The relationship between author and publisher is a special one, and that of Ronna Bloom, author of poetry collection  The More, and its publisher, Beth Follett of Pedlar Press, is no exception. In this literal "under the cover," Beth and Ronna chat about how the cover for  ... Read more

Newfoundland: Both Stan Dragland and Craig Francis Power establish themselves as shrewd, clear-sighted witnesses to literary Newfoundland culture with these two new titles, and in Dragland's case, to epic comedy as well. Both writers tackle the new contradictions besetting ... Read more

Emerging in the mid-1970s from the post-Centenary primordial soup—that potent mix of nationalism, Marxism, feminism, pacifism and, in la belle province, a wallop of Quebecois identity politics— the (fictional) Montreal video production group Vidéo Populaire was inspired ... Read more

Poet Souvankham Thammavongsa has published all three of her award-winning collections with Newfoundland-based Pedlar Press, led by Beth Follett. For the third instalment of our CanLit Rewind series, Beth's chosen Thammavongsa's debut,  Small Arguments, as a book that "didn't change ... Read more

In House is a regular column, highlighting the various publishers that have books featured and available for purchase on All Lit Up. Find out things like what sorts of books they publish, where in Canada they call home, and how they got their start.

Public libraries are gathering places, safe community spaces, places out of the cold where citizens can come together face to face, to improve their minds, to be enlightened or informed. Every citizen has a right to belong to a library, and librarians are there to ensure in ... Read more

In today's Movember special edition of Cover Collage, All Lit Up commemorates the month of prostrate cancer awareness with a moustachioed-makeover for some of our favourite book covers. As a bonus: check out some moustached-selfies from some of our favourite authors and publishers.  ... Read more

This week in book events: writers bare it all in Montreal at the Live Nude Writers Event; Coach House Press celebrates its fall launch of books with a party in Toronto; Dawn Durmont launches her novel, Rose's Run, at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon;  I Found It at the ... Read more

The multi-talented Kate Cayley recently published her first short story collection with St. John's based Pedlar Press. How You Were Born spans various locales, periods of time, and many different people but all offer a bit of light in an otherwise dark world.

Bowering's trademark wit, humour, and lucid, playful writing will transport you to Vancouver of the mid- to late-60s, a Vancouver where neon signs still shimmered on the rain-soaked streets of the Downtown Eastside, and Granville Street bustled with movie-goers.