Lists
We Stand on Guard: A Hope Reading List for Seemingly Hopeless Times
These are books about Indigenous Peoples, Queerness, Race, sexuality, reproductive rights, poverty, Islam, the environment. About being women, being persons of colour, being LGBT, being truly from here and told you're not, being from elsewhere and told you're not welcome, being ... Read more
Books like Music to your Ears
With International Music Day on October 1st, ringing in the month, we're celebrating with this hefty list of auto/biographies, novels, poetry collections, and even a few book/CD combos we've assembled for your reading – and listening – pleasure.
ALU Goes Back to School
Whether you're returning to school this September or just reminiscing, there's something here for everyone: stories silly and serious, summer-focused for the nostalgic or set in school for the keen.
Hello Detective
Discovering a new series that hits all the right notes of suspense and bone-chilling surprise is one of life's great joys for any mystery reader. To help you on the way to your next great series we've collected the first book in some of our most popular detective series'.
Blue Skies Books
We're in a summery mood, and so are these books: blue skies and sunshine, all!
Celebrating Short Stories With Our Friends at Found Press
While we dabble in Short Stories here on All Lit Up (with 300+ collections!), our pals at Found Press have made Short Stories their mission: they release esingles by authors who don't necessarily want a collection attached. Here's a selection of short story collections that ... Read more
All Lit Up Award Winners and Nominees, 2016
If you want your CanLit to have some pedigree check out these recently nominated and winning titles, from poetry to fiction to drama, to add to your TBR pile.
Plays for World Theatre Day
World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI). It is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. We love celebrating World Theatre Day, with our fantastic collection of Canadian-published ... Read more
Books for Pink Shirt Day
February 24th is Pink Shirt Day, a day to raise awareness on the issues surrounding bullying, a major problem in schools, at work, on the internet, and even sometimes at home. We’ve picked out some literature that will help continue the discussion of bullying with your students, ... Read more
