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Mawenzi House is dedicated to bringing to the reading public fresh new writing from Canada and across the world that reflects the diversity of our rapidly globalizing world, particularly in Canada and the United States.
Happy publication day to Wanderings: An Anthology of Anglophone Nepali Diaspora Poetry! This collection brings together poets whose roots lie in Nepal, who live, write, and dream in the diaspora.
It's also 30% off on our website: bit.ly/4fQDbu6 Grab your copy wherever you buy books from.
It's also 30% off on our website: bit.ly/4fQDbu6 Grab your copy wherever you buy books from.
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Happy publication day to Wanderings: An Anthology of Anglophone Nepali Diaspora Poetry! This collection brings together poets whose roots lie in Nepal, who live, write, and dream in the diaspora.
It's also 30% off on our website: bit.ly/4fQDbu6 Grab your copy wherever you buy books from.
It's also 30% off on our website: bit.ly/4fQDbu6 Grab your copy wherever you buy books from.
Please join us in celebration for the launch of THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS by SABYASACHI NAG on Saturday, December 13, at 4:30 pm at the Benares Historic Museum in Mississauga.
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Please join us in celebration for the launch of THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS by SABYASACHI NAG on Saturday, December 13, at 4:30 pm at the Benares Historic Museum in Mississauga.
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
Rabindranath Maharaj, author of A Quiet Disappearance, appeared on The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing to share his most influential books in his life.
Listen to the full episode: bit.ly/48zgCXO
#ShortStories #CanLit #CBCBooks
Listen to the full episode: bit.ly/48zgCXO
#ShortStories #CanLit #CBCBooks
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Rabindranath Maharaj, author of A Quiet Disappearance, appeared on The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing to share his most influential books in his life.
Listen to the full episode: bit.ly/48zgCXO
#ShortStories #CanLit #CBCBooks
Listen to the full episode: bit.ly/48zgCXO
#ShortStories #CanLit #CBCBooks
A QUIET DISAPPEARANCE by RABINDRANATH MAHARAJ was reviewed in the Caribbean Beat.
Begin reading today: bit.ly/AQuietDisapp...
*Our print titles are 35% off, and our ebooks are 20% off until the end of December!*
Begin reading today: bit.ly/AQuietDisapp...
*Our print titles are 35% off, and our ebooks are 20% off until the end of December!*
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A QUIET DISAPPEARANCE by RABINDRANATH MAHARAJ was reviewed in the Caribbean Beat.
Begin reading today: bit.ly/AQuietDisapp...
*Our print titles are 35% off, and our ebooks are 20% off until the end of December!*
Begin reading today: bit.ly/AQuietDisapp...
*Our print titles are 35% off, and our ebooks are 20% off until the end of December!*
These essays by accomplished literary critics begin an examination of some of the most exciting new writing to emerge in Canada in the last four decades.
Start reading now: bit.ly/Confluences1
Start reading now: bit.ly/Confluences1
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
These essays by accomplished literary critics begin an examination of some of the most exciting new writing to emerge in Canada in the last four decades.
Start reading now: bit.ly/Confluences1
Start reading now: bit.ly/Confluences1
Please join us in celebration for the launch of THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS by SABYASACHI NAG on Saturday, December 13, at 4:30 pm at the Benares Historic Museum in Mississauga.
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Please join us in celebration for the launch of THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS by SABYASACHI NAG on Saturday, December 13, at 4:30 pm at the Benares Historic Museum in Mississauga.
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
Books will be on sale.
RSVP here: bit.ly/48gzNFs
This volume examines, from diverse perspectives, what it means to be a Muslim in Canada.
“[A]n enlightening, unsettling, open-ended book, a testament to the resilience and candour of Canadian Muslims.”
—Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
Begin reading today: bit.ly/RelevanceIsl...
“[A]n enlightening, unsettling, open-ended book, a testament to the resilience and candour of Canadian Muslims.”
—Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
Begin reading today: bit.ly/RelevanceIsl...
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This volume examines, from diverse perspectives, what it means to be a Muslim in Canada.
“[A]n enlightening, unsettling, open-ended book, a testament to the resilience and candour of Canadian Muslims.”
—Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
Begin reading today: bit.ly/RelevanceIsl...
“[A]n enlightening, unsettling, open-ended book, a testament to the resilience and candour of Canadian Muslims.”
—Carol Goar, The Toronto Star
Begin reading today: bit.ly/RelevanceIsl...
Get all five books in the Prison of Dreams (KANAVUCCHIRAI) Quintet for only $60!
Use code BUNDLE60 at checkout to save when you buy all five of the Prison of Dreams books: bit.ly/47LceEE
This code is available until November 20, 11:59 pm.
Use code BUNDLE60 at checkout to save when you buy all five of the Prison of Dreams books: bit.ly/47LceEE
This code is available until November 20, 11:59 pm.
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Get all five books in the Prison of Dreams (KANAVUCCHIRAI) Quintet for only $60!
Use code BUNDLE60 at checkout to save when you buy all five of the Prison of Dreams books: bit.ly/47LceEE
This code is available until November 20, 11:59 pm.
Use code BUNDLE60 at checkout to save when you buy all five of the Prison of Dreams books: bit.ly/47LceEE
This code is available until November 20, 11:59 pm.
JOURNEYS NORTH, JOURNEY'S END by KUE YOUNG is partly political and historical, partly a primer on Northern, Indigenous, and Global Health, and deeply personal.
This memoir traces his complex journeys and provides the context for his rather unusual and winding career path.
This memoir traces his complex journeys and provides the context for his rather unusual and winding career path.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
JOURNEYS NORTH, JOURNEY'S END by KUE YOUNG is partly political and historical, partly a primer on Northern, Indigenous, and Global Health, and deeply personal.
This memoir traces his complex journeys and provides the context for his rather unusual and winding career path.
This memoir traces his complex journeys and provides the context for his rather unusual and winding career path.
The holidays are right around the corner, and we've got an important shipping update for you.
Friday, December 12, is the last day to place your orders with us to ensure your books arrive before the holidays.
We're expecting delayed wait times with our distributor closer to the holidays.
Friday, December 12, is the last day to place your orders with us to ensure your books arrive before the holidays.
We're expecting delayed wait times with our distributor closer to the holidays.
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The holidays are right around the corner, and we've got an important shipping update for you.
Friday, December 12, is the last day to place your orders with us to ensure your books arrive before the holidays.
We're expecting delayed wait times with our distributor closer to the holidays.
Friday, December 12, is the last day to place your orders with us to ensure your books arrive before the holidays.
We're expecting delayed wait times with our distributor closer to the holidays.
It's #NonFiction November and we're spotlighting Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f) by Monia Mazigh, a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Non-fiction in 2023.
Start reading today: bit.ly/3NCVEOR
Start reading today: bit.ly/3NCVEOR
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's #NonFiction November and we're spotlighting Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey with a Scar(f) by Monia Mazigh, a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Non-fiction in 2023.
Start reading today: bit.ly/3NCVEOR
Start reading today: bit.ly/3NCVEOR
Calling all Toronto book lovers, we'll be at the Meet the Presses Indie Lit Market on Sunday, November 2, from 12 pm to 4 pm.
We'll have a great selection of our titles available, including new releases, recent award nominees, and fan favourites. We hope to see you there!
We'll have a great selection of our titles available, including new releases, recent award nominees, and fan favourites. We hope to see you there!
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Calling all Toronto book lovers, we'll be at the Meet the Presses Indie Lit Market on Sunday, November 2, from 12 pm to 4 pm.
We'll have a great selection of our titles available, including new releases, recent award nominees, and fan favourites. We hope to see you there!
