Happy Asian Heritage Month! We're heralding in this perfect reason to celebrate Asian-Canadian writing with a look at six fiction books: continue on to see the new and (perhaps) new-to-you reads we picked.

Matsuki Masutani's debut book of poetry is a minimalist bounty of gentle insight and quiet humour:  I will be more myself in the next world (Mother Tongue Publishing) reflects on aging, marriage, family, dreams, the poet's Japanese roots, self-acceptance, and effects of ... Read more

Kicking off our Indie Reading Room this fall is L'nuk (Mi'kmaq) artist and author Michelle Sylliboy who in her debut collection of poetry  Kiskajeyi: I AM READY (Rebel Mountain Press) preserves the complex L'nuk language, Komqwejwi’kasikl through word art and paired ... Read more

Cue the pumpkin spice lattes: fall books are lining the shelves. Check out which books All Lit Up staffers are excited for this season.

Holy festivals, generic superhero-man! Denman Island, BC, Moose Jaw, SK, and Lakefield, ON, all have festivals with amazing literary lineups this week. 

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

Icefields was the first novel by author Thomas Wharton, published in 1995 by NeWest Press after beginning life as his Master's thesis. Presented as a tourist guidebook, it is a historical novel that shows the slow transformation of Jasper as time and the coming of the railroad ... 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.