Just finished this 1949 debut novel by CBC Radio dramatist Len Peterson, in which boxing, baking, juvenile delinquency, knitting, and S/M feature. Entirely forgotten, it is one of the best books I've read this year.
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@brianbusby.bsky.socialJust finished this 1949 debut novel by CBC Radio dramatist Len Peterson, in which boxing, baking, juvenile delinquency, knitting, and S/M feature. Entirely forgotten, it is one of the best books I've read this year.
@49thshelf.bsky.socialA Tour of History Through the Eyes of Women - A recommended reading list by Trudy Morgan-Cole, author of Beyond the Brightening Sea @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social
@guernicaeditions.bsky.socialWe hope you can join us!!!!đ#CanLit #ToEvents #AuthorReadings
@cowenwriter.bsky.socialTaiko drums (video won't post); Janis Irwin MLA; Trina Moyles being interviewed about the fascinating adventures and revelations of Black Bear. Opening night at Litfest in the beautiful Rice Theatre. Though what was with those $25 champagnes ;) #canlit
@cormorantbooks.bsky.socialCongratulations Edward Kay, Mikhael Klassen-Kay, Valerie Sherrard, Natalie Hyde, and Eric Walters. All four books are nominated for the Forest of Reading Awards!
@edwardkay.bsky.social #ForestofReading #IReadCanadian #CanLit #kidlit
@kurtkirchmeier.bsky.socialJust finished Metaloria by @arthurslade.bsky.social. Itâs an action-packed and humorous epic fantasy/lit RPG novel set in a heavy metal-inspired world. Very enjoyable and totally original. If youâre a fan of Dungeon Crawler Carl and looking for your next read, definitely check this one out! #canlit
@charlenedraws.bsky.socialHappy to share the LOVE, PANDA by Elaine Su Elaine Su & illus. by me is nominated for the Forest of Reading Blue Spruce award!
Organizations - you can sign up for the Forest of Reading here! forestofreading.com/...
@offtopicpublishing.bsky.socialStand forlorn, as hollow as past atonement; / The day forfeit, stained red. ...
=>Read âSand Dunesâ by Jed Looker - September Poetry Contest Honourable Mention
#canlit #OffTopicContest #poem #poetry
https://offtopicpublishing.com/sand-dunes-by-jed-looker/
@geekyjules.julessherred.com@cowenwriter.bsky.socialCBC interview done. Books are being shipped to me and WILL get here before my Litfest panel and workshop on Sunday. Now I can relax and enjoy the festival soiree :) #canlit
@paulmoorehead.bsky.socialI donât hustle my work as much as I should. If I donât care to get my poetry out there, who will??
You can buy Green through your local bookseller, or from the publisher: breakwaterbooks.com/collections/...
Or I can sell you a signed copy. Seeing as who you are.
@rollwithheather.bsky.socialCanadian bestsellers October 3-10 #CanLit
www.cbc.ca/books/naomi-...
@cowenwriter.bsky.social"ai" is a technology ENTIRELY premised on creative theft so it can NEVER be ethical. if creators and intellectuals cannot say no to the lie, then all is lost. shut it down now. #canlit
@riverstreetwriting.bsky.socialFootnotes: Case Studies in Canadian Small Press Book Making by Cameron Anstee, forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, releasing October 15, 2026 â¨
palimpsestpress.ca/books/footno...
DM us to request a review copy!
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@rollwithheather.bsky.socialReleasing this week: Bound by Art and Time by Louis Gagliardi - the true story of two nearly forgotten Canadian artists and the half a million dollar fraud that almost erased them from history. #CanLit #CanadianArt #Biography #Memoir #ArtHistory
49thshelf.com/Books/B/Boun...
@anderson-dargatz.bsky.socialReally looking forward to this event in Hudson, QC! Thanks so much to Greenwood StoryFest for the invitation! For tickets, go to: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket...
#TheAtlasKeeper #canlit #IReadCanadian #Writersky #canadianauthors
@49thshelf.bsky.socialAnimating the Afterlife: The Chat with Doretta Lau, author of We Are Underlings @houseofanansi.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/10... #CanLit
@cowenwriter.bsky.socialWill be a nervy few days waiting to see if I will be holding my next book, Sixteen Homes: a memoir, in my hands for Edmonton's LitFest, where I am doing a panel with Sharon Butala and then running a zuihitsu workshop :) Come on baby book, be born and flown fast to me! ;) #canlit
@mawenzihouse.bsky.socialđ Mawenzi Books to Read This Fall đ
From poetry and fiction to memoir, discover books that cross borders, explore identity and belonging and open windows onto other lives.
Find your next fall read with Mawenzi House. đ
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