We'll have a great selection of our titles available, including new releases, recent award nominees, and fan favourites. We hope to see you there!
We are so excited that Farida by Monia Mazigh, translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards!
October 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are so excited that Farida by Monia Mazigh, translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott, is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards!
Please join us in celebration for the launch of TRACHEA by MAYANK BHATT on Saturday, October 11, at 3:30 pm at Massey College - Junior Common Room.
Books will be on sale, and refreshments will be available.
RSVP here: bit.ly/3WewRnb
Books will be on sale, and refreshments will be available.
RSVP here: bit.ly/3WewRnb
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Please join us in celebration for the launch of TRACHEA by MAYANK BHATT on Saturday, October 11, at 3:30 pm at Massey College - Junior Common Room.
Books will be on sale, and refreshments will be available.
RSVP here: bit.ly/3WewRnb
Books will be on sale, and refreshments will be available.
RSVP here: bit.ly/3WewRnb
Today, we honour the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
#OrangeShirtDay
#TruthAndReconciliation
#OrangeShirtDay
#TruthAndReconciliation
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today, we honour the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
#OrangeShirtDay
#TruthAndReconciliation
#OrangeShirtDay
#TruthAndReconciliation
Happy publication day to The Alphabet of Aliens by Sabyasachi Nag! The Alphabet of Aliens is now available wherever you buy books from, or on our website: bit.ly/AlphabetofAl...
September 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy publication day to The Alphabet of Aliens by Sabyasachi Nag! The Alphabet of Aliens is now available wherever you buy books from, or on our website: bit.ly/AlphabetofAl...
Happy publication day to A Scent of India by Sasenarine Persaud!
A Scent of India is now available wherever you buy books from, or on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
A Scent of India is now available wherever you buy books from, or on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
September 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Happy publication day to A Scent of India by Sasenarine Persaud!
A Scent of India is now available wherever you buy books from, or on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
A Scent of India is now available wherever you buy books from, or on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
Cover reveal for THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS by SABYASACHI NAG!
The dream-like, eerily atmospheric prose poems in this collection interrogate margins and melt points of migrancy.
THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS is out on September 15, and is now available for pre-order: bit.ly/AlphabetofAl...
The dream-like, eerily atmospheric prose poems in this collection interrogate margins and melt points of migrancy.
THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS is out on September 15, and is now available for pre-order: bit.ly/AlphabetofAl...
August 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Cover reveal for THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS by SABYASACHI NAG!
The dream-like, eerily atmospheric prose poems in this collection interrogate margins and melt points of migrancy.
THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS is out on September 15, and is now available for pre-order: bit.ly/AlphabetofAl...
The dream-like, eerily atmospheric prose poems in this collection interrogate margins and melt points of migrancy.
THE ALPHABET OF ALIENS is out on September 15, and is now available for pre-order: bit.ly/AlphabetofAl...
Join us on Saturday, September 6, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus to celebrate the Prison of Dreams Quintet by Devakanthan, translated by Nedra Rodrigo.
Registration is free. Please RSVP: bit.ly/41VkfVc
Registration is free. Please RSVP: bit.ly/41VkfVc
August 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join us on Saturday, September 6, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus to celebrate the Prison of Dreams Quintet by Devakanthan, translated by Nedra Rodrigo.
Registration is free. Please RSVP: bit.ly/41VkfVc
Registration is free. Please RSVP: bit.ly/41VkfVc
A SCENT OF INDIA by SASENARINE PERSAUD is one of our upcoming Fall 2025 titles! Persaud’s newest poetry collection will be available on September 9, 2025.
Pre-order your copy on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
Pre-order your copy on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
August 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A SCENT OF INDIA by SASENARINE PERSAUD is one of our upcoming Fall 2025 titles! Persaud’s newest poetry collection will be available on September 9, 2025.
