Get to know Jackie Morris — the artist, bird lover, and co-creator of THE BOOK OF BIRDS, publishing May 7th. Read The Globe and Mail feature below! 🪶 www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

"As The Earth Dreams" is a Top 10 Finalist for the Locus Awards!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who read and voted! I am SO GIDDY!!! 💜🩵🖤 locusmag.com/2026/04/2026...

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Cassidy McFadzean (@cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social) about skewing prepositions, trusting the reader, opting for vibes over plot, and so much more. tinyurl.com/48fwkktn @houseofanansi.bsky.social

A short-lived community lingers long after it is gone in TEMPORARY PALACES (@houseofanansi.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the author of this "punk rock hymn," Jeff Miller, in advance of the April 21st release! #AmReading #Novel #Fiction #CanLit open-book.ca/News/A-Short...

My review of Pitiful, a remarkable new #poetry collection by Brandi Bird, newly published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social thebcreview.ca/2026/03/30/2...

Just started reading Seven Heavens Away, an excellent novel by the Palestinian Canadian poet Ashraf Zaghal, newly published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social

#NationalPoetryMonth spotlight 1: an excerpt from “Post-Memory” by Brandi Bird’s collection, Pitiful (House of Anansi, 2026). Learn more: houseofanansi.com/products/pit... Photo credit of Brandi: Geoffrey Wallang #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #readmorepoetry

Happy one-year anniversary to Myth! 🌴🌙👽🧜🏾‍♀️🌊❤️ Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed my wistful, tropical, moon-filled book of poems! And thank you to @houseofanansi.bsky.social for taking care of my debut 🥹❤️ Through Myth, I've learned so much about myself and my writing, and I'm so grateful!

"Blais’ characters are vivacious, vibrant, and even the dead quiver with life." India Das-Brown reviews 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/toge... @houseofanansi.bsky.social @kgrubisic.bsky.social

Delighted to share that #ADaughtersPlace is a 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist in the #HistoricalFiction category. Thank you, @houseofanansi.bsky.social, for believing in this project! www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books...

Thank you for the visit Monique Gray Smith! @houseofanansi.bsky.social

From a banned novel spanning five decades of a woman's life in Iran to the account of a Kurdish-Iranian journalist from prison, these books tell the stories and perspectives of Iranian authors. 🔗 Learn more about these books on our website: https://houseofanansi.com

A look at our upcoming poetry 💛 📚: THE WREN by A.F. Moritz, PITIFUL by Brandi Bird, and ULTRA BLUE by Graeme Bezanson All collections publish April 7th, learn more here: https://ow.ly/r8C750YpVrq #booksky #poetry

Celebrating the sisterhood of very good books this #InternationalWomensDay 💛 Explore all of our books authored by women on our website: https://houseofanansi.com#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026

Join me for the launch of The Wren @houseofanansi.bsky.social i on April 9th, 6:30pm, at Flying Books on College! Information and RSVP links on my website! www.afmoritz.com/save-the-dat...

We're so happy to have been able to reschedule our event with Monique Gray Smith! She'll now be joining us on Friday May 29 at 7pm to discuss Sharing the Light (@houseofanansi.bsky.social) with host Shelagh Rogers. www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18917/...

small one has ringette practice, so getting my first look through these new Anansi titles by Lisa Low, Brandi Bird (coming to VERSeFest this month) and Graeme Bezanson, // @houseofanansi.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social

Finished reading the #ShortStory anthology "As The Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories." amzn.to/49zs6wn 📖🇨🇦👽🧙👻 This had a bunch of interesting and clever #SpeculativeFiction #ShortStories. #books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #fantasy #horror @houseofanansi.bsky.social #BookSky

#GIVEAWAY on Goodreads for TEMPORARY PALACES by Jeff Miller, out April 21st. ✨ Giveaway is open until March 31, with 10 available copies to win. ✨ 🔗 Click here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/427640-temporary-palaces-a-novel

What's on our radar this month? Sandwich Generation, Family Drama, One Day in Yellowknife, and the Boys of Jerusalem: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02... #CanLit @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social

"It's a very practical thing. It's a matter of finally being able to go to the dentist or paying overdue bills." Poet Karen Solie on the financial impact of winning a book prize. @houseofanansi.bsky.social Listen to the full conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

From the acclaimed author of A WAITER IN PARIS comes a captivating true crime story about an unsolved murder that scandalized a nation. 🔗 MURDER IN PARIS ’68 by Edward Chisholm publishes June 9th and is available for pre-order now. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/SJfs50Yl7rq #BookSky #TrueCrime

✨ THE CREATION OF HALF-BROKEN PEOPLE by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award! 🏆 Congratulations to Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu! 🔗 Learn more about THE CREATION OF HALF-BROKEN PEOPLE here: https://ow.ly/FKON50Ykh3F #BookSky

🌟 #GIVEAWAY on Goodreads for INHERITANCE by Jane Park (out April 7th)! 🌟 ✨ Giveaway is open until March 20, with 10 available copies to win. ✨ 🔗 Click here to enter: https://ow.ly/MFry50YkfYw#GIVEAWAYGiveaway is open to Canada only.

