Brain Lag
@brainlagbooks.bsky.social
Canadian SFF publisher. 50+ titles, 20+ authors, from space opera to epic fantasy to middle grade, comedy, horror, mystery, LGBTQIA+, and more. Stretching the boundaries of speculative fiction.
https://www.brain-lag.com/
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New feature: cozy books! Whether it's mystery, SFF, horror, or beyond, we definitely understand the appeal of these low-stakes, character-driven stories. Take a look at our selection of cozy Brain Lag books now at brain-lag.com.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New feature: cozy books! Whether it's mystery, SFF, horror, or beyond, we definitely understand the appeal of these low-stakes, character-driven stories. Take a look at our selection of cozy Brain Lag books now at brain-lag.com.
Huge thanks to the organizers, volunteers, other vendors, and attendees at Holiday Inn Oakville for a great first Christmas market! And congratulations to Wildwood Bookstore & Market right here in Milton for a fantastic opening weekend.
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Huge thanks to the organizers, volunteers, other vendors, and attendees at Holiday Inn Oakville for a great first Christmas market! And congratulations to Wildwood Bookstore & Market right here in Milton for a fantastic opening weekend.
We are rolling here at Holiday Inn Oakville! Come out by 4:00 for locally sourced gifts, photos with Santa, and prizes!
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We are rolling here at Holiday Inn Oakville! Come out by 4:00 for locally sourced gifts, photos with Santa, and prizes!
Thrilled to welcome brand-new independent bookstore Wildwood Bookstore & Market to Milton! Don't miss their grand (soft) opening right here on Main Street this weekend. #MiltonON #MiltonDBA #bookstore #GTA wildwoodbookstore.ca
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thrilled to welcome brand-new independent bookstore Wildwood Bookstore & Market to Milton! Don't miss their grand (soft) opening right here on Main Street this weekend. #MiltonON #MiltonDBA #bookstore #GTA wildwoodbookstore.ca
Today is editor/owner Catherine Fitzsimmons' birthday! If you want to make a publisher's day, order that book you've been thinking about (books2read.com/rl/BrainLag) or leave a review.
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today is editor/owner Catherine Fitzsimmons' birthday! If you want to make a publisher's day, order that book you've been thinking about (books2read.com/rl/BrainLag) or leave a review.
In one week, we'll be at Holiday Inn Oakville's first annual Christmas market! Come out to find great gifts, support your local food bank, and win prizes. (We'll be there Saturday only.)
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In one week, we'll be at Holiday Inn Oakville's first annual Christmas market! Come out to find great gifts, support your local food bank, and win prizes. (We'll be there Saturday only.)
Where does Sally McBride's inspiration come from?
- random pings in my head triggered by a gust of wind? Sometimes ideas just pop in!
- Dreams. Yes, I’ve had wonderful dreams that I turned into stories.
- interesting articles in science magazines or sites.
Read now: books2read.com/ap/8Yy50w/Sa...
- random pings in my head triggered by a gust of wind? Sometimes ideas just pop in!
- Dreams. Yes, I’ve had wonderful dreams that I turned into stories.
- interesting articles in science magazines or sites.
Read now: books2read.com/ap/8Yy50w/Sa...
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Where does Sally McBride's inspiration come from?
- random pings in my head triggered by a gust of wind? Sometimes ideas just pop in!
- Dreams. Yes, I’ve had wonderful dreams that I turned into stories.
- interesting articles in science magazines or sites.
Read now: books2read.com/ap/8Yy50w/Sa...
- random pings in my head triggered by a gust of wind? Sometimes ideas just pop in!
- Dreams. Yes, I’ve had wonderful dreams that I turned into stories.
- interesting articles in science magazines or sites.
Read now: books2read.com/ap/8Yy50w/Sa...
Thrilled to welcome back tattoo witch AJ Grey with book 2 of Joe Weinberg's Grey Witch Adventures, VIRTUES OF SKIN! Coming May 2026. Preorder now: books2read.com/grey-witch-2
More details: brainlagpublishing.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/n...
More details: brainlagpublishing.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/n...
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thrilled to welcome back tattoo witch AJ Grey with book 2 of Joe Weinberg's Grey Witch Adventures, VIRTUES OF SKIN! Coming May 2026. Preorder now: books2read.com/grey-witch-2
More details: brainlagpublishing.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/n...
More details: brainlagpublishing.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/n...
When you have almost sixty SFF titles, "fantasy" doesn't narrow it down too much. Not to worry - find what you're looking for easier on our website, now with subcategories. www.brain-lag.com/s/shop
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
When you have almost sixty SFF titles, "fantasy" doesn't narrow it down too much. Not to worry - find what you're looking for easier on our website, now with subcategories. www.brain-lag.com/s/shop
Are you ready? We have another book announcement coming this Friday. What could it be? 👀
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Are you ready? We have another book announcement coming this Friday. What could it be? 👀
Happy Halloween and Samhain and feliz Día de Muertos! However you're spending the next two days, stay safe, have fun, and enjoy whatever seasonal read appeals to you.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy Halloween and Samhain and feliz Día de Muertos! However you're spending the next two days, stay safe, have fun, and enjoy whatever seasonal read appeals to you.
