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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 4h

Just Published!

Domestic life told in snippets of poetry lightly held, an affirmation of the wonder and pleasure of everyday life. It's the book of sentences!

Wherever books are sold!

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 5h

If you heard @katebeaton.bsky.social‬ on CBC Ideas, about 1/3 of her talk was cut for time. Read the whole thing in BODIES OF ART, BODIES OF LABOUR. She shows how we are richer as a culture to have art from people in all classes in our society.
https://bit.ly/4b1Vx9l
##booksky #writers #artists

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Gail Anderson-Dargatz @anderson-dargatz.bsky.social · 1d

Well, this is cool! I'll be joining other writers by Zoom for this October 29 Electric Mermaid event: live reads from Char's Landing, Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Click here for more and for the Zoom link: alberni.ca/events/38401

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Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social · 23h

The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is here!

Learn more in today's Educator Newsletter ✉️ conta.cc/4niO5eN

The follow-up novel to Weird Rules to Follow is here!

Email from Orca Book Publishers Plus a chance to win a class visit with the author! The highly anticipated follow-up to Kim Spencer’s acclaimed middle-grade debut, Weird Rules to Follow, is here! NEW

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 1d

Two of our marvellous poets have been recognized on the Nelson Ball Prize longlist:
Margaret Christakos, THAT AUDIBLE SLIPPAGE
Dawn Macdonald, NORTHERNY
Congratulations to all!
https://bit.ly/4n6Ezux

@atbaypress.bsky.social @robmclennan.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social @pressassembly.bsky.social

Nelson Ball Prize 2025 Long List

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 1d

Happy pub day! The World After Rain. Canisia Lubrin.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF CODE NOIR
THE
WORLD
AFTER
RAIN
CANISIA LUBRIN

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Killer Kim Mannix (she/her) @kimmannix.bsky.social · 22h

Poetry pals in #YEG, I'll be the featured reader at The Nightingale series at the Kasbar on October 29, which also happens to be the pub day for my book! And yes, I WILL BE IN SPOOKY COSTUME 💀🖤🧡

A graphic featuring a bird on a gilded cage with a skull inside. The text reads: Open Mic Night, Spoken Word Series, All disciplines welcome; The Nightingale; The Kasbar; 1044 Whyte Ave; Featuring Kim Mannix; Date: Wed October 29th; Doors@ 6:30 pm, Show @ 7-9:30 pm; Admission by donation

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Kealan Patrick Burke @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social · 2d

Brand new horror western novella now available as a FREE digital download from @subpress.bsky.social

subterraneanpress.com/the-star-of-...

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 5d

On Spec has long deserved recognition for best semiprozine at the Hugo Awards, but has never even made the ballot because it's Canadian and most Hugo voters are U.S.-based.

2026 will be your final opportunity to nominate an institution that has been an incubator for so much talent.

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 6d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 2d

Historically and still today, most great literature is self-published (“vanity”) or published by someone’s friend or a small press. You shouldn’t limit your reading to large presses b/c that’s not where stuff really “happens.”

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 2d

Backlist Monday's: Revery by Jenna Butler.
Finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction and the High Plains Book Award for Woman Writer, longlisted for Canada reads, Revery is a an incredible memoir. learn more about it here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/rev...

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C. J. Lavigne @cjlavigne.com · 2d

If you have not read @jennabutler.bsky.social's work, you have been missing out--but the good news is, you can dive in now!

Wolsak & Wynn @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social · 2d

Backlist Monday's: Revery by Jenna Butler.
Finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Non-fiction and the High Plains Book Award for Woman Writer, longlisted for Canada reads, Revery is a an incredible memoir. learn more about it here: bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/rev...

