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Friends, just one day left to get my books from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social for 30% off! What says Christmas more than immortal rogues, scheming angels, literary characters come to life and unpredictable faerie? Order here and apply discount at checkout: www.wolsakandwynn.ca/authors-all/...
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Friends, just one day left to get my books from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social for 30% off! What says Christmas more than immortal rogues, scheming angels, literary characters come to life and unpredictable faerie? Order here and apply discount at checkout: www.wolsakandwynn.ca/authors-all/...
“challenging, contradictory, electrifying.”
—Steven Beattie
We’re shouting out a review of poet and Hospital for Sick Children physician Conor Mc Donnell’s new book, What We Know So Far Is… (Wolsak & Wynn), written by literary critic, Steven Beattie.
www.shakespeareanrag.com/conor-mc-don...
—Steven Beattie
We’re shouting out a review of poet and Hospital for Sick Children physician Conor Mc Donnell’s new book, What We Know So Far Is… (Wolsak & Wynn), written by literary critic, Steven Beattie.
www.shakespeareanrag.com/conor-mc-don...
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“challenging, contradictory, electrifying.”
—Steven Beattie
We’re shouting out a review of poet and Hospital for Sick Children physician Conor Mc Donnell’s new book, What We Know So Far Is… (Wolsak & Wynn), written by literary critic, Steven Beattie.
www.shakespeareanrag.com/conor-mc-don...
—Steven Beattie
We’re shouting out a review of poet and Hospital for Sick Children physician Conor Mc Donnell’s new book, What We Know So Far Is… (Wolsak & Wynn), written by literary critic, Steven Beattie.
www.shakespeareanrag.com/conor-mc-don...
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“The Unraveling of Ou is wonderfully layered, with a compelling plot and deeply realized characters.”
—K.R. Wilson, author of Stan on Guard
You can pre-order our books wherever books are bought or borrowed.
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—K.R. Wilson, author of Stan on Guard
You can pre-order our books wherever books are bought or borrowed.
🧦 : palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
✨: guernicaeditions.com/products/sta...
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“The Unraveling of Ou is wonderfully layered, with a compelling plot and deeply realized characters.”
—K.R. Wilson, author of Stan on Guard
You can pre-order our books wherever books are bought or borrowed.
🧦 : palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
✨: guernicaeditions.com/products/sta...
—K.R. Wilson, author of Stan on Guard
You can pre-order our books wherever books are bought or borrowed.
🧦 : palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
✨: guernicaeditions.com/products/sta...
“The Book of Interruptions resists continuity… what emerges is poetry that begins and breaks, self-dissects, and starts again, offering up language attuned to the ruptures we inhabit, those that insist on remaining open.”
—Selena Mercuri, The Literary Review of Canada
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—Selena Mercuri, The Literary Review of Canada
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“The Book of Interruptions resists continuity… what emerges is poetry that begins and breaks, self-dissects, and starts again, offering up language attuned to the ruptures we inhabit, those that insist on remaining open.”
—Selena Mercuri, The Literary Review of Canada
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
—Selena Mercuri, The Literary Review of Canada
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
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What's on our radar this month? Abortion Rights YA, Spies for Christmas, Field Notes, a Life in Comedy, Soviet-Era Intrigue, and More! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit
On Our Radar: Abortion Rights YA, Spies for Christmas, Field Notes, a Life in Comedy, Soviet-Era Intrigue, and More! · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
Every month, our editor enthuses about the books piling up on her mind and on her nightstand.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What's on our radar this month? Abortion Rights YA, Spies for Christmas, Field Notes, a Life in Comedy, Soviet-Era Intrigue, and More! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit
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In a recent NBN episode, I got to speak with Robert de la Chevrotiere about his breathtaking new novel, Tall is Her Body (Kensington, 2025). I’ve been recommending this book to everyone!
