Happy holidays from All Lit Up!

It’s hard to believe 2014 will soon be coming to an end. It’s been a big year for us, as we brought All Lit Up to Canadian readers coast-to-coast and were welcomed with such open arms.With that in mind, we couldn’t send off such an exciting year without a slam-bang finish (in the words of Bing and Danny).This week we launched our holiday merch store, where CanLit lovers can order fun All Lit Up swag for the first time, including buttons, bags, and posters. We also have a special treat for you – brand new holiday cards sold exclusively at All Lit Up, featuring four CanLit superstars—Martha Baillie, George Murray, Fred Wah, and Kathleen Winter. Get them now through December 19th! While that is pretty exciting—who doesn’t love a good book tote?—we’re all about the books. And so, starting December 1st right through December 19th we’ll be highlighting all kinds of amazing books to help you find something for the booklover on your list (or, let’s face it, for yourself).

First, we’ll be doing a spin on the classic holiday ditty, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” with our 12 Days of CanLit series. Sing along with our countdown of themed book picks, straight down to our number 1 (that’s 78 books in all!). Also feel free to download our poster, for letter or tabloid-sized paper.Follow along with us…Ta-da! Best looking 12 Days of CanLit we’ve seen!

Next, we’ll feature even more books over five days of great recommendations curated by a group of folks in the know. If you’re looking for poetry, short stories, mysteries, kids & YA, or some fantastic fiction we’ve got you covered.

We’ll cap off 2014 by taking a look back at some of the best of the blog. A group of our publishers have each chosen their favourite ALU blog posts that we’ll share with you until we’re back with new blog content on January 5th!Happy holidays from all of us at All Lit Up!