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The ALU team discusses our July Book Club pick

ALU Summer Book Club: Team Discussion, I Think We’ve Been Here Before

We weren’t expecting “cozy apocalypse” but that’s exactly what we got with Suzy Krause’s I Think We’ve Been Here Before (Radiant Press). Thoughtful, emotional (yes, a few of us cried), with a satisfying ending, it gave us plenty to talk about. Here are some highlights from our mostly spoiler-free team discussion.


Freshly Published!

Browse what’s new on the ALU shelves this week.


CBC Books Summer Reads

As chosen by CBC Books for their 2025 summer reading list!

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Indigenous Litspace

Discover fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and kids’ books by Indigenous authors and #ReadIndigenous.

Poetry Litspace

We don’t tell you what the poets are doing, we show you with a dedicated home for poetry recordings, interviews, excerpts, and more.

Kids Litspace

The ALU Kids Litspace is a home for the finest in kids lit, for young, middle-grade, and teen readers (and all of those who are young-at-heart).


Subterrane is the winner of the
Amazon First Novel Award!

Congratulations to Valérie Bah for winning the 2025 Amazon First Novel Award for their book Subterrane (Véhicule Press).


Congratulations to the books on the
Dublin Literary Award longlist!

As chosen by librarians all over the world, these books from independent Canadian literary presses are literally world famous!


ebooks for everyone

In 2022 All Lit Up launched the ebooks for everyone collection: 600+ books that were converted to fully-accessible epub formats for readers with print disabilities. Browse some handpicks from our collection below.