The ALU team met via Zoom to gush over the varied stories in our August book club pick - the anthology  After Realism (Véhicule Press) - and, spoiler alert, suggest that it might be the most ALU book club pick of all time (?!). Read on to catch some of the highlights of ... Read more

We're unofficially subtitling our seventh (!) annual summer book club "The Summer of Andrés." Why? Because our two summer picks happen to be by folks named André. In July we have the culmination of André Alexis' quincunx,  Ring (Coach House Books). And in August, we ... Read more

In this week's edition of Women Crush Wednesday, discover these talented fiction authors published by Inanna Publications, ARP, Turnstone Press, Cormorant Books, Thistledown Press, Roseway Publishing, Book*Hug Press, and Breakwater Books. 

All Queued Up is a weekly roundup of new indie books for your fall TBR. Discover new titles, add them to your All Lit Up wishlist or buy them here, or find them at your local indie bookseller with our Shop Local* feature. Get ready to unplug with some bookish entertainment. ... Read more

This week we bookclubbed, completed another Read Harder Challenge, chatted with authors, and more!

This week the quarantine didn't stop us: our National Poetry Month celebration ALU DiscoverVerse continued with five more poets, the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist was announced, celebrity libraries were revealed, and more.

This week included freaky gems for Women in Horror Month, advice for writer's block, a conversation about gender equality and inclusivity, #IReadCanadianDay, and more!

This week we read a brilliant and heartbreaking essay on death and humour by Fawn Parker, created a very scientific quiz to help you find your literary love match, shared Read Harder challenges, and more!

My first job after my mother died was a contract position writing a Joke of the Day calendar. Each day I input approximately ninety jokes into an Excel spreadsheet, selecting which would appear on significant days such as the day my mother died, her birthday, the day she birthed ... Read more

Our annual Gift Guide Week is back with hand-picked selections by authors we admire for all kinds of readers on your holiday gift list. First up is author, poet and Writers' Trust finalist Téa Mutonji who shares six choice titles for everyone on your list from best friends ... Read more