Biblioasis

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Award-winning independent literary press.
Read independently. https://linktr.ee/biblioasis_books

@biblioasis.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:11 PM

New in The Bibliophile: Our publisher Dan muses on the ubiquity of dystopias in this introduction to Melissa Harrison's THE GIVEN WORLD, which published in North America this week. Plus, Canadian cities where Melissa will be reading later this month!

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A photo of several copies of Melissa Harrison's "The Given World" laid side by side. In white text over the photo reads:

On the end of things
A prologue to The Given World by Melissa Harrison
The Bibliophile

@indiebookstores.ca Oct 6, 2026, 10:01 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

Greek mythology fans; this one is for you! Here’s what Bookseller Kate Simpson from Curiosity House Books had to say about Daphnis and Chloe @biblioasis.bsky.social:

Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam, a Fall Selection for the Booksellers' List. Quote from Bookseller Kate Simpson [I loved this retelling of the Greek classic by a Canadian author! There is sheer joy in reading such beautiful prose. Daphnis and Chloe is a meditation on love and all its opposites, and on our human struggles to overcome pain, fear, and our failings—all with the reminder that the sun will rise each morning. Love, innocence, and beauty will prevail in the darkest of times.For fans of Miller’s Circe, Atwood’s Penelopiad, or Netflix’s KAOS.]

@biblioasis.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:10 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

New from The Bibliophile: A brief look inside the Biblioasis press office as a slew of new books arrive: short stories, nonfiction, Christmas Ghost Stories, and more! (Now, where to put them all...)

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Photo of several boxes of new books: centred in the image is "The Duchess at Prayer" by Edith Wharton illustrated by Seth. In white text over the photo reads:

Books and boxes everywhere: Behind the scenes at Biblioasis press, and what's to come.

@zibaldoni.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 10:56 AMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

My amazing North American publisher is the Canadian indie, Biblioasis. Their free substack is an excellent behind-the-scenes view of the struggles and joys of indie publishing, and I recommend it to you all.

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@biblioasis.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:10 PM

New from The Bibliophile: A brief look inside the Biblioasis press office as a slew of new books arrive: short stories, nonfiction, Christmas Ghost Stories, and more! (Now, where to put them all...)

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@biblioasis.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:27 PM

Happy pub day to Patrick Lennox's ON TREASON! 🎉🎉🎉 Available now wherever you get your books!

@robmclennan.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 7:09 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

book launch: rob mclennan + Garth Martens : Oct 21, Perfect Books, Ottawa / @garthmartens.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social ;
, feat. Jennifer Baker and Margo LaPierre,
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@biblioasis.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 8:38 PM

New from The Bibliophile: Our publicist Dominique interviews Patrick Lennox, author of ON TREASON @patricklennox.bsky.social; and an introduction from publisher Dan on racing against time to publish books about crucial topics.

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Photo of three copies of the book "On Treason: Alberta Separatism, Foreign Interference, and Canada’s Survival in a Revolutionary Age" by Patrick Lennox, on a wooden table. In white text over the image reads:

Anything but politics as usual: An interview with Patrick Lennox, author of On Treason.

@gillerprize.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 2:48 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

DAPHNIS AND CHLOE by Colin McAdam is longlisted for the 2026 #GillerPrize. @biblioasis.bsky.social youtu.be/cyxthZuocwk #CravingCanLit #canlit #canadianliterature

@lpgcanada.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 6:18 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

Congratulations to @biblioasis.bsky.social & @coachhousebooks.bsky.social whose authors are finalists for the 2026 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction!

A graphic labelled 2026 Writers' Trust Awards, LPG finalists. Two book covers are shown: Riverwork by Lisa Robertson from Coach House Books and Decadence by Richard Kelly Kemick from Biblioasis.

@biblioasis.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 9:27 PM

New from The Bibliophile: Our publisher Dan writes on reuniting with his original partner-in-crime at Biblioasis; and remembering the late K.D. Miller.

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Photograph of the interior of Biblioasis Bookshop (2015). In white text over the image reads:

The First Rule of Publishing
Reuniting with an old friend, and remembering K.D. Miller.

@ecwpress.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 3:15 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

The 2026 Giller Prize longlist includes six books published by Canadian-owned independent presses! Supporting Canadian stories, culture, writers, artists, and publishers is more important than ever.

6 Canadian Independent Publishers on the 2026 Giller Prize Longlist: Celebrating Canadian-owned independent publishing. 6 book covers are featured: Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam, Riverwork by Lisa Robertson, The Unraveling of Ou by Holly Ghadery, At Sea in a Sieve by Cordelia Strube, Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring, and Dodge City by Patrick deWitt. Published independently in Canada by: Biblioasis, ECW Press, House of Anansi, Coach House Books, Palimpsest Press, and Goose Lane Editions

@indiebookstores.ca Sep 12, 2026, 12:01 AMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

It’s an honour to get to celebrate Canadian-published books like yours, Colin! Don’t miss out on this gorgeous modern Greek retelling of true love, innocence, beauty, and finding a light through the darkness. Daphnis and Chloe is out September 15. 🔖 @biblioasis.bsky.social

@biblioasis.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 9:23 PM

New from The Bibliophile: Our publicist Ahmed interviews Colin McAdam, author of Giller-longlisted DAPHNIS AND CHLOE! Also featuring the book trailer, an excellent review by critic Molly Young, and more.

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Photo of two copies of Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam, one standing partially behind the other on a wood table. In white text over the photo reads:
"It might not look like love, but it was."
An interview with Colin McAdam, author of Daphnis and Chloe.
The Bibliophile

@biblioasis.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 1:46 PM

We are so excited that DECADENCE by Richard Kelly Kemick is on the shortlist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction!

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#Essays #bookrecs #biblioasis #TBR #readindependently #biblioasispublishing #Bookstagram #canadianbooks #fallreads #nonfiction

@scottmanleyhadley.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 6:04 AMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

I read an excellent CNF from Biblioasis about James Baldwin and two other writers - Baldwin, Styron, and Me by Mélikah Abdelmoumen: triumphofthenow.com/2026/09/09/b...

@emwf.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 6:56 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

Congratulations to all of the longlisted authors! 🎉

See Colin McAdam, Nicholas Herring, Mai Nguyen and Wayne Johnston at this year's Eden Mills Writers Festival.

Tickets available at emwf.ca

@obpoofficial.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 8:00 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

Congratulations to five of our amazing OBPO members @biblioasis.bsky.social , @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @houseofanansi.bsky.social, and @palimpsestpress.bsky.social for having their titles longlisted for the #GillerPrize!

@biblioasis.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 5:15 PM

We are so excited that DAPHNIS & CHLOE by Colin McAdam is on the longlist for the Giller Prize!

Coming 9/15 in Canada and 11/10 in the US! Preorder now at biblioasis.com

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#gillerprize #Books #fallreads

@lpgcanada.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 2:24 PMReposted by @biblioasis.bsky.social

Congratulations to LPG members whose authors are longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize! @biblioasis.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & @palimpsestpress.bsky.social

A graphic labelled 2026 Giller Prize longilst, LPG members displaying five book covers: Riverwork by Lisa Robertson, Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring, The Unravelling of Ou by Hollay Ghadery, At Sea in a Sieve by Cordelia Strube, and Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam.

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