Pre-order your copy on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
Pre-order your copy on our website: bit.ly/AScentofIndia
Daniel will be showcasing his paintings and poems at Arts Etobicoke Storefront Gallery, part of the Dreamlogue: Conversations with the Unconscious.
There will be an Artist Talk on Wednesday, August 20, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The exhibition runs from July 30 to August.
Learn More: bit.ly/45xfFO2
There will be an Artist Talk on Wednesday, August 20, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The exhibition runs from July 30 to August.
Learn More: bit.ly/45xfFO2
August 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Daniel will be showcasing his paintings and poems at Arts Etobicoke Storefront Gallery, part of the Dreamlogue: Conversations with the Unconscious.
There will be an Artist Talk on Wednesday, August 20, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The exhibition runs from July 30 to August.
Learn More: bit.ly/45xfFO2
There will be an Artist Talk on Wednesday, August 20, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
The exhibition runs from July 30 to August.
Learn More: bit.ly/45xfFO2
Join us at Another Story Bookshop for the book launch of Taslīm: We Are the Prophets, Poems on a Coptic Girlhood by Carolyn Ramzy on Monday, July 14 at 7 PM.
Carolyn will be in conversation with Fady Shanouda. RSVP here: buytickets.at/mawenzihouse...
Carolyn will be in conversation with Fady Shanouda. RSVP here: buytickets.at/mawenzihouse...
July 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join us at Another Story Bookshop for the book launch of Taslīm: We Are the Prophets, Poems on a Coptic Girlhood by Carolyn Ramzy on Monday, July 14 at 7 PM.
Carolyn will be in conversation with Fady Shanouda. RSVP here: buytickets.at/mawenzihouse...
Carolyn will be in conversation with Fady Shanouda. RSVP here: buytickets.at/mawenzihouse...
A PHIAL OF PASSING MEMORIES by JAMES YÉKÚ lingers on a poetics of elsewhere, as seen through poems that evoke various memories.
This poetry collection is hot off the press as it was released on June 30!
Grab a copy wherever you buy books from or from our website: bit.ly/4gUoLZy
This poetry collection is hot off the press as it was released on June 30!
Grab a copy wherever you buy books from or from our website: bit.ly/4gUoLZy
July 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A PHIAL OF PASSING MEMORIES by JAMES YÉKÚ lingers on a poetics of elsewhere, as seen through poems that evoke various memories.
This poetry collection is hot off the press as it was released on June 30!
Grab a copy wherever you buy books from or from our website: bit.ly/4gUoLZy
This poetry collection is hot off the press as it was released on June 30!
Grab a copy wherever you buy books from or from our website: bit.ly/4gUoLZy
We're excited to announce our newest title JOURNEYS NORTH, JOURNEY'S END by KUE YOUNG! 🎉
Young came to Canada from Hong Kong to study medicine at McGill University. He devoted his subsequent years working with Northern and Indigenous communities of Canada.
Grab a copy here: bit.ly/462NhoS
Young came to Canada from Hong Kong to study medicine at McGill University. He devoted his subsequent years working with Northern and Indigenous communities of Canada.
Grab a copy here: bit.ly/462NhoS
June 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We're excited to announce our newest title JOURNEYS NORTH, JOURNEY'S END by KUE YOUNG! 🎉
Young came to Canada from Hong Kong to study medicine at McGill University. He devoted his subsequent years working with Northern and Indigenous communities of Canada.
Grab a copy here: bit.ly/462NhoS
Young came to Canada from Hong Kong to study medicine at McGill University. He devoted his subsequent years working with Northern and Indigenous communities of Canada.
Grab a copy here: bit.ly/462NhoS
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Here are a few colourful books from our collection.
Shop all our Pride books here: bit.ly/4dMRRtl
Shop all our Pride books here: bit.ly/4dMRRtl
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈 Here are a few colourful books from our collection.
Shop all our Pride books here: bit.ly/4dMRRtl
Shop all our Pride books here: bit.ly/4dMRRtl