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Upcoming September Events including readings and launches from John Barton, Arleen Pare, Daniela Elza, and Kate Braid! Visit our events page at caitlinpress.com/Events for more information! #fallbookreadings #booklaunches
Arleen Paré at Upstart and Crow 1387 Railspur Alley, Vancouver Sep 17 06:30 pm Arleen Paré will read at Upstart and Crow, Vancouver, from her latest poetry collection, Encrypted, a tribute to family and youth in a time of complex anxiety and loneliness. She will be in conversation with poet, Raoul Fernandes. Event is free and open to the public. Upstart and Crow will sell books at the event. Daniela Elza at SFU Teck Gallery SFU Teck Gallery, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver Sep 24 07:00 pm Daniela Elza will be launching her latest memoir, Is This An Illness or An Accident at the SFU Teck Gallery on September 24th, 2025. The event will be moderated by Bonnie Nish and Angela Rebrec. Cross and Crow Books will sell at the event. John Barton at SFU Lunch Poems SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver Sep 17 12:00 pm John Barton will read as part of the SFU Lunch Poems in September. The event is free but you must register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poems-presents-john-barton-pauline-le-bel-online-tickets-1607383670829?aff=livewhale John Barton at Planet Earth Poetry Russell Books, 747 Fort Street Sep 26 07:00 pm John Barton will be reading at Russell Books with Planet Earth Poetry on September 26th at 7 pm. Please visit https://planet-earth-qqev.squarespace.com/september-2025 for more information. Arleen Paré at Word Vancouver: Tending the Unspoken UBC Robson Square Sep 20 12:30 pm From encrypted histories and systemic weight to ancestral echoes and quiet acts of gratitude, this poetry reading brings together four distinct yet intertwined voices in Canadian literature. Join us for an evening that opens the silences, gives shape to resilience, and asks what it means to carry stories through the body and beyond. Location: Poetry Tent, UBC Robson Square Host: Renée Saklikar Kate Braid at Word Vancouver: Notes on Becoming: A Conversation Across Memoir UBC Robson Square Sep 20 12:30 pm Two acclaimed writers reflect on the complexities of identity and legacy in their powerful new works. Join us as moderator Kaile Shilling engages Kate Braid and Charlotte Gill in a rich conversation sure to be filled with tender insights. Location: Room 485, UBC Robson Square Type: Panel, Reading, Fiction Moderator: Kaile Shilling Readers: Kate Braid, The Erotics of Cutting Grass: Reflections on a Well-Loved Life (Caitlin Press) | Charlotte Gill, Almost Brown (Penguin Random House Canada) Daniela Elza at Word Vancouver: Between Belongings HSBC Hall, UBC Robson Square Sep 20 03:30 pm Author Daniela Elza and writer Taslim Jaffer explore the complexities of identity, heritage, and home in this intimate conversation. Through essay, non-fiction and memoir, they reflect on cultural memory, personal transformation, and what it means to belong — in one place or many. Join moderator Esmeralda Cabral for a thoughtful session that moves between the lyrical and the lived, the personal and the universal. Location: HSBC Hall, UBC Robson Square Moderator: Esmeralda Cabral Readers: Daniela Elza, Is This an Illness or an Accident? (Caitlin Press) | Taslim Jaffer,editor, Back Where I Came From: On Culture, Identity, and Home (co-edited with Omar Mouallem Book*hug Press)
September 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
consumerfrank.bsky.social
At 11.40am, I shall be on #GalwayBayFM & #GalwayTalks with #johnmorleynews abt my #Galway #booklaunches (#portumna (13/9/25) #Glenamaddy (16/9/25)). Talking about 'A Magdalene Rose' & the 4 remarkable people within. #ShorelinesArtsFestival #ConnachtTribune #GalwayCityTribune #TheIrishPost
September 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
writingafrica.bsky.social
Poetry anthology celebrating iconic Ugandan women launches
#BookLaunches #poetry #Uganda
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Poetry anthology celebrating iconic Ugandan women launches
Feeling, a poetry anthology celebrating iconic Ugandan women, launched in Kampala on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Tanya Mugidde gives us this report.
www.writingafrica.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
hollandhousebooks.bsky.social
#booknews #publishing #booklaunches #whattoread #shortstory #articles
July 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
studionib.bsky.social
#Jarrolds Dept store in #Norwich is closing it's #Bookshop. I don't believe it, books have been a core part of the Store since they started as a printer/publisher. Very fond memories of my booklaunches and signings there. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jarrolds store in Norwich city centre to close book department - BBC News
The Norfolk company says the decision has been made with a "great deal of sadness".
www.bbc.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
tstorypodcast.bsky.social
First episode airing tomorrow make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel and learn about The Science Behind Book Launches with President and Publisher Linda F Radke of Story Monsters LLC. #booklaunches
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The Science Behind Book Launches with President and Publisher of StoryMonsters, LLC, Linda F. Radke
YouTube video by The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast
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March 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
tstorypodcast.bsky.social
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tstorypodcast.bsky.social The Storyteller's Shelf Podcast @tstorypodcast.bsky.social · Mar 8
In our upcoming episode of The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast, we sit down with Linda Radke, an award-winning publisher and founder of Story Monsters LLC. She shares invaluable advice she once received from the President of Scholastic Books. #insight #publishing
March 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
goddessofstrife.bsky.social
Good to find you here, Prof. I think that the USA is going to mount some serious competition in the Horror stakes. As one who practices vaccine tourism, I'm anxious. But, yeah, fascists in the UK are stopping booklaunches with only threats, so things are bad there too.
November 23, 2024 at 11:43 PM
stormsy.bsky.social
Felt like sharing a happy photo from the past. This was such a beautiful day! I've had quite a few launches of my various books, but this launch was the best, the most heart-felt. I feel blessed to have had this experience! #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebook #penguins #love #booklaunches
Woman with cake
November 12, 2024 at 3:09 PM
carriefinison.bsky.social
Yes, I DO have a book launching in September! PIGS DIG A ROAD, by me and Brian Biggs, will launch on 9/10/24 from Putnam. It's a rhyming picture book about teamwork that features
- A pig construction crew
- Plenty of big trucks
- Beavers driving motorcycles

