A graphic reading "Press Playbacks with Linda Leith Publishing." The background is mint green with a dark orange organic shape in the centre behind the text. Above the text is a fan of 5 backlist title covers from LLP, including: Dr. Bethune’s Children by Xue Yiwei, translated by Darryl Sterk, The Vetala by Phillip Ernest, Who Belongs in Quebec? Identity Politics in a Changing Society by Raquel Fletcher, No Crystal Stair by Mairuth Sarsfield, Dear Humans: A Letter from the Animals by Nisha Coleman, illustrated by Shanthony Exum

Dedicated to creating outstanding literary works by Canadian and Quebec writers and translators, Montreal’s @llpmtl.bsky.social has a unique focus on stories that engage with the ever-changing worlds we live in.

Explore five must-reads from their backlist at: alllitup.ca/press-playba...

In her debut collection, Natalie Southworth explores moments of disconnection, family fragility, and unexpected expressions of love.

Available now at the link in our bio! 📚

Books and their writers can get into some pretty murky territory when they set out into the world. Some writers turn into liars and sneak-thieves when it comes to telling their tales.

In I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep, David Homel explores the morals of writing.

Available now! Link in bio 📚

The black cover of David Homel's I MADE A PROMISE I COULD NOT KEEP against a dark blue and black background with transparent rope texture.

Read an excerpt from award-winning author David Homel’s latest collection, I MADE A PROMISE I COULD NOT KEEP (@llpmtl.bsky.social), exploring the strange moral landscape writers inhabit when they sit down to tell the truth, or at least, something like it.

alllitup.ca/excerpted-i-...

"But in each story, the existence of a mental issue is treated as a more-or-less permanent part of the characters’ lives, not as a temporary diversion from some sort of imaginary “normal.”" - Timothy Niedermann, Ottawa Review of Books

Read the full review at the link in our bio.

Short story writer Natalie Southworth talks with us about her debut collection THERE’S ALWAYS MORE TO SAY (@llpmtl.bsky.social), exploring family ties & female ambition.

Natalie also speaks to her writing process & the inspirations that fuel her.

Read the full Q&A at: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

“Like Safdie, I spent many evenings listening to Montreal Canadiens games on my transistor radio…”

Thank you to The Seaboard Review of Books for this thoughtful review by Lisa Timpf.

Subscribe to their Substack for more great literary reviews. Go Habs Go 🏒

“Beyond Ken Dryden captures that feeling.”

An advance review from Sam McKenzie, a Montrealer currently studying at the University of Southern California, reflecting on hockey, memory, and what it means to grow up loving the Canadiens 🏒

Advance copies on sale at lindaleith.com

A first look at two LLP titles arriving in 2026:

📚 There’s Always More to Say by Natalie Southworth

📚 I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep by David Homel.

Pre-order now at lindaleith.com

We want to take a moment to remember someone dear to us whom we lost this year. David Gawley was Linda’s husband, a core member of the LLP team, and our longtime CFO.
He was deeply loved and greatly respected, and is dearly missed.

We invite you to take a moment with us to remember him ❤️

As we continue to look back on the year, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped support LLP. To the creators and collaborators behind the scenes, reviewers, booksellers, readers, editors, and organizations who showed up, shared the work, and supported it in so many ways, thank you. ❤️ 🫂

As we continue to look back on the year, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped support LLP. To the creators and collaborators behind the scenes, reviewers, booksellers, readers, editors, and organizations who showed up, shared the work, and supported it in so many ways, thank you. ❤️ 🫂

LLP is looking back on moments from a year spent in community with writers, readers, and friends across Montreal’s literary world 📚

Book fairs, launches, conversations, and in-between moments — where books move off the page and community takes shape.

LLP is looking back on our 2025 releases—from historical YA to sentence-long stories, from space to the mountains, from families to women making difficult decisions. 📚

We’re proud of these books and grateful to the writers, collaborators, and readers who brought them to life.

LLP is looking back on our 2025 releases—from historical YA to sentence-long stories, from space to the mountains, from families to women making difficult decisions. 📚

We’re proud of these books and grateful to the writers, collaborators, and readers who brought them to life.