Spoiler for tomorrow's episode. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca Please find it (and leave a review) at all the podcast places. thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha... @houseofanansi.bsky.social

🛀 DEFINITELY THRIVING by Kerry Clare is the heartening and hilarious story of a woman who just doesn’t have it all figured out just yet! 🫧 🔗 DEFINITELY THRIVING publishes March 17th and is available for pre-order now! Click here to learn more: https://ow.ly/X7zS50YhSAU #BookSky #BookRecs

✨ #CoverReveal for THE RAYBURN AFFAIR by Laurie Petrou ✨ 🙏 Thanks to People Magazine for sharing this exclusive announcement! 🔗 THE RAYBURN AFFAIR publishes September 1st! Learn more about it here: https://ow.ly/xa0n50Yh3yn

What We Carry: Winter 2026 is here – a seasonal book list tracing stories of migration, movement, and ancestral memory. @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @btlbooks.com @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @mawenzihouse.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/02...

🎉 Happy #PubDay to TOGETHER BY THE SEA, the final work of renowned Canadian author, Marie-Claire Blais ✨ 🔗 Learn more about this book here: https://ow.ly/70n850Yfos9#PubDay#BookSky #CanLit

CBC Books: @teresempierre.bsky.social on books by Black authors that imagine a better world www.cbc.ca/books/3-book...

Some of our recommended reading for #BlackHistoryMonth 📚 Check out the the collection here: https://ow.ly/QHSJ50Ye1KV

✨ #CoverReveal for LEILA AND KHALED by Nyla Matuk ✨ A story of Palestinians—one raised in exile, the other rooted on the land—searching for a language of love amid the ruins of dispossession. 🔗 LEILA AND KHALED publishes August 11! Learn more here: https://ow.ly/vtj650Ycs0Q#CoverReveal#BookSky

Introducing ... THE LONGEST DEATH by Kevin Jagernauth, an atmospheric noir about fate and fortune on the fringes of the American dream. 🔗 Publishing June 16th, you can pre-order your copy where books are sold now. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/OsZz50YapN0 #BookSky #LGBTQIA #QueerSky

The single greatest athletic performance in history.

🌙 SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal has been out for one week! Thank you to everyone who attended the launch with Saeed Teebi at Society Clubhouse, and to our friends at Another Story Bookshop for selling books. 🔗 SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY is out now, learn more here: https://ow.ly/NE6m50Yaeq6

The #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Olympics might be kicking off today but we're mentally still in 2018 watching Tessa and Scott's final program. 🥹 🔗 Click here to learn more about TESSA AND SCOTT: https://ow.ly/7OtO50Y9mlY#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics #Olympics2026 #FigureSkating #TeamCanada

What's on our radar this month? Gripping Suspense, Woman Power, and Sharing the Light! @gooselane.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #CanLit 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/01...

TOGETHER BY THE SEA is the final novel from legendary Canadian writer Marie-Claire Blais, translated from French by Katia Grubisic. 🔗 TOGETHER BY THE SEA publishes February 17th. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/s7sF50Y8k5Y #BookSky #Literature #Canadian

Happy #PubDay to SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal 🎉 🌙 “A debut novel that is nuanced, searing, and unforgettable.” —Saeed Teebi, author of Her First Palestinian and You Will Not Kill Our Imagination 🔗 Available now where books are sold, learn more here: https://ow.ly/6ypB50Y6mrV

Celebrating the incredible work of these Black authors all #BlackHistoryMonth long. Which of these books are on your TBR list? 🔗 Learn more about these books on HouseofAnansi.com#BlackHistoryMonth#BookSky #BlackBookSky

Augurian Reads is BACK! 🎉📚 & next month’s read is @chidomuchemwa.bsky.social's debut collection, Who Will Bury You? And Other Stories, published with @houseofanansi.bsky.social! Set in Toronto, this fiction book follows the lives of Zimbabweans across twelve short stories!

Is the upcoming #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Olympics making you yearn for the unparalleled joy of watching Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir on the ice again? Us too ... us too. 🔗 Learn more about the book TESSA AND SCOTT here: https://ow.ly/m8zk50Y65HU#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics #Olympics2026 #FigureSkating

🪶 THE BOOK OF BIRDS by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris ✨ Seven years in the making, THE BOOK OF BIRDS is a love letter to the splendours and mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt the loss of birds from land, sea and sky. 🔗 Out May 5th, learn more here: https://ow.ly/OuNh50Y5tWV

🌙 In SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY, a Palestinian teenager is forced to confront painful truths about loss, survival, and what it means to find hope. “An assured and superbly crafted novel.” — California Review of Books ✨ 🔗 Out February 3rd, click here to learn more: https://ow.ly/6p7O50Y58Un #booksky

New on the Blog! ✍️ Gillian Deacon, author of A LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE UNKNOWN on embracing uncertainty in 2026. "We'll never find solutions to our problems if we remain incurious and closed off to possibility." 🔗 Check it out here: https://ow.ly/OoWm50Y43sx

🎉 Happy #PubDay to #ALoveAffairwiththeUnknown by Gillian Deacon and #SharingtheLight by Monique Gray Smith! 📚 🔗 Available now at your favourite bookstore. Click here to learn more: https://ow.ly/yAEU50Y1ZTQ#PubDay#ALoveAffairwiththeUnknown#SharingtheLight#booksky

Some nice news….Bobby and Robert are bringing their big gay love story to Canada! Thanks to publishers @houseofanansi.bsky.social

We're honouring this upcoming Holocaust Remembrance Day with these stories about the real life heroes, victims, and lasting impact of the Holocaust. 🔗 Explore these books on our website: https://houseofanansi.com

Transformative practices to navigate life in a changing, challenging world. ✨ Practice 5: Hope ✨ 🔗 SHARING THE LIGHT: STORIES AND REFLECTIONS by Monique Gray Smith publishes January 27th, learn more here: https://ow.ly/QuSj50XWZjO