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Anansi publishes very good books. 📖
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✨ Today is the LAST DAY to guarantee shipping from our website in time for Christmas! 🎁

🔗 Shop our curated gift guides for the readers in your life here: https://houseofanansi.com
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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From fascinating historical deep dives to gorgeous recipes to try in the new year, these are books for the Cool Dad in your life. 😎

🔗 Shop these books on our website here: houseofanansi.com 🎁
A graphic that reads, "For the Cool Dad" has the background of red wrapping paper. Seven book covers are scattered across the graphic including: THE LIBRARIANIST, A WAITER IN PARIS, ASIAN VEGETABLES, ONE FOOT ON THE PLATFORM, THE RIVETER, JOHN CANDY, and IN TOO DEEP.
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The CBC names ✨LETTERS TO KAFKA✨ as one of BEST BOOKS OF 2025!!

I’m so delighted, humbled, and obliged 🥹❤️🫶

You can grab your copy wherever you buy books! Or the library! It’s available AROUND THE WORLD!

More details: 🔗 www.christineestima.com

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December 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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🎨 ✍️ Got an artist on your list this year? Poetry makes the perfect present!

🔗 Click here to explore our Poetic Presents gift guide: houseofanansi.com/collections/...
A graphic reads, "For the Poet" over brown wrapping paper. Covers of six books appear underneath, including: WELLWATER, SHADOW PRICE, PROCESSION, SCIENTIFIC MARVEL, GREAT SILENT BALLAD, and XANAX COWBOY.
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Today is the LAST DAY to shop our Black Friday Sale online! Get 30% OFF BOOKS when you use the code: BLACKFRIDAY2025 (after discounts, before tax).

📚 Shop the sale here: houseofanansi.com
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✨ Announcing Our ... BLACK FRIDAY SALE! ✨

🔗 Browse our titles to get ready to save this weekend here: https://houseofanansi.com 🛍️

Note: We are not shipping orders to the U.S. at this time.
A green graphic with vintage yellow stars and the House of Anansi and Groundwood Books logos reads, "Shop Our Black Friday Sale." A green graphic reads, "In Store: Friday, November 28 from 1pm - 6pm, Saturday, November 29 from 11am - 5pm. 40% OFF BOOKS, 50% OFF HATS, PUZZLES, AND TOTE BAGS." A green graphic reads, "Online: Friday, November 28 - Monday, December 1. 30% OFF BOOKS with code: BLACKFRIDAY2025. Plus! Free shipping on orders over $35 (after discounts, before tax)."
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The new metaphysical in A.F. Moritz's Great Silent Ballad, reviewed today!

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A.F. Moritz's Great Silent Ballad
Not silent, but subtle
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November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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My #HistoricalFiction roundup for @thestar.com includes titles by 4 Canadian women novelists: Donna Jones Alward,
@annykchoi.bsky.social @cestima.bsky.social & Natalie Jenner.

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Reviews: Jane Austen, the Titanic and Franz Kafka grab the spotlight in new historical fiction
'Ship of Dreams' and 'Austen at Sea' are just two novels in our roundup.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Paul Myers joins us to chat about his new book, John Candy: A Life In Comedy.

Paul is also the host of the @recordstoreday.bsky.social
podcast, so he’s got stories about some of our favorite artists, and we can’t get enough!
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Paul Myers and John Candy
Paul Myers has just completed his Canadian trilogy. Previously, he authored the definitive biographies on Barenaked Ladies and Kids In The Hall. He now takes on one of the most popular Canadians ever,...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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This Friday and Saturday only, our Prose and Poems hats, puzzles, and tote bags are 50% OFF at the Anansi Bookshop! 🧢 These make perfect gifts for the stylish book lovers in your life.

📍 Our bookshop is located at 128 Sterling Road, Toronto. Friday hours: 1pm - 6pm. Saturday hours: 11am - 5pm.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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🔍 You'll never guess who did it ...

From cold cases to thrilling chases, these books are perfect gifts for the True Crime Podcast Listener in your life! 🎁

🔗 Click here to shop these books and more: houseofanansi.com/collections/...
A graphic with the background of green wrapping paper reads, "For the ... True Crime Podcast Listener." The books include: BURY THE LEAD, THE THERAPIST, AN ORDINARY VIOLENCE, THE BREAK, THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS, and WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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✨ Announcing Our ... BLACK FRIDAY SALE! ✨

🔗 Browse our titles to get ready to save this weekend here: https://houseofanansi.com 🛍️

Note: We are not shipping orders to the U.S. at this time.
A green graphic with vintage yellow stars and the House of Anansi and Groundwood Books logos reads, "Shop Our Black Friday Sale." A green graphic reads, "In Store: Friday, November 28 from 1pm - 6pm, Saturday, November 29 from 11am - 5pm. 40% OFF BOOKS, 50% OFF HATS, PUZZLES, AND TOTE BAGS." A green graphic reads, "Online: Friday, November 28 - Monday, December 1. 30% OFF BOOKS with code: BLACKFRIDAY2025. Plus! Free shipping on orders over $35 (after discounts, before tax)."
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Paul's book is a monumental but tender biography, with interview content from Candy's many friends, famous and not famous.
A perfect Holiday gift, and as my daughter Avolyn recently said, John Candy as Del Griffith in Planes, Trains and Automobiles IS Thanksgiving 🍂
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✨ “A genuine story … If you’re looking to offset the bitterness of our times with the taste of life’s sweetness, try a dose of Candy.” — The Literary Review of Canada 🍬

