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  • Poetry in Motion: Gillian Sze + Quiet Night Think

    Poetry in Motion: Gillian Sze + Quiet Night Think

    In Gillian Sze’sQuiet Night Think (ECW Press), Gillian invites readers to meditate with her on questions of emergence and transformation. In this week’s Poetry in Motion feature, Gillian shares how the birth of her son pushed her to think about her own beginnings and start writing her new collection about origins. 

  • Staff Picks: International Women’s Month

    Staff Picks: International Women’s Month

    This year’s International Women’s Day theme is about breaking the bias —  “a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated”. Here are just some authors that our All Lit Up staff recommend adding to your TBR shelf.

  • Read This, Then That: Poetry Collections

    Read This, Then That: Poetry Collections

    If Chad Campbell’s poetry collection Nectarine (Véhicule Press) resonated with you about how memories are preserved in time like “a glass of frozen nectarine halves”, then try Alan Hill’s poetry collection In the Blood (Caitlin Press) — a similar poetry collection that offers poetic explorations of mental health and family connections.

  • Beautiful Books: Little Girl Gazelle

    Beautiful Books: Little Girl Gazelle

    Little Girl Gazelle (Linda Leith Publishing) written by Stéphane Martelly, is an extraordinary picture book focused on discrimination and equality. In this edition of Beautiful Books, Stéphane shares a few images illustrated by Albin Christen from her book, which beautifully illustrate the Little Girl in her journey of leaving her mark, finding her way, and skimming and dancing…

  • Off/Kilter: Interview w/ Gregoire Courtois

    Off/Kilter: Interview w/ Gregoire Courtois

    Author Gregoire Courtois joins us in this edition of Off/Kilter to share more about his newly released novel The Agents(Coach House) — where Nineteen Eighty-Four meets Squid Games, via The Office, in this boldly dystopian novel.

  • Where in Canada: A Clutter of Cats

    Where in Canada: A Clutter of Cats

    A Clutter of Cats (Signature Editions) is a new women-sleuthing novel from Louise Carson that will pull readers into a cozy mystery, full of all the things necessary to life—cats, desserts, friends, and gardens. In this week’s edition of Where in Canada, Carson shares fond memories about the real house, Greenwood, in Hudson, QC, that the book is based on,…

  • Greg Frankson’s Essay: Black Poets Across Canada

    Greg Frankson’s Essay: Black Poets Across Canada

    This month, we shine a spotlight on a collection of essays and poems about the contemporary experience of Black poets in Canada, AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets (Renaissance Press), edited by A. Gregory Frankson. This anthology includes a variety of emerging and established Black writers, dub poets and spoken word artists across Canada. In Frankson’s essay, he shares how…

  • If You Liked X Read Y: David Whitton’s Seven Down

    If You Liked X Read Y: David Whitton’s Seven Down

    Fans of Matt Haig’s bestselling novel The Midnight Library, should add to their TBR shelf David Whitton’s first novel Seven Down (Dundurn Press) — a novel that that makes us consider our life choices and forces us to think about the choices of those around us.

  • Writer’s Block: Luanne Armstrong

    Writer’s Block: Luanne Armstrong

    In this week’s edition of Writer’s Block, we are joined by Luanne Armstrong, author of Going to Ground (Caitlin Press). Her recently released collection of essays is about aging, chronic pain and the healing power of nature. She shares with us how learning to read made her realize she wanted to become an author, the surprising thing…

  • Character Study: All Is Well

    Character Study: All Is Well

    This week we teamed up with author Katherine Walker to create a Hollywood blockbuster movie poster of her latest novel All Is Well (Thistledown Press), featuring a complete star-studded cast of American and British actors. Read on for more about the book and our casting choices!

  • Who’s Your Valentine?

    Who’s Your Valentine?

    Looking for a new book date tonight? Try out our quiz and see which book is your valentine!

  • Black History Month: Author Spotlight

    Black History Month: Author Spotlight

    In celebration of Black History Month, we’re shining a spotlight on some stellar Black authors (and additional author contributors) to keep your eye out for across genres. 

  • Under the Cover: The Love Olympics

    Under the Cover: The Love Olympics

    The Love Olympics (Breakwater Books) by Claire Wilkshire is a collection of short fiction set in St. John’s. In this week’s edition of Under the Cover, Claire shares how she began researching for the book by creating a fake profile on a dating site and then realizing anyone could decide what they wanted to be and could create that…

  • Test Kitchen: Happy Belly

    Test Kitchen: Happy Belly

    You might recognize his name from the Man versus Cake blog…or maybe from the season he was a participant on the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship. If not, just know that Aaron McInnis is skilled in the fine art of crafting sweet treats and to share that gift with the world, he brings us Happy…

  • Writers’ Craft: Victoria Hetherington

    Writers’ Craft: Victoria Hetherington

    Author Victoria Hetherington, whose sci-fi social novel Autonomy (Dundurn Press) debuts today, joins us this week to share what their perfect writing day is like, what they wish people would ask about their books, and what they are currently working on right now.