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December 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In a recent NBN episode, I got to speak with Robert de la Chevrotiere about his breathtaking new novel, Tall is Her Body (Kensington, 2025). I’ve been recommending this book to everyone!
newbooksnetwork.com/tall-is-her-...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/tall-is-her-...
@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
✨Coming in 2026 ✨ Stan on Guard by acclaimed Leacock Medal longlisted author KR Wilson, forthcoming March 1, 2026 with Guernica Editions
Request a review copy:
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Request a review copy:
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#specfic
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
✨Coming in 2026 ✨ Stan on Guard by acclaimed Leacock Medal longlisted author KR Wilson, forthcoming March 1, 2026 with Guernica Editions
Request a review copy:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s...
#specfic
Request a review copy:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s...
#specfic
Check out these three amazing new guests on the Reader's Delight radio show last month: Aamir Hussain, Susan Salomonsson, and Margo LaPierre!
Listen in:
radiowaterloo.ca/readers-deli...
#canlit
Listen in:
radiowaterloo.ca/readers-deli...
#canlit
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Check out these three amazing new guests on the Reader's Delight radio show last month: Aamir Hussain, Susan Salomonsson, and Margo LaPierre!
Listen in:
radiowaterloo.ca/readers-deli...
#canlit
Listen in:
radiowaterloo.ca/readers-deli...
#canlit
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Read 2 poems from Melissa Powless Day's new collection: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-bow-forg...
It's a journey of Indigenous reclamation, exploring identity, belonging, responsibility & wholeness. The author navigates her ties to the landscapes of SW Ontario & the nations to which she belongs.
It's a journey of Indigenous reclamation, exploring identity, belonging, responsibility & wholeness. The author navigates her ties to the landscapes of SW Ontario & the nations to which she belongs.
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Read 2 poems from Melissa Powless Day's new collection: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-bow-forg...
It's a journey of Indigenous reclamation, exploring identity, belonging, responsibility & wholeness. The author navigates her ties to the landscapes of SW Ontario & the nations to which she belongs.
It's a journey of Indigenous reclamation, exploring identity, belonging, responsibility & wholeness. The author navigates her ties to the landscapes of SW Ontario & the nations to which she belongs.
“Traditions of the past mesh with potential for future change. This notion pervades Gaafar’s novel, and the two-for-one concept is nowhere more aptly contained than in the title A Mouth Full of Salt.”
—Michelle Hardy
Read the review:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
—Michelle Hardy
Read the review:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Traditions of the past mesh with potential for future change. This notion pervades Gaafar’s novel, and the two-for-one concept is nowhere more aptly contained than in the title A Mouth Full of Salt.”
—Michelle Hardy
Read the review:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
—Michelle Hardy
Read the review:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
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Looking for a perfectly soul-expanding heartwarming, and beautiful holiday season read? I highly recommend David Giuliano’s new novel, The Upending of Wendall Forbes (Latitude 46, 2025).
You can listen to my NBN interview with David now. Or save it for later.
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You can listen to my NBN interview with David now. Or save it for later.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-upending...
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Looking for a perfectly soul-expanding heartwarming, and beautiful holiday season read? I highly recommend David Giuliano’s new novel, The Upending of Wendall Forbes (Latitude 46, 2025).
You can listen to my NBN interview with David now. Or save it for later.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-upending...
You can listen to my NBN interview with David now. Or save it for later.
newbooksnetwork.com/the-upending...
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Melanie Schnell’s THE CHORUS BENEATH OUR FEET (@radiantpress.bsky.social) follows a soldier’s return home after 8 years away, only to find his sister missing & caught up in a crime.
Watch Melanie read an excerpt for #ALUCozyFest: alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-me...
Watch Melanie read an excerpt for #ALUCozyFest: alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-me...
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Melanie Schnell’s THE CHORUS BENEATH OUR FEET (@radiantpress.bsky.social) follows a soldier’s return home after 8 years away, only to find his sister missing & caught up in a crime.
Watch Melanie read an excerpt for #ALUCozyFest: alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-me...
Watch Melanie read an excerpt for #ALUCozyFest: alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-me...