#kidlit #EduSky #Skybrarian #booklaunches
June 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
debbieohi.com
Help boost kidlit/YA creators who have books coming out in 2024! Index of launch threads: debbieohi.link/Bluesky-Book...

By month: Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec

Before adding your info to a thread, pls read instructions in thread image header.

#EduSky #BookLaunches
Promotional graphic for 2024 KidLit & YA Book Launches featuring a bright blue background with large yellow text. Two illustrated books are depicted growing on green stems from a brown patch of soil, symbolizing growth and creativity. The text encourages support for fellow book creators and includes a URL and a QR code for more information. https://debbieohi.link/Bluesky-BookLaunches
May 1, 2024 at 4:19 PM
quietlyfiery.bsky.social
In The Groves Illustrated and written by Andrea Cruz Floren, releases September 10th with Penguin Workshop

#Sept2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian #picturebooks

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/733831...
April 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
debbieohi.com
Help boost kidlit/YA creators who have books coming out in 2024! Index of launch threads: debbieohi.link/Bluesky-Book...

By month: Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec

Before adding your info to a thread, pls read instructions in thread image header.

#EduSky #BookLaunches
Promotional graphic for 2024 Kid Lit & YA Book Launches with bold yellow text on a blue background. The image features a playful illustration of a plant with green leaves and a brown stem, sprouting from the ground with books on its leaves, symbolizing growth and new beginnings. A QR code is present in the bottom right corner, and a supportive message 'Help boost up fellow book creators!' is included below the main text."
April 2, 2024 at 1:39 PM
jandolby.bsky.social
Thanks Debbie! Modern #fairytale early reader Curlilocks & the Three Hares by Andrew Hacket, art by Jan Dolby, Little Press Publishing launches May 1! Curlilocks, is ready to quit her curls and chooses to take her hair into her own hands.

#May2024 #booklaunches #earlyreader
March 14, 2024 at 1:46 PM
metuiteme.bsky.social
THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY, a spooky, wintery YA about vampires, grief, and toxic relationships, is out 2024-07-02 from author Amelinda Bérubé (@metuiteme.bsky.social) and Sourcebooks Fire 💀❤️🔥 More info at www.metuiteme.com! #July2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian #yahorror #spookybooks
Front cover for THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY by Amelinda Bérubé: a girl's silhouette lurks in a foggy, blue-tinged forest of bare tree trunks. Blood spatters drip down from the top of the image.
March 13, 2024 at 12:56 PM
debbieohi.com
Help boost fellow kidlit/YA book creators who have upcoming launches in 2024! See full index here. Also:

Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

#EduSky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarian #BookLaunches
Promotional graphic for 2024 Kid Lit & YA Book Launches with bold yellow text on a blue background. The image features a playful illustration of a plant with green leaves and a brown stem, sprouting from the ground with books on its leaves, symbolizing growth and new beginnings. A QR code is present in the bottom right corner, and a supportive message 'Help boost up fellow book creators!' is included below the main text."
March 13, 2024 at 12:14 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in Dec 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Mthly Launch Threads

#Dec2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for December 2024 KidLit & YA book launches featuring a date header, bold text, and a wintery background featuring snowy hills, with open books that have green plants growing out of them. A large, stylized butterfly is also depicted. Instructions for participation and a link for more information are included at the bottom: If you have a kidlit or YA book launching in December 2024, reply with ONE post that includes the following info: Publication date (yyyy-mm-dd), names of author, illustrator if illustrated, publisher (tag if any are on Bluesky), and a LINK where people can find more info. Attach image of your book cover.
March 13, 2024 at 12:07 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in Nov 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Mthly Launch Threads

