READ INDIGENOUS: Making space for Indigenous Authors

Recently, All Lit Up got an exciting new addition: Indigenous Litspace, a site that highlights the ever-growing list of Indigenous authors and books we’re lucky enough to read, talk about, and share with you. To make more space for these incredible and essential writers, we’re showcasing work by Indigenous authors across all genres—from fiction to poetry to drama to non-fiction—all October long. We’ll share excerpts from all of the featured books so you can sample a variety of work and discover new authors. Scroll down to see what’s coming up this month.

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Buy any of these featured books and get a special limited-run tote bag with gorgeous art by Indigenous artists. Oct 2: Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau & Winter Child (Freehand Books) l FeatureOct 2: Maia Caron & Song of Batoche(Ronsdale Press) l FeatureOct 3: Marilyn Dumont & A Really Good Brown Girl (Brick Books)  l FeatureOct 3: Gregory Scofield & Witness, I Am (Nightwood Editions) l FeatureOct 11: Tara Beagan & In Spirit(Playwrights Canada Press) l FeatureOct 11: Curtis Peeteetuce & Popcorn Elder (J.Gordon Shillingford/Scirocco Drama) l FeatureOct 12: Daniel David Moses & Daniel David Moses: Spoken and Written Explorations of His Work (Guernica Editions) l FeatureOct 12: Janet Romain & Not My Fate (Caitlin Press) l FeatureOct 17: Basil Johnston & Candies (Kegedonce Press) l FeatureOct 17: Carleigh Baker & Bad Endings (Anvil Press) l FeatureOct 18: Gwen Benaway & Holy Wild (Book*hug) l FeatureOct 18: Janet Rogers & As Long as the Sun Shines (Bookland Press) | FeatureOct 23: Herb Belcourt& Walking in the Woods (Brindle & Glass) | FeatureOct 23: Kevin Loring & Where the Blood Mixes (Talonbooks) | FeatureOct 24: Carol Rose Daniels & Hiraeth (Inanna Publications) | FeatureOct 24: Jacqueline Guest & Death by Dinosaur: A Sam Stellar Mystery (Coteau Books) | FeatureOct 29: David Groulx & A Difficult Beauty (Wolsak and Wynn) l FeatureOct 29: Jules Arita Koostachin & Unearthing Secrets, Gathering Truths (Kegedonce Press) l FeatureOct 30: Lee Maracle & My Conversations with Canadians (Book*hug) l FeatureOct 30: Jenny Ferguson & Border Markers (NeWest Press) l Feature*  *  *PLUS: we’re giving away this super rad limited-run tote bag featuring colourful artwork from four Indigenous visual artists (Kaya Joan, Alan Syliboy, Dawn Oman, and Lauren Crazybull) with ANY of these book purchases until supplies last.

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