Currently reading The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering, published by @llpmtl.bsky.social "The Unfinished World is a timely reminder that second chances are possible, as are deep and fundamental connections with the natural world." (From the LLP website)

Still thinking about the Read Quebec Book Fair. What a blast it was to spend the weekend with readers, writers, and friends!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat, bought books, and shared their experience with us. We had a wonderful time and can’t wait to see you again next year. 📚😊

MFA alum Natalie Southworth’s collection of stories, “There's Always More to Say” is forthcoming in March 2026 from Linda Leith Publishing.

Learn more: www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/boo...

@llpmtl.bsky.social

Book cover for Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel by Andrew Kaufman (Coach House Books): Fair warning: no one spends the night, or even an hour at the Shamrock without experiencing some form of transformation. Whether it’s accidentally sleeping with a bear, turning yourself into a river, or getting entirely too intimate with the sun, time spent at the Shamrock will make you wiser, stronger, sexier, and more yourself. Even if that’s the last thing you want. These linked stories explore the intersection of personality and desire, love and lust, the joy and sadness of being alive and in love. Heated pool, cable TV, and a shot at redemption: the Shamrock Motel offers it all. https://chbooks.com/Books/E/Enjoy-Your-Stay-at-the-Shamrock-Motel

Book cover for The Language of the Stars: The Scientific Story of a Few Billion Years in a Few Hundred Pages by Nathan Hellner-Mestelman (Linda Leith Publishing): Ever wondered what atoms, cells, people, refrigerators, the universe, and beer have in common? Nathan Hellner-Mestelman takes us right back to the Big Bang, then hurls us through cosmic history as we discover how to swirl up galaxies, solar systems, and eventually life. From molecules to modern society, this book will take you through every reason we're alive in this universe coupled with every cosmic force trying to kill us. In this quirky medley of science and speculation, we'll cover every common thread weaving across our cosmos. https://www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/bookDetail/The_Language_of_the_Stars

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel by Andrew Kaufman (@coachhousebooks.bsky.social): chbooks.com/Books/E/Enjo... & The Language of the Stars by Nathan Hellner-Mestelman (@llpmtl.bsky.social): www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/boo... See alt-text. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers.

LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚:

Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers.

LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚:

Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers.

LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚:

Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers.

LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚:

Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

Subscribers to The Seaboard Review of Books Substack may have caught a small LLP surprise 👀 a first look at our March 2026 releases, and The Unfinished World, which is out now!

Not subscribed yet? What are you waiting for?

Find these book and pre-orders details at www.lindaleith.com.

LLP is back at the Salon du livre de Montréal at the AELAQ booth (Kiosk #1509)

Meet our authors:
Monique Polak – Nov 19, 2–3 p.m.
Felicia Mihali – Nov 21, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Mikhail Iossel – Nov 22, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Toula Drimonis – Nov 22, 3–5 p.m.

Join us and explore Quebec’s vibrant literature!

#ThrowbackThursday to the Forest Wonder Walk at the Victoria Festival of Authors.

A beautiful day of stories and conversation with Marilyn Bowering, author of The Unfinished World. 🌿📚

#MarilynBowering #TheUnfinishedWorld #CanLit #ReadCanadian

“Bowering blends the real and the unreal into something more myth than fable, more real than magic.”
— The BC Review

A thoughtful review of The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering reflects on its lyrical blend of memory, myth, and belonging.

Read the full review at the link in our bio!

📸 Flashback Friday to last week at Literary Oktoberfest 2025! 🍻📚

Thank you to Yolk for having us. We always have such a wonderful time connecting with Montreal’s amazing literary community.

Until next year! 💛

LLP joins Yolk's Literary Oktoberfest 2025 on Fri, Oct 24 at L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise) from 7–11 PM! 🍻

Join us for an evening of readings and conversation featuring Mikhail Iossel (Sentence) and other acclaimed writers.
Link in bio for more details and to buy tickets!

A song that lingers between love and loss, where memory becomes melody and longing takes shape in verse.

✨ The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering is a haunting meditation on love, grief, and the stories we inherit. 🌎

Order at the link in bio