In a recent interview with David Elias, we asked him about how the assassination of JFK serves as an unsettling underpinning for this fascinating novel, Into the D/ark, which is set in rural Manitoba.
Read the full interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
@radiantpress.bsky.social
Read the full interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
@radiantpress.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In a recent interview with David Elias, we asked him about how the assassination of JFK serves as an unsettling underpinning for this fascinating novel, Into the D/ark, which is set in rural Manitoba.
Read the full interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
@radiantpress.bsky.social
Read the full interview:
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
@radiantpress.bsky.social
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“A daring, not-to-be-missed short novel by the one and only Hollay Ghadery.”
—Nilofar-Lily Soltani
Lily’s beautiful novel, Zulaikha, was released by Inanna Publications in 2023.
About Zulaikha:
inanna.ca/product/zula...
About The Unravelling of Ou:
palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
—Nilofar-Lily Soltani
Lily’s beautiful novel, Zulaikha, was released by Inanna Publications in 2023.
About Zulaikha:
inanna.ca/product/zula...
About The Unravelling of Ou:
palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
December 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“A daring, not-to-be-missed short novel by the one and only Hollay Ghadery.”
—Nilofar-Lily Soltani
Lily’s beautiful novel, Zulaikha, was released by Inanna Publications in 2023.
About Zulaikha:
inanna.ca/product/zula...
About The Unravelling of Ou:
palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
—Nilofar-Lily Soltani
Lily’s beautiful novel, Zulaikha, was released by Inanna Publications in 2023.
About Zulaikha:
inanna.ca/product/zula...
About The Unravelling of Ou:
palimpsestpress.ca/books/the-un...
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We've a lovely article about Saad Omar Khan's Drinking the Ocean up at the Sesaya Arts Magazine:
www.sesayarts.com/saad-omar-kh...
www.sesayarts.com/saad-omar-kh...
Saad Omar Khan on His Debut Novel Drinking the Ocean - Sesaya Arts Magazine
“My upbringing was predicated on the idea that our emotional and cultural foundations are borderless, and I wanted that to be reflected in this story.” ~ Saad Omar Khan
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December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We've a lovely article about Saad Omar Khan's Drinking the Ocean up at the Sesaya Arts Magazine:
www.sesayarts.com/saad-omar-kh...
www.sesayarts.com/saad-omar-kh...
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We're delighted to see Christy Climenhage's The Midnight Project included in this great year end round up from The Seaboard Review:
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December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We're delighted to see Christy Climenhage's The Midnight Project included in this great year end round up from The Seaboard Review:
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Burlington friends, there's only a handful of seats left. Sign up soon if you'd like to attend!
Acclaimed writer Brad Smith will be at Burlington Public Library on December 14th from 2-3 p.m. to discuss his latest novel, Billy Crawford’s Double Play, w/ Hamilton Spectator columnist & thriller writer Lorraine Sommerfeld.
Register:
attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14941690
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
Register:
attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14941690
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Burlington friends, there's only a handful of seats left. Sign up soon if you'd like to attend!
✨Coming in 2026 ✨nightstead by David Martin (February 15/26) @palimpsestpress.bsky.social
In his most personal collection to date, nightstead, award-winning poet David Martin elegizes his younger brother, who died by suicide at the age of twenty-three.
DM us to request review copy.
In his most personal collection to date, nightstead, award-winning poet David Martin elegizes his younger brother, who died by suicide at the age of twenty-three.
DM us to request review copy.
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
✨Coming in 2026 ✨nightstead by David Martin (February 15/26) @palimpsestpress.bsky.social
In his most personal collection to date, nightstead, award-winning poet David Martin elegizes his younger brother, who died by suicide at the age of twenty-three.
DM us to request review copy.
In his most personal collection to date, nightstead, award-winning poet David Martin elegizes his younger brother, who died by suicide at the age of twenty-three.
DM us to request review copy.
