✨ “A genuine story … If you’re looking to offset the bitterness of our times with the taste of life’s sweetness, try a dose of Candy.” — The Literary Review of Canada 🍬 🔗 Learn more about JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/john-candy

Late in the day daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: two CBC Massey Lectures through @houseofanansi.bsky.social: @astra.bsky.social’s The Age of Insecurity & @alexneve.bsky.social’s Universal: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

WELLWATER by Karen Solie is now the third WINNER of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry by House of Anansi in a row! 🎉 🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER and House of Anansi's poetry collections on our website here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/poetry/products/wellwater

congratulations to Karen Solie, winner of the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! here's my review of the book, in case you hadn't seen: / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/05/kare...

🏆 The WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry is ... ✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie! ✨ 🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/wellwater #GGBooks #GGBooks2025

We're honouring #VeteransWeek and this upcoming #RemembranceDay with these stories about the heroes, victims, and lasting impact of WWI and WWII. ❤️ 🔗 Learn more about these books here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/remembrance-day-collection

🌀 ON WHOLENESS by Quill Christie-Peters published one week ago! “An embodied voyage through Anishinaabe culture, wisdom, and storytelling … A must-read.” —Céline Semaan, Slow Factory 🔗 Out now! Learn more here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/on-wholeness

Happy #PubDay to PLANET EARTH: STORIES by Nicholas Ruddock! 🔥 🌍 A collection of International award–winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline. 🔗 PLANET EARTH by Nicholas Ruddock is out now, learn more here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/planet-earth#PubDay#newbooktuesday

TOMORROW NIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm host @valentinoassenza.bsky.social talks to Paul Myers about the book “John Candy: A Life In Comedy” @houseofanansi.bsky.social Valentino also talks to poet Irina Moga about her book “Quantum” (Dark Winter Press). TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!

Author Su Chang does not do public-facing events to support her first novel because of fears of how the Chinese government might react to the issues and history it explores. @thewalrus.ca @houseofanansi.bsky.social Listen to our conversation: podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/s...

"Making a playlist that feels like the book I’m writing is the very first thing I do – even before I’ve started writing the book itself." Hannah Beer shared a playlist for her debut novel I Make My Own Fun at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2025/11/02/h... @houseofanansi.bsky.social

Going into the Anansi archive as we celebrate the writing and legacy of Margaret Atwood! ✨ ❓Did you know that Margaret Atwood was an editor at House of Anansi Press in the 1970s? 🔗 Click the link here to learn more about these books here: houseofanansi.com/search?type=...

🎉 SO excited to announce that EVERYTHING IS FINE HERE by Iryn Tushabe is a 2026 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award nominee! 🔗 Click here to learn more: houseofanansi.com/products/eve...

Spooky short stories and unhinged starlets galore! 😱 🔗 Learn more about these titles here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... @teresempierre.bsky.social Happy Halloween! 🎃

In this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social episode, I speak with 2025 Governor General Literary Award finalist Farah Ghafoor about her poetry collection, Shadow Price (House of Anansi)— the poetry that single-handedly made me interested in economics. (I know I know.) newbooksnetwork.com/shadow-price

💌 LETTERS TO KAFKA by Christine Estima is a Heather's Pick at Indigo! ✨ 🔗 You can find LETTER'S TO KAFKA at an Indigo near you. Learn more here: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/letter...

✨ Coming May 7, 2026! ✨ 🐦‍⬛ THE BOOK OF BIRDS by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon THE LOST WORDS. 🔗 Preorder from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/the...

✨ WELLWATER by Karen Solie is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Poetry! ✨ “Masterful compositions.” — The Literary Review of Canada 🔗 Click here to learn more: houseofanansi.com/products/wel...

✨ ON WHOLENESS by Quill Christie-Peters is out TODAY! ✨ #PubDay “Quill Christie-Peters demonstrates with wisdom and love that we can imagine and enact a world beyond the depravities of the colonial present.” —Billy-Ray Belcourt 💫 🔗 Learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/on-...

It was a thrill for me to speak w/ Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu about her exquisite novel, The Creation of Half Broken People, on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. We talk intertextuality & how Siphiwe’s novel plays into the tradition of gothic lit & also, subverts it. newbooksnetwork.com/the-creation...

Our Week in Reviews: 10/25/25. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... #booksky @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @harperbooks.bsky.social #booksky

🔥 PLANET EARTH by Nicholas Ruddock is a collection of international-award-winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline. 🔗 PLANET EARTH is out November 4th, you can learn more about it here: houseofanansi.com/products/pla... #booksky #literaryfiction #shortstories

Celebrating #CaribbeanHeritageMonth with these selected reads! ✨ MYTH by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social) ✨ BROUGHTUPSY by Christina Cooke ✨ FRYING PLANTAIN by Zalika Reid-Benta 🔗 Learn more about these titles and more on our website: houseofanansi.com #booksky

Thanks to Paul and Mike Myers for sharing their recollections and learnings about John Candy for Paul's new biography of the late giant. Bless my phone that the pic is even this good considering how far in the back and upper deck, I was sitting. @pulmyears.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social

✨ SHADOW PRICE by Farah Ghafoor is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Poetry! ✨ 🔗 Available wherever books are sold. Learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/sha... #GGBooks #GGBooks2025

Hollywood A-lister Marina GETS what she wants, but when she can't win over the affection of a bartender named Anna, Marina's obsession becomes desperate ... and dangerous. 🩸 🍸 Learn more about I MAKE MY OWN FUN here: houseofanansi.com/products/i-m... #booksky #literaryfiction #thrillers

Exclusive interview with editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS, Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social). Read here! 🪲 paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...

