We've gathered a council of ten...ten amazing women characters, that is. They've got all kinds of strength, from carrying on after immigrating to a new place and facing discrimination, to tracking down an abuser, to grieving a lost child.

This week kicks off with one of our favourite literary parties: the unstoppable  Giller Light Bash! You can still buy tickets for this fantastic event, but if you're busy, don't you fret – there's tons of season launches and author readings this week, and the second annual ... Read more

With the Civic Holiday weekend behind us, we're now staring Labour Day in the face. If you, like us, are in denial that another summer will soon be coming to an end, chill for a little longer in this, the first week of August.

Some great events on tap this week: vulval colouring pages in Toronto, Noir at the Bar in Edmonton, and the summer launch party of the MRB in Montreal.

Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, ... Read more

Our  Super Secret Festival of Lit rolls on with Day 6 of our mystery title reveals! Our meta-mystery pick is a beautifully written, sparse novella that won some serious acclaim in its hometown of Denmark. Buy any one of our mystery/thriller picks from now until December ... Read more

Our blog was pretty much all poetry, all the time throughout the month of April. Since National Poetry Month only comes once a year, we tend to save up a lot of our poetry-related exuberance and let it out all at once. But we know a lot of other things happened in April and ... Read more