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June is National Indigenous History Month! Discover 42 books by Indigenous authors right here.

A graphic labelled 8 Fabulous Books for Pride Month 2026. The featured book covers include Not All Dragons by David Ly, Soundtrack by Michael V. Smith, Village Dreams by Jay Quint, Kainchee Lagaa & Jhooti by Zaiba Baig, River Running by Loch Baillie, The Blue House by Sky Gilbert, The Last Caravan by Anna Byrne, and The Way Disabled People Love Each Other by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha.

HAPPY PRIDE!

8 Fabulous Books for Pride Month 2026

Pride Month (and really, any month) is a great time to discover new and recent books by LGBTQ2SIA+ authors. Spanning poetry, literary fiction, memoir, drama, and fantasy, these eight books offer a wide range of stories and styles—there’s something here for every kind of reader. (Click the book covers to read the full description.)

Author photo of David Ly.

Read our Interview with David Ly

Writer’s Block: David Ly

The cover of Half-Earth by Blair Trewartha

Enjoy some out-of-this-world poetry

Poetry in Motion: Blair Trewartha + Half-Earth


Freshly Published!

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


Congrats to the finalists of the Trillium Book Award!

This year’s finalists include two great titles from the All Lit Up catalogue!

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Congrats to the finalists of the Amazon Canada First Novel Award!

We’re thrilled to see these titles from independent Canadian literary presses on the list this year!

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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).

Books We’re Reading Now

Here are some of the books on our nightstands right now.

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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.