Watch! 🎥"Paul Myers is giving fans a closer look at the life + legacy of Canadian comedy legend John Candy," on Breakfast Television. www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/paul-...

💖 JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers (@pulmyears.bsky.social) is an INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! 🎊 🔗 Find a copy at your favourite bookstore now. Learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/joh... #booksky #johncandy #comedy #nonfiction

An affectionate, uncritical look at the beloved comic’s career. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/j... @houseofanansi.bsky.social @pulmyears.bsky.social #booksky

"Peak Day", 2025. A new employee at a fulfillment centre gets an orientation from the only other human employee in their unit. Edited by @teresempierre.bsky.social. Published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social. On shelves now. (Hopefully on literally any other shelf than the Bad River's).

Canadian Poets Series #13 : Farah Ghafoor / @farahghafoor.bsky.social ; newly shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Award for Poetry! / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ; peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/10/cana...

So excited to announce that SHADOW PRICE by Farah Ghafoor, WELLWATER by Karen Solie and THE OUTSMARTERS by Deborah Ellis are finalists for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards! 🎉 Learn more about these books on our website: houseofanansi.com

🪲 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is an anthology of haunting short stories, perfect for spooky season! 🔗 Out now! Learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-... #booksky #horror #halloween #scifi

One week until ON WHOLENESS by Quill Christie-Peters publishes! 🌀 “An embodied voyage through Anishinaabe culture, wisdom, and storytelling … A must-read.” —Céline Semaan, Slow Factory 🔗 Out October 28th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/on-...

Looking for something new to cook? 🍲 House of Anansi is home to many award-winning cookbooks, including tawâw, ASIAN VEGETABLES, and the 2025 Taste Canada shortlisted cookbook, HEYDAYS AT THE JUNE MOTEL. 🍴 Explore our cookbook collection here: houseofanansi.com/collections/...

🌏 PLANET EARTH by Nicholas Ruddock is a collection of international-award-winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline from a gifted writer at the top of his game. 🔗 PLANET EARTH is out November 4th, you can learn more about it here: houseofanansi.com/products/pla... #booksky

From creepy to downright unhinged, we have books for every reader this spooky season! 🎃 📚 Explore these books and more on our website: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #thrillers #horror #halloween

💖 JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers (@pulmyears.bsky.social) has been out for one week! ✨ “What made John Candy great? [John Candy: A Life in Comedy] is a welcome reminder.” —The Washington Post 🔗 Learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/joh...

🌀 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is out TODAY! #PubDay 🔗 You can purchase a copy of 🪲 AS THE EARTH DREAMS from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-... #booksky

Honouring the perspectives, history, and culture of Indigenous people and their ancestors across North America on this #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Explore more Indigenous stories and perspectives in our Indigenous Voices collection here: houseofanansi.com/collections/...

Recommended reads for #NationalComingOutDay 🏳️‍🌈 Explore out LGBTQ+ Collection for more LGBTQ+ stories here: houseofanansi.com/collections/...

A huge THANK YOU to Daphne Gray-Grant for inviting me to participate in her “Reflections on writing.” It was fun to answer her questions and I’m very grateful for the opportunity! @houseofanansi.bsky.social www.publicationcoach.com/martha-batiz/

Voices From the North: @jbarchivist.bsky.social reviews AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@houseofanansi.bsky.social) ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/10/v...

✍️ LETTERS TO KAFKA by Christine Estima has been out for one month! 💌 Buy now where books are sold! Learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/let...

💅 Your honour, she’s just a girl! If you loved PEARL or SHE’S A LAMB!, this is for you!🩸 👋 I MAKE MY OWN FUN by Hannah Beer is out next week! Order from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/i-m...

So excited to announce that WELLWATER by Karen Solie is shortlisted for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize! 🎉 🏆 🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: houseofanansi.com/products/wel...

🪲 “As the Earth Dreams offers a distinctly Canadian vision of Black life that is as lush and expansive as it is tender and rooted.” —The Walrus 🌀 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is out October 14th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-...

I am sorry, my plans are cancelled for a couple of days as I have some reading to do. Thanks @pulmyears.bsky.social & @houseofanansi.bsky.social

Read an excerpt from JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY in @thestar.com! 💖 🔗 "How John Candy helped jump-start Second City in Toronto: He was ‘a bold and wild chance-taker,’ says Dan Aykroyd" JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers is out now.