Tomorrow! 2pm! Join us!

Come in from the cold and join us this Tuesday!

We're preemptively going to call it a snow day tomorrow, Sunday January 25th, and spend the day at home being cozy and warm with books. We'll be closed for the day, but will re-open Monday January 26th. Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience!

We're preemptively going to call it a snow day tomorrow, Sunday January 25th, and spend the day at home being cozy and warm with books. We'll be closed for the day, but will re-open Monday January 26th. Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience!

At our local bookstore @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social for @oranjessie.bsky.social's book launch event! If you're local to Toronto, come join us 3-5pm today and grab a copy of How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days.

One more day! Join us Saturday to celebrate the launch of Jessie Sylva's HOW TO LOSE A GOBLIN IN TEN DAYS! She'll be in conversation with J.M. Frey Can't make it, or don't want to risk the cold? Order online and we'll get it signed and personalized for you bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42334...

One more day! Join us Saturday to celebrate the launch of Jessie Sylva's HOW TO LOSE A GOBLIN IN TEN DAYS! She'll be in conversation with J.M. Frey Can't make it, or don't want to risk the cold? Order online and we'll get it signed and personalized for you bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42334...

Tonight! Come join us at 5:30 to celebrate the launch of HOPESTREET by @bel-scifi.bsky.social!

I'm in Toronto! And more significantly, I am on a chalkboard! Thanks @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social ! Any bookish, speculative fiction folks around #toronto tomorrow? Please stop by because I am nervous as hell. #booksky #HopeStreet

We do indeed have signed copies in stock!

Reposting. This time, with proper spelling in our website's link! It's a cold snowy day! Stay home, shop online, and get 10% off your order! Discount will apply automatically at check out. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

Reactor Senior Books Editor Christina picked up like 75 books for this list and these are the 30 THAT MADE IT please clap and buy them a croissant!!!

Our mystery $5 used book bags are back! We judge and label these *entirely* on their covers. Come get them while supplies last.

are you in Toronto or the GTA? do you like soup? then, come out to the launch of The Iron Garden Sutra on February 28, 3p.m. at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social! the launch will also serve as the first-ever live recording of the murmurstations podcast! *there will be soup, book signing, and treats!

I'm hoping for a bit of help here... Tor has asked me if I have any minor corrections for the paperback edition of Lessons in Magic and Disaster. I know there's a couple typos and missing words in the hardcover edition, but can't find 'em. Did you notice any goofs?

It's happening!! Jan 20th at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social and Jan 21st at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social @petespress.bsky.social is heading to the big city again! If you're in #Toronto, please come say hi (and get a book!) #booksky

If you’re in the GTA, come hang out with me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social next month. Click the link to rsvp.

hey do you want to know about my secret wip book ok good

Closing up soon for the last day of 2025, and wanted to take a quick look back at our bestsellers of the year! 2025 was a year with so many fantastic releases, events, and as always, we're grateful for our customers and community. Thanks for showing up to give these books new homes!

Just a reminder, my next novel, Radiant Star, is available for pre-order wherever fine books are, uh, pre-ordered!

audiobooks are great and count as reading!! if you don't like visual books or have a schedule that makes them difficult, read an audiobook!

Preorder your copy of Tao Wong's THE FIRST STEP here: www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/uFul1NH... We'll get your book signed (and personalized!) for you, plus each order will include a limited gorgeous bookmark.

As we head into the last shopping weekend before Christmas, please consider using Interac instead of a credit card. Better for merchants AND Canadian: what's not to like?

@mollytempleton.com addresses the most difficult question for The Holiday Season: How do you buy books for other people??

Just in time!!! We've got new cafe mugs, and they're for sale too! 😍 A lil bigger, a lil chunkier than the old model, for a few extra ounces of caffeine in your morning. 👌 Not to mention the easiest $20 last-minute Christmas gift for the cafe-bookstore lover in your life! ☕️🎄

While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most. Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.

This and Chuck Wendig's recent post about his cats (terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...) are excellent reading on the unreliability of AI

It's a quiet snowy day! Ask us anything! Recommendations? Want to know the seventh word in the fourth book on the third shelf closest to the door? How many stuffed animals are in the store? We're here to answer or to make things up.

Our holiday party is today! Come by for tasty treats, book bundles, recommendations, and sales! Can't make it? You can also enjoy 10% all books on our website, today only. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

Happy First Saturday in December to all who celebrate! Be nice to your retail workers. Wish them comfortable shoes!

Our holiday party is today! Come by for tasty treats, book bundles, recommendations, and sales! Can't make it? You can also enjoy 10% all books on our website, today only. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

December is right around the corner, and with it, our somewhat-annual holiday party! Come by during store hours on Saturday December 6th! We'll have tasty treats, discounts, and almost all our staff will be in! Come pick our brains for the perfect recommendations for holiday gifts or for yourself.

My loves we are EIGHT BACKERS AWAY from a sweet cool 100 backers and we LOVE triple digits in this house IT WOULD BE SO SATISFYING www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...

📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess use code UGHFINE or you could just buy them! up to you 📚 www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks

December is right around the corner, and with it, our somewhat-annual holiday party! Come by during store hours on Saturday December 6th! We'll have tasty treats, discounts, and almost all our staff will be in! Come pick our brains for the perfect recommendations for holiday gifts or for yourself.

Do any of us really need a reason to head out the door and find a brick-and-mortar used bookstore to get lost in? In case you do, @jdnicoll.bsky.social offers five reasons used bookstores should be cherished 📚

It was a crazy busy in the bookshop today. I took almost four times what I'd expect to take on a normal Weds. I guess the ramp-up to Christmas has started, which is good news. Independent bookshops make around a third of their yearly income over the seasonal period, so remember to shop local!

Reasons why our job is great, example # umpteen @marthawells.com

Huge thanks to everyone who braved the cold and rain on Saturday! Avi and I got to talk to a PACKED HOUSE, which is always wild for a bookstore event and really appreciated 💜 If you missed it, conveniently you can order our books direct from @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social!

It's a rainy day! Come inside and be warm, dry, and cozy while @brandoncrilly.bsky.social and @thescreambean.bsky.social discuss their new books and messy found families.

Today in #Toronto at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social!

This afternoon's going to be grey and damp: liven it up with us!

This wknd, consider buying a book from your local indie bookshop? (It doesn't have to be mine) Other ways to show your support: tell other people about your local indie bookshop, share this post. Also see my Indie Bookstores & Booksellers list: bsky.app/profile/debb... #IndieBookstores #ShopLocal

Jumping on this to say that we also have a selection of signed books by @kevinhearne.bsky.social!

TOMORROW! @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social hosts @thescreambean.bsky.social and Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social and we have been promised things will get WEIRD!!

Only a few days to go! Join us this Saturday at 3:00pm for an afternoon with @thescreambean.bsky.social and @brandoncrilly.bsky.social in conversation!

fellow Canadians 🍁! when you pre-order The Iron Garden Sutra from @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social or Queen Books in Toronto, you receive some pre-order goodies! A custom button! A bookmark! A signed bookplate! The Iron Garden Sutra comes out in 3.5 months! where has the time gone?!

One week from NOW! You can see Can*Con Vice Admiral @brandoncrilly.bsky.social and Certified Brilliant @thescreambean.bsky.social at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social discussing found family, their rad new books, and what else? WHO KNOWS? YOU MUST COME AND FIND OUT!

Thank you to everyone who came out for Saturday's launch of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. It was standing room only and featured readings from 13 of our wonderful authors and poets. If you're looking for a copy of the anthology, Bakka has a bunch!