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@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialFrom Norwegian author Mona Høvring and translated by Kari Dickson, SOMETHING THAT HELPS (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) brings an intimate lens to a coming-of-age story of sexual awakening, destruction, and new beginnings
Read an exclusive excerpt from the novel at: alllitup.ca/excerpted-so...
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialWEEK 2 of our Homegrown tour includes stops in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax, and more!
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social“Fish swim toward predators. Monogamous birds forsake partners.”
Leigh Kotsilidis' poetry collection SOME OF US MAY LIVE (@coachhousebooks.bsky.social) embraces science to explore unique interpretations of everyday experience.
Learn more & listen to a reading at: alllitup.ca/poetry-in-mo...
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialIn her forthcoming kids book, THE LAND SPEAKS (@kegedoncepress.bsky.social), Jadyn Williams draws on memories of her grandfather & the teachings that stayed with her. Today, she reflects on reconnecting with her Indigenous identity & the experiences that shaped the book.
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialFor #WomensHistoryMonth, we're sharing a list of new fiction, poetry, and non-fiction by women over on All Lit Up:
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialTo kick off our new "Six Questions With…” series, we chat with award-winning author Darlene Madott about her tenth book, CLOSING CEREMONIES AND DYING TIMES (@guernicaeditions.bsky.social).
Read all six of Darlene's answers to our questions at: alllitup.ca/six-question...
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialHomegrown is back! We’re visiting authors in their hometowns and learning about some of their favourite spots all October long.
Today’s authors show off their new books and hometowns as we tour from Vancouver to Halifax, with plenty of stops in between.
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social+ poetry from Brick Books and @talonbooks.bsky.social
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social+ more drama from J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing and @breakwaterbooks.bsky.social
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social+ drama from J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, and @playcanpress.bsky.social
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social+ fiction from @renegadeartsent.bsky.social and @ecwpress.bsky.social
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social+ fiction from @bookhugpress.bsky.social and @cormorantbooks.bsky.social
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialfeaturing non-fiction from @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social and @gooselane.bsky.social
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialTo recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we've gathered twelve titles (+ many more) by Indigenous authors and storytellers to read, listen to, and reflect on.
Explore the full collection on All Lit Up: alllitup.ca/book-list/re...
@alllitupcanada.bsky.socialIt's spectacular
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social"I wanted to write about life as I sort of dimly recall experiencing it."
We chat with Nicholas Herring about his Giller-longlisted novel YOUR BREATH IN CHARCOAL (@gooselane.bsky.social), a funny & sensitive working-class odyssey about a young Islander on a road trip.
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social“Lé7es ke7 sw7ew tw xwexwéyt te stem wel me7 yews.”
Kalli Van Stone’s WELÍK’T (@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social) uses Salish languages to capture intergenerational impacts of colonialism on Indigenous communities.
Read two poems (+ a bonus third!) from the collection: alllitup.ca/two-poems-we...
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social"[...] youth homelessness is an almost invisible problem."
Melanie Dugan talks about how writing her novel THE ANTIQUE PICKER'S DAUGHTER (Inanna Publications) led to explore the largely invisible crisis of youth homelessness in Canada.
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social“I wrote [Comfort Food] because I wanted to explore the current moment for some young people today...”
For Writer's Block, Zorana Sadiq chats with us about her latest play, COMFORT FOOD (@playcanpress.bsky.social), her creative process, & more.
Read the full interview: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...
@alllitupcanada.bsky.social"Is death the perfect punchline?"
We chat with @garybarwin.bsky.social about his new novel THE COMEDIAN'S BOOK OF THE DEAD (@bookhugpress.bsky.social), a funny and original novel about the joy and pain of parenthood.