And for our final spooky season matchup, it's back to the basics: #TeamOrange or #TeamBlack?
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
And for our final spooky season matchup, it's back to the basics: #TeamOrange or #TeamBlack?
We're getting into the home stretch of the spooky season! This week we ask about the taste of Halloween: are you #TeamSpicy or #TeamSweet?
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We're getting into the home stretch of the spooky season! This week we ask about the taste of Halloween: are you #TeamSpicy or #TeamSweet?
Huge thanks to Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction volume 3 for mentioning our 2024 short story collections in the anthology's introduction.
See what the hype is about: books2read.com/mecha-jesus books2read.com/tpom
See what the hype is about: books2read.com/mecha-jesus books2read.com/tpom
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Huge thanks to Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction volume 3 for mentioning our 2024 short story collections in the anthology's introduction.
See what the hype is about: books2read.com/mecha-jesus books2read.com/tpom
See what the hype is about: books2read.com/mecha-jesus books2read.com/tpom
Thrilled to announce our next title: INDIGO TIME by Sally McBride! When an immortal queen trapped in the body of a child meets a child with the power of centuries, time and space itself may be in jeopardy. Coming March 2026. Preorder now: books2read.com/indigo-time
www.brain-lag.com/s/stories/ne...
www.brain-lag.com/s/stories/ne...
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thrilled to announce our next title: INDIGO TIME by Sally McBride! When an immortal queen trapped in the body of a child meets a child with the power of centuries, time and space itself may be in jeopardy. Coming March 2026. Preorder now: books2read.com/indigo-time
www.brain-lag.com/s/stories/ne...
www.brain-lag.com/s/stories/ne...
It's a great weekend for literature enrichment in Ontario. For those in the Ottawa area, we hope you have fun at @canconsffh.bsky.social, and for those in the Georgian Bay area, enjoy a full weekend at the second annual CollingWord. If you see any Brain Lag authors, say hi!
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's a great weekend for literature enrichment in Ontario. For those in the Ottawa area, we hope you have fun at @canconsffh.bsky.social, and for those in the Georgian Bay area, enjoy a full weekend at the second annual CollingWord. If you see any Brain Lag authors, say hi!
Our Halloween match-up this week is all about the ✨vibes✨. Are you #TeamGrim or #TeamSpoopy?
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our Halloween match-up this week is all about the ✨vibes✨. Are you #TeamGrim or #TeamSpoopy?
Happy Thanksgiving to our fellow Canadians. Stay safe, enjoy your holiday, and we hope you get a moment to sink into a good book.
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to our fellow Canadians. Stay safe, enjoy your holiday, and we hope you get a moment to sink into a good book.
It's time for another Halloween match-up: undead vs. underworld. Are you #TeamZombie or #TeamDemon?
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's time for another Halloween match-up: undead vs. underworld. Are you #TeamZombie or #TeamDemon?
Dale E. McClenning's inspiration comes from what-if questions or dreams... despite the hazards that creates.
Read INNOCENT EARTH now (also available as an audiobook!): books2read.com/innocent-earth
Read INNOCENT EARTH now (also available as an audiobook!): books2read.com/innocent-earth
October 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Dale E. McClenning's inspiration comes from what-if questions or dreams... despite the hazards that creates.
Read INNOCENT EARTH now (also available as an audiobook!): books2read.com/innocent-earth
Read INNOCENT EARTH now (also available as an audiobook!): books2read.com/innocent-earth
It's a classic matchup for this week's Halloween head-to-head: #TeamVampire or #TeamWerewolf?
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It's a classic matchup for this week's Halloween head-to-head: #TeamVampire or #TeamWerewolf?
Simon A. G. Spencer finds inspiration in books, movies, video games, history, and more. See how he combines "two completely unrelated ideas" in SHADOWS OF SLAVERY: books2read.com/shadows-of-s...
September 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Simon A. G. Spencer finds inspiration in books, movies, video games, history, and more. See how he combines "two completely unrelated ideas" in SHADOWS OF SLAVERY: books2read.com/shadows-of-s...
The spooky season is starting, and to celebrate, we're going head to head with weekly matchups until Halloween! For this first week, we ask: are you #TeamWitch or #TeamGhost?
September 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The spooky season is starting, and to celebrate, we're going head to head with weekly matchups until Halloween! For this first week, we ask: are you #TeamWitch or #TeamGhost?
Thank you to everyone who came out to The Fantasy Forum on Saturday! It was great to get back to London and we hope to return soon.
September 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to The Fantasy Forum on Saturday! It was great to get back to London and we hope to return soon.