#Nov2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for November 2024 KidLit & YA book launches featuring a date header, bold text, and a colorful background featuring water and green hills, with open books. A large, stylized butterfly is also depicted. Instructions for participation and a link for more information are included at the bottom: If you have a kidlit or YA book launching in November 2024, reply with ONE post that includes the following info: Publication date (yyyy-mm-dd), names of author, illustrator if illustrated, publisher (tag if any are on Bluesky), and a LINK where people can find more info. Attach image of your book cover.
March 13, 2024 at 12:05 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in Oct 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Mthly Launch Threads

#Oct2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for October 2024 KidLit & YA book launches featuring a date header, bold text, and a colorful background a green hillside with open books. A large, stylized butterfly is also depicted. Instructions for participation and a link for more information are included at the bottom: If you have a kidlit or YA book launching in September 2024, reply with ONE post that includes the following info: Publication date (yyyy-mm-dd), names of author, illustrator if illustrated, publisher (tag if any are on Bluesky), and a LINK where people can find more info. Attach image of your book cover.
March 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in Sept 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Mthly Launch Threads

#Sept2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for September 2024 KidLit & YA book launches featuring a date header, bold text, and a colorful background of autumn leaves. A large, stylized butterfly and an open book with a bookmark are also depicted. Instructions for participation and a link for more information are included at the bottom: If you have a kidlit or YA book launching in September 2024, reply with ONE post that includes the following info: Publication date (yyyy-mm-dd), names of author, illustrator if illustrated, publisher (tag if any are on Bluesky), and a LINK where people can find more info. Attach image of your book cover.
March 13, 2024 at 11:57 AM
debbieohi.com
To help kidlit/YA creators who have books coming out in 2024 (incl. me!) & help with community-building, I'm creating an index of Monthly Book Launch Threads: debbieohi.link/Bluesky-Book...

So far: Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug

Boosts appreciated (incl. indiv creators) #EduSky #BookLaunches
Promotional graphic for 2024 KidLit & YA Book Launches featuring a bright blue background with large yellow text. Two illustrated books are depicted growing on green stems from a brown patch of soil, symbolizing growth and creativity. The text encourages support for fellow book creators and includes a URL and a QR code for more information.
March 8, 2024 at 9:34 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in Aug 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Mthly Launch Threads
#Aug2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for August 2024 KidLit & YA Book Launches. The background is a vibrant blue with fluffy white clouds and a large, stylized butterfly at the top. Text in various playful fonts announces the event and instructs authors with a kidlit or YA book launching in August 2024 to reply with a post including publication date, author and illustrator names, publisher, and a link for more information, along with their book cover image. The bottom of the image features a small illustration of green plants on brown soil. The graphic is credited to Debbie Ridpath Ohi, with her Bluesky handle and a link to her tips page. A pink heart and a handwritten signature 'D.Ohi' are at the bottom right.
March 8, 2024 at 9:25 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in July 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Mthly Launch Threads
#July2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for July 2024 KidLit & YA Book Launches. The background is a gradient of sky blue to green with a large butterfly at the top and a field of pink flowers at the bottom. Text invites authors and illustrators with a children's or young adult book releasing in July 2024 to reply with a post including the publication date, names of author and illustrator, publisher, and a link for more information, along with their book cover image. The graphic emphasizes community support with a heart and the phrase 'Spread good karma by helping to boost others in this thread!' Attribution to Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Bluesky @debbieohi and DebbieOhi.link/bluesky-tips is included.
March 8, 2024 at 9:22 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in June 2024? In ONE post, reply with info (see attached image for tips).

If you can squeeze it into ONE post, incl. extra info / topic hashtags about your book!

Index Mthly: 2024 Kidlit/YA Book Launch Threads
#June2024 #booklaunches #EduSky #Skybrarian
Promotional graphic for June 2024 KidLit & YA Book Launches. The background features a bright blue sky with a large butterfly at the top and a winding road leading through a field of sunflowers. Text invites authors and illustrators with a kidlit or YA book launching in June 2024 to reply with a post including publication date, author and illustrator names, publisher, and a link for more information, along with their book cover image. The graphic is attributed to Debbie Ridpath Ohi, with her social media handle and a link to her tips page. A message at the bottom encourages spreading good karma by boosting others in the thread.
March 8, 2024 at 9:17 PM
debbieohi.com
Do you have a kidlit or YA book launching in the next few months? Feel free to reply in the appropriate thread below:

March 2024 launches
April 2024 launches
May 2024 launches

2024 Kidlit/YA Book Launches:
debbieohi.link/Bluesky-Book...

#EduSky #Skybrarians #KidLitSky #BookBirthday
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March 5, 2024 at 2:36 PM