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University of Alberta Press @ualbertapress.bsky.social · 7d

The theme for Banned Books Week 2025 is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
We recommend reading DEAR SIR, I INTEND TO BURN YOUR BOOK by Lawrence Hill.
https://bit.ly/2NPHs6y
##CensorshipIsSo1984 ‪@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social‬ @aupresses.bsky.social‬ @authorsabb.bsky.social‬

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Meredith 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @smoemeth.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Kate Bush and artists harness power of Running Up That Hill for War Child appeal

Musician invites 52 UK visual artists to create works based on song lyric to raise money for children affected by war

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah @sosomanysarahs.bsky.social · 2d

This is one of my favorite @premeemohamed.com stories. I'd especially recommend it to readers who are looking for something seasonal but not terrifying - this is one of those ghost stories that's more thoughtful and bittersweet in tone.

Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 2d

Anyway I keep forgetting to yell about this book when it is 🍂seasonal 🍂 but THE APPLE-TREE THRONE (a little vanity project I self-pubbed in 2018) is also available on Kobo and in audio!

A young soldier returned from war is haunted by the ghost of his commanding officer (a posh git)

The Apple-Tree Throne

Buy The Apple-Tree Throne: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

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🎃 Iva Cheung 🍗 @ivacheung.com · 2d

EXCITING NEWS: Accessibility Standards Canada's Plain Language Standard is now out, just in time for #InternationalPlainLanguageDay!

Since 2020, I've been on the technical committee that developed this standard, so it's great to see it out in the world.

accessible.canada.ca/news/accessi...

Accessibility Standards Canada publishes Canada’s first Plain Language Standard - Accessibility Standards Canada

accessible.canada.ca

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Maria Dunn Music @mariadunnmusic.bsky.social · 2d

#Thanksgiving #Gratitude to those who do their best to keep our #publicservices functioning (education, health, housing, postal workers) #teachers #educationalassistants #nurses #doctors #LPNs and more (Oct 5, 2025 photo by Dr Kristopher Wells).

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Jonathon Owen @arrantpedantry.com · 2d

Dear author who's deleting, rewriting, and inserting whole sentences during the proofreading stage:

If you wanted the text to say something completely different, why didn't you write it that way the first time?

#AmEditing

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 Happy Pub Day🎉 to Ted Smith and THE TWO FACES OF PARADISE!! This soon-to-be classic Canadian travel novel is finally ready to be on your shelf.

Available now at a bookstore near you.

buff.ly/mDMsFZd

#NeWestPress #TwoFacesOfParadise #NewRelease #CanadianLiterature #ReadLocal #BuyLocal

BookCover: Large purple titles sit over a photograph. The Two Faces of Paradise. A novel by Ted Smith. A golden statue of the Buddha sits tucked away in a tree.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 2d

We are so close to our goal. Please, look up your closest petition signing location on this website and take a minute to add your name to the list of proud Canadians.

Our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are at 68 locations across Alberta. Find them here:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website

Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.

www.forever-canadian.ca

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 2d

Halloween is coming! Share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

You forgot tracked changes.

Elizabeth d'Anjou @elizdanjou.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

She burned their letters.

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Elizabeth d'Anjou @elizdanjou.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Copyedit this in Adobe.

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

She burned their letters.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Samantha eff Jones @sjonespoet.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @paulpearson.ca for your thoughtful read of Attic Rain! I’m grateful that folks are connecting with my words ❤️📚 And as a giant TBR pile girlie, I totally sympathize with the sometimes geologic time that passes between book purchase and book reading. 😂 We get there when we get there!

Paul Pearson @paulpearson.ca · 3d

This week on the blog: Samantha Jones and the Worry Maps of Doom.

Slow Reading Poetry Project 2025, Week Thirty-Five, “Attic Rain” by Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones's and the Worry Maps of Doom is what is driving my creativity this week.

paulpearson.ca

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 3d

We are now able to experience Whooping Cranes in ways that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. It's probably been hundreds of years since flocks, numbering in the dozens of individuals, danced together in the warm autumn light. #Birds #conservation #SK

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Paul Pearson @paulpearson.ca · 4d

As we asphyxiate under turbocapitalism, small acts of noncompliance can keep us alive.

Slow Reading #Poetry Project 2025-10-11 paulpearson.ca/the-blog/

Today’s striking lines comes to us from Samantha Jones.

#poem #poetrysky 💙📚

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