🔗 Learn more about JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/john-candy
JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers has a bright pink spine and a black and white portrait on the cover of John Candy smiling.
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Read an excerpt from the enthralling new short story collection, PLANET EARTH (@houseofanansi.bsky.social), by Nicholas Ruddock. It's right here and free for our Open Book readers!
#AmReading #ShortStories #Fiction #CanLit
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Read an Excerpt from PLANET EARTH, the New Short Story Collection from Nicholas Ruddock
Today we're featuring a vibrant new short story collection that captures a wild mix of tenderness, humour, and flawed humanity, all of which stands out ...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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✨ Stories that deliver on thrills, romance, and suspense! These are gifts for the Historical Fiction Fan. 🎁

🔗 Click here to explore our Historical Fiction Gift Guide: houseofanansi.com/collections/...
A graphic reads, "For the Historical Fiction Fan" over red wrapping paper. Covers of six books appear underneath, including: LETTERS TO KAFKA, THE RIVETER, A DAUGHTER'S PLACE, THE GOLDEN DAUGHTER, FEVER AT DAWN, and RIDGERUNNER.
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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WATCH Paul Myers, author of JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY, on TVO! @therundowntvo.bsky.social 📺

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How Toronto Shaped John Candy's Comedy | The Rundown
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November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Introducing ... INHERITANCE, a novel by Jane Park 🗡️

In INHERITANCE, a Korean Canadian woman returns to the prairies, where she revisits her childhood and confronts her haunting guilt.

🌼 Publishes April 7th, 2026. Learn more here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/inheritance
A yellow book titled, 'Inheritance' by Jane Park sits on a dark blue background. The cover features a painting of the prairies with an illustration of a flower and ornate knife.
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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So ... are we ready to talk about the holidays? 🤭

You'll find that our website's home page is TAKEN OVER by customized book collections for every reader in your life — It's never been so easy to give the gift of reading! 🎁

🔗 Explore our gift guide collections here: https://houseofanansi.com
Books are scattered across a wooden table with golden ornaments around them. The books include: I MAKE MY OWN FUN, A DAUGHTER'S PLACE, THE GOLDEN DAUGHTER, LETTERS TO KAFKA, THE HAND OF IMAN, THIS IS HOW WE LOVE, THE RIVETER, and BURY THE LEAD.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Can you believe these books have been out for a month?!

✨ I MAKE MY OWN FUN, written by Hannah Beer

🪲 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social)

🔗 Available now where books are sold! Purchase your copies here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/new-releases
A hand holds up the books I MAKE MY OWN FUN and AS THE EARTH DREAMS in front of a bookcase. The cover of I MAKE MY OWN FUN is bright pink with iridescent golden text, and features a plastic doll arm sticking out of martini glass full of blood, waving. The cover of AS THE EARTH DREAMS features bold blue text with a spiral texture and a vibrant illustrated bug on a black background.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Quill Christie-Peters discussion her incredible new work of non-fiction, ON WHOLENESS (@houseofanansi.bsky.social), and the power of collective liberation. Check it our interview with the author here!
#AmReading #Nonfiction #Indigenous #Writing
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Quill Christie-Peters Discusses ON WHOLENESS and Writing Toward Collective Liberation
In a dazzling new work of nonfiction, Quill Christie-Peters explores what it means to live fully engaged with our bodies, our ancestors, and the world ...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Doesn’t #ADaughtersPlace look gorgeous sitting at the beautiful bar in #LaPlume at #TheWell Last night? This is where #OSLER, the prestigious law firm, held its annual women’s book club meeting, and I will forever be grateful that they picked my novel!!!

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November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🏆 HEYDAYS AT THE JUNE MOTEL: BEACH TOWN CLASSICS is a 2025 Taste Canada Award WINNER, earning GOLD in the General Cookbooks category! 🎉

🔗 Learn more about the mouth-watering recipes in this cookbook here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/heydays-at-the-june-motel
The mint green cookbook HEYDAYS AT THE JUNE MOTEL features a photograph of various plates of food being shared over a table. A seal that reads, "Taste Canada Awards GOLD" sits over the edge of the book.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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WATCH Paul Myers (@pulmyears.bsky.social) on WGN TV Chicago discussing JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY! 📺

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Author Paul Myers talks about his book John Candy: A Life in Comedy
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November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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🌏 PLANET EARTH by Nicholas Ruddock, a collection of international award-winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline has been out for one week!

“Quick and brilliant.” — Guelph Today 🔥

🔗 Out now! Learn more here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/planet-earth
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Seeing #NoStarsintheSky and #ADaughtersPlace together on #literaryfestival tables just never gets old. Thank you @houseofanansi.bsky.social for the gift of these books! And thank you #wildwriters for inviting me this weekend to be a part of your wonderful festival! It was such a treat! 🙏🎉🥰📚🇨🇦
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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✨ “A genuine story … If you’re looking to offset the bitterness of our times with the taste of life’s sweetness, try a dose of Candy.” — The Literary Review of Canada 🍬

🔗 Learn more about JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/john-candy
JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers has a bright pink spine and a black and white portrait on the cover of John Candy smiling.
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM