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Talonbooks is one of Canada’s oldest literary presses. Located in Vancouver, Talonbooks has been publishing work of the highest literary merit for over 50 years. Specializing in drama, ethnography, poetry, and translated literature from French language titles, Talon is one of Canada's premier drama publishers. Over the past decade, Talon has diversified its literary non-fiction list to include works on global flash-points in the Middle East and the Balkans, and on Canadian issues and politics. With more than 600 titles in print, having received well over 300 awards, Talonbooks maintains one of the finest and most diverse literary lists in Canada.

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Kisses Deep

Kisses Deep

By Michel Marc Bouchard
Translated by Linda Gaboriau

Some People Fall in the Lodge and Then Eat Berries All Winter

Some People Fall in the Lodge and Then Eat Berries All Winter

By annie ross

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#postdildo

By Danielle LaFrance

HARROWINGS

HARROWINGS

By Cecily Nicholson

Tracery

Tracery

By Edward Byrne

Witness Back at Me

Witness Back at Me

By Weyman Chan

Medusa

Medusa

By Martine Desjardins

Moving the Centre

Moving the Centre

By Andrew Kushnir & Khari Wendell McClelland

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By Brian Henderson

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By Danielle LaFrance

15 Seconds

15 Seconds

By François Archambault
Translated by Bobby Theodore

1949

1949

By David French

2000

2000

By Joan MacLeod

400 Kilometres

400 Kilometres

By Drew Hayden Taylor

7 Stories

7 Stories

By Morris Panych

7 Stories

7 Stories

By Morris Panych

A Covenant of Salt

A Covenant of Salt

By Martine Desjardins
Translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

A Covenant of Salt

A Covenant of Salt

By Martine Desjardins
Translated by Fred A. Reed & David Homel

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  • Tomorrow, join Adeena Karasick, Kate De Jong, Kedrick James, Al Moritz, Honey Novick, Marcy Rogers, Andrea Thompson… https://t.co/hevEA6sIUwBy Talonbooks – 10 hours ago
  • RT @ReadLocalBC: New from @Talonbooks and R. Kolewe—A Net of Momentary Sapphire offers three closely related poetic sequences, exploring th…By Talonbooks – at 09:47 on 01 Jun
  • Get poetic tonight at 7 p.m. EDT with Hoa Nguyen and Dale Martin Smith at Type Books in Toronto! https://t.co/ioPSk0QglHBy Talonbooks – at 10:15 on 31 May
  • RT @SFUenglish: "Being a finalist for the CBC Poetry Prize can jump-start your literary career. Need proof? Here are 24 books being publish…By Talonbooks – at 12:45 on 30 May
  • RT @bcyukonprizes: HARROWINGS includes pulses of memoir from a the poet's childhood growing up on a farm, as well as from more recent pande…By Talonbooks – at 09:19 on 30 May
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