Unlikely companions, childhood besties, and kindred spirits come together across this top 10 of book recommendations celebrating International Day of Friendship.

This month on All Lit Up, we're putting a spotlight on books by and about women and the people behind them. Today's publisher in profile is Brick Books, a fiercely independent poetry press now owned exclusively by women, that offers beautifully designed poetry books by established ... Read more

While other parts of the world officially observe Women's History Month, we're joining in to celebrate amazing women in Canada and beyond.

This month, we're putting a spotlight on books by and about women and the people behind them. First up is BC-based Caitlin Press, a fiercely ... Read more

While Womens History Month celebrations are happening in other parts of the world, we couldn't resist adding Canadian stories with a roundup of books about women making waves in history and today. Scroll on for our picks! 

Throughout 2020, All Lit Up-er Tan Light is participating in BookRiot's   Read Harder Challenge—a reading task designed to expand readerly boundaries—and doing so with an indie twist. Each entry in this series will highlight one of her completed challenges along with ... Read more

I came to explore the wreck.
The words are purposes.
The words are maps.
I came to see the damage that was done
and the treasures that prevail.

—Adrienne Rich, “Diving into the Wreck”

I think you can hardly be a poet and a feminist (at least of my generation) without holding ... Read more

For World Environment Day we asked publisher Mona Fertig of Mother Tongue Publishing about her new collection Love of the Salish Sea Islands, a collection of memoirs, essays, and poems from forty celebrated and award-winning island writers in celebration of the islands ... Read more

It's a new year in literary events: if your resolution was to see more amazing readings, launches, &c. this new year, start here with our listings.

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

We've nearing a milestone on All Lit Up on September 15 when we officially turn three! If you guessed that we already started celebrating you might know us a little too well. Head over to Instagram and Twitter to join the party and get 15% off some of our fave books and ... Read more

The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa was the inspirational site where author Arleen Paré first began thinking about Florence Wyle and Frances Loring, the two women who later became the centre of The Girls with Stone Faces (Brick Books).