Acclaimed writer Brad Smith will be at Burlington Public Library on December 14th from 2-3 p.m. to discuss his latest novel, Billy Crawford’s Double Play, w/ Hamilton Spectator columnist & thriller writer Lorraine Sommerfeld.
Register:
attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14941690
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
Register:
attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14941690
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Acclaimed writer Brad Smith will be at Burlington Public Library on December 14th from 2-3 p.m. to discuss his latest novel, Billy Crawford’s Double Play, w/ Hamilton Spectator columnist & thriller writer Lorraine Sommerfeld.
Register:
attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14941690
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
Register:
attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14941690
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
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James Cairns reminds us we’re not alone in times of crisis. In his book IN CRISIS, ON CRISIS (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social) he offers thoughtful essays that provide a sense of connection in our existential times.
James reads a passage from the book for #ALUCozyFest:
alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-ja...
James reads a passage from the book for #ALUCozyFest:
alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-ja...
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
James Cairns reminds us we’re not alone in times of crisis. In his book IN CRISIS, ON CRISIS (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social) he offers thoughtful essays that provide a sense of connection in our existential times.
James reads a passage from the book for #ALUCozyFest:
alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-ja...
James reads a passage from the book for #ALUCozyFest:
alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-ja...
We reached out to one of our @brocktonwriters.bsky.social & asked them to be a guest on our Power Q & A series.
We had one question in mind: What is one thing you think people don’t understand about running a reading series?
Read the interview.
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
We had one question in mind: What is one thing you think people don’t understand about running a reading series?
Read the interview.
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We reached out to one of our @brocktonwriters.bsky.social & asked them to be a guest on our Power Q & A series.
We had one question in mind: What is one thing you think people don’t understand about running a reading series?
Read the interview.
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
We had one question in mind: What is one thing you think people don’t understand about running a reading series?
Read the interview.
www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/11...
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Love a literary festival but don't want to leave your house? Cozy Fest has entered the chat!
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Love a literary festival but don't want to leave your house? Cozy Fest has entered the chat!
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Friends, we missed this great excerpt from Peter Darbyshire's The Wonder Lands War when it went up at the Civilian Reader, but this feels like a great time to enjoy it:
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Excerpt: THE WONDER LANDS WAR by Peter Darbyshire (Poplar Press)
Today we have an excerpt from The Wonder Lands War, the fourth book in Peter Darbyshire’s The Books of Cross series — readers may recall that we have shared excerpts from the three prev…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Friends, we missed this great excerpt from Peter Darbyshire's The Wonder Lands War when it went up at the Civilian Reader, but this feels like a great time to enjoy it:
civilianreader.com/2025/11/06/e...
civilianreader.com/2025/11/06/e...
To continue celebrating amazing CanLit published in Canada, River Street launched our book clubs program. And the book club kits are FREE!
Katie Welch’s Ladder to Heaven ( @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social, 2025) is up first!
Learn more! ⬇️
www.riverstreetwriting.com/river-street...
Katie Welch’s Ladder to Heaven ( @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social, 2025) is up first!
Learn more! ⬇️
www.riverstreetwriting.com/river-street...
December 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
To continue celebrating amazing CanLit published in Canada, River Street launched our book clubs program. And the book club kits are FREE!
Katie Welch’s Ladder to Heaven ( @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social, 2025) is up first!
Learn more! ⬇️
www.riverstreetwriting.com/river-street...
Katie Welch’s Ladder to Heaven ( @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social, 2025) is up first!
Learn more! ⬇️
www.riverstreetwriting.com/river-street...
Poets! Check out On Creative Writing’s poetry contest. They just released a podcast episode about it:
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
@oncreativewriting.bsky.social 🫶🏼
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
@oncreativewriting.bsky.social 🫶🏼
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Poets! Check out On Creative Writing’s poetry contest. They just released a podcast episode about it:
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
@oncreativewriting.bsky.social 🫶🏼
www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/ep...
@oncreativewriting.bsky.social 🫶🏼