Author: ALU Editor
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Gift Guide Week: Stacey May Fowles
We asked writer and Baseball Life Advice-giver Stacey May Fowles to give us some gifting advice this Gift Guide Week: her picks include a coming-of-age novel, an adorable book for kids, observances on masculinity, finely-crafted short fiction, and nonfiction about a local baseball hero (of course!).
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Gift Guide Week: Peter Counter
Culture critic and writer Peter Counter’s five book recommendations for this year’s Gift Guide are more than literary gifts for your loved ones—they’re gifts of commiseration, hope, solidarity, connection, and time (and who doesn’t want more of those?). Read on for his compelling reasons to give these particular books to the people in your life.
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Gift Guide Week: A.G.A. Wilmot
We consider A.G.A. Wilmot a monarch of horror writing over here, which is why we’re thrilled they’ve come on to Gift Guide Week to share four horror (or horror-adjacent) picks; perfect for the person in your life who likes a little scary mixed in with their season’s greetings.
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Gift Guide Week: Jessica Westhead
Author of the recently published short story collection Avalanche Jessica Westhead kicks off our Gift Guide Week with five recommendations for all kinds of readers on your list. From a character-driven literary fantasy, to an immersive poetic experience, to essays for “a kinder, gentler, fairer, healthier, and more truly loving place,” these book picks are…
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Signature Editions
The press picks from staff at Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Signature Editions run the gamut from a collection of poetry spanning 25 years of work, a riveting domestic thriller, and a hilarious and heartfelt tribute from father to son.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: The Porcupine’s Quill
As one of the few printer-publishers in Canada, The Porcupine’s Quill produces beautiful, collectible editions from their workshop in Erin, Ontario. Their press picks for the holidays include stories set in an auto factory, a story collection of modern monstrosities, and a sumptuous hybrid of photography and poems.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: J. Gordon Shillingford
J. Gordon Shillingford’s imprint Scirocco Drama publishes some great drama to gift the actors and theatre lovers in your life. Three recommendations from Scirocco Editor Glenda MacFarlane include a funny, but poignant play about colonization and reconciliation; a witty family play about gender equality; and a handy resource for drama teachers.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Playwrights Canada Press
With three book recommendations for the drama readers and thespians on your list, Playwrights Canada Press serves up three gift-able plays that are character-driven, thoughtful, and imbued with humour.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Fernwood Publishing
Hailing from both Winnipeg and Halifax, Fernwood Publishing is deeply committed to publishing works that speak to feminism, anti-racism, and social justice. These three Press Picks shared by Fernwood staff (+ cats!) are perfect for the big-hearted rabble-rouser in your life.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Caitlin Press
Caitlin Press (and its imprint for lesbian writing, Dagger Editions) publish fiction, non-fiction, and poetry out on the coast of BC. Today the press shares three excellent Press Picks: a quintet of linked stories about queer community, a strange and wonderful speculative story collection, and an experimental poetry collection (perfect for those who say they…
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Gordon Hill Press
Publisher of poetry and stylistically innovative books, Gordon Hill Press offers three reflective books for the holidays: an empathetic debut collection of poetry, a new offering from an award-winning poet, and a lyrical essay collection about connection.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Palimpsest Press
Palimpsest Press poetry editor Jim Johnstone’s book recommendations for the holidays are for poetry lovers and want-to-be poetry lovers. Check out their three must-read books: a visual feast, queer magic, and a captivating poetic conversation.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Linda Leith Publishing
Montreal’s Linda Leith Publishing looks locally and globally in the stories it publishes. Today, LLP’s Shakiya Williams shares three gift-able nonfiction books for the holiday season: a moving treatise on societal inclusion, an introspective look inside the writing life, and a heartwarming up-and-down journey towards motherhood.
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Baraka Books
Montreal-based Baraka Books truly has something for everyone in their slate of press picks: including nonfiction about how 19th century evolutionary science was perceived in Canada, an epic, Shakespeare-adjacent novel, and a nuanced novel about race and the workplace (recommended by a very special guest recommender).
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All Lit Up Press Picks for the Holidays: Turnstone Press
Next up on Press Picks are four propulsive book recommendations by the team at Turnstone Press, presented by the adorable press mascot Bingley: a whimsical mother-daughter drama; a high-octane page turner about the climate crisis; a cinematic mystery-thriller; and an award-winning long poem.