Coach House:
quillandquire.com/omni/coach-h...

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