The Essential Derk Wynand, selected by John Barton (Porcupine's Quill) includes a body of work that the poet began in the 1970s. While at surface the collection touches on both public and private aspects of daily life, Wynand intelligently delves much deeper into our emotions—mapping ... Read more

If you loved our August Book Club read Seeds and Other Stories by Ursula Pflug, we've got a few recommendations to keep the last vestiges of your summer full of the fantastical.

From author interviews to our take on film adaptation to the Tough Mudder of vocabulary tests, our weekly roundup has it all and more! 

Eve Joseph's Quarrels (Anvil Press) has seen some major buzz since recently winning the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize. Eve joins us on the All Lit Up blog to share more about how french poetry has inspired her first collection of prose poetry, how solitude helps her write, ... Read more

From feline some cat-covered books to indulging our design-geek tendencies this week was a feast for our eyes. Scroll on for that and much more!

This week we obsessively followed our hashtag #CarryOnBooks after our successful landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, got a taste of some new poetry, a follow-up read, and discovered a debut author.

The fall is filled with fabulous literary festivals. Think author signings, readings, writing workshops — and the opportunity to discover great new books and meet Canadian publishers and editors.