Perfect for even the most die-hard cozy fantasy fans, Brigands & Breadknives reunites readers with the original crew from its predecessor, Legend & Lattes. Bookseller Meghan Desjardins from @riverbookshop.bsky.social shares why this book should be the next story you get lost in.

Two Booksellers’ List selections are out in the world today! ✨ Grab these titles fresh off the press from a local bookstore near you and tag us in your photos! #TheBooksellersList #NewReleases #IndieBookstores #ShopLocal

love Independent bookstores and appreciate having them at or co-sponsoring all three of my launches in St. Catharines (Someday Books), @anotherstoryto.bsky.social in Toronto (Sep 19) and @massybooks.bsky.social in Vancouver (Oct 2)

Happy release day to Bad Indians Book Club, a Booksellers’ List Selection for Fall 2025! ✨ Bad Indians Book Club is available now at an indie bookstore near you. Get your copy today by inputting in your postal code in our store finder tool on our website. #TheBooksellersList

A massive congratulations to all 14 authors longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize!🎉📚 Among them is Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongs—The Booksellers' List Top Pick for Fall! Discover each of these books at your local bookstore. #GillerPrize #LiteraryAwards #IndieBookstores

Today is Official Languages Day! In celebration of this day, we’re helping Canadian Heritage in shouting out the power of the local book community as an outlet for language learning and intercultural understanding.

Louise Penny’s 20th addition to the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series is a Booksellers’ List selection for Fall 2025. Read more about this highly-anticipated book from bookseller Penny Warris at @analogbooks.net that mystery fans will adore. #TheBooksellersList

Say goodbye to the sweltering heat and say hello to hot drinks, sweater weather and longer strolls through the bookshelves at your favourite indie 🎃🧣. As we usher in the season of renewal and press the reset button on our reading lists (or goals!), which fall release are you most excited to read?

Margaret Atwood’s Book of Lives is a Booksellers’ List selection for Fall 2025! Kathy Leslie, one of the booksellers at the whimsical @huckleberrybookstore in downtown Cranbrook, BC, shared why she thinks Atwood’s memoir is an absolute must–read this season. #TheBooksellersList #IndieBookstores

Looking for your next 5-star read? You’re sure to find one amongst the incredible selections on the Fall 2025 Booksellers’ List, as voted on by the experts. Today, two Selections are celebrating their publication! #TheBooksellersList #IndieBookstores #Fall2025 #FallReads

Are you ready to build your fall TBR with some of the best new releases? Indie booksellers have you covered! 📝 ✔️ 📚 Read more about The Booksellers’ List here: buff.ly/2BEWiMy

Get to know more about the Fall selections for The Booksellers’ List from the booksellers’ themselves! 📑 ⭐ Norine McGinn from Westminister Bookmark shared with us why Elbows Up! earned their nomination to The Booksellers’ List: #TheBooksellersList #IndieBookstores #FallReads #Fall2025

The Booksellers’ List Top Pick for Fall 2025 is Pick a Colour by Giller Prize winning author Souvankham Thammavongsa! ⭐ Here, author Souvankham Thammavongsa shares what this nomination means to her.

21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government is a Booksellers’ List selection for Fall 2025. 📖 Learn more at the link in our bio. #TheBooksellersList #IndieBookstores #Fall2025 #FallReads

Congrats to LPG members whose books have been selected for The Booksellers’ List, celebrating the top 20 books of the season as voted on by indie booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca! Find the full list here: IndieBookstores.ca

Ready? Set! Go! 🎉 We’re thrilled to introduce the inaugural edition of The Booksellers’ List! For the first time ever, Canadian readers can look forward to a list of trusted recs—handpicked and voted on by local booksellers. All titles are available for pre-order now!

👀 *sneakily adds to #TBR and tells folks in #Winnipeg they should really attend this*

A very wonderful 10th anniversary to our friends over at Flying Books Toronto! We wish you many, many more years of book publishing and connection in downtown Toronto and beyond. Cheers to you and the power of #indiebookstores! 🎊 📚 #Anniversary #ShopLocal #CanadianIndie #regram

Be honest, tell us you wouldn’t fall for Hugo and Copper’s trap inside @analogbooks.net 😻 Books and cats make the perfect combo for any occasion. Sorry, we don’t make the rules. 🤷 #IndieBookstores #ReadLocal #ShopLocal #CanadianIndies

Don’t end the summer online behind a faceless algorithm—come in-store for the quality service from booksellers who are waiting to welcome you. Visit our website to find an indie bookstore near you. #IndieBookstores #ShopIndie #B2S

That’s a wrap, folks! The Penguin Random House Canada Your Summer Is Booked contest is now CLOSED. 😖 Thank you all for going out to support their local indie bookstores! We hope you scored some 🔥 fantastic 🔥 new reads in the process. Winners will be revealed soon—keep an eye on this space!

Don’t forget, booklovers! The deadline for the Penguin Random House Canada Your Summer Is Booked contest is fast-approaching. 🕢 📖 Head to the link in our bio for full details and a list of eligible titles. Good luck! #YourSummerIsBooked #IndieBookstores #BookContest

It’s almost time to head back to the classroom! But fear not, your budding lifelong readers still have time to get in some quality reading time. With the Scholastic Canada Summer Reading List, every young reader in your life can join in on the fun with amazing books and resources!

It’s Family Fun Month! Take advantage of the final weeks of summer and make time for fun, creativity, and connection. You find games, events and book picks the whole family will love at an indie bookseller near you. Plus! Take a break from the heat by staying indoors.

With so many new releases, old favourites to revisit and new ones to discover, we want to know what you are currently reading this summer. Let us know in the comments! Bonus points if you learned about your current read from your favourite local bookseller. 🤓 #ShopLocal #IndieBookstores

This summer, don’t make reading a chore. With the Scholastic Canada Summer Reading List, you can make reading for kids FUN while helping them meet their literacy goals. There are books for every age and taste that will keep the excitement going well before the school season kicks off again.

Kids are more likely to finish books they choose themselves—so why not make a trip to the bookstore a double adventure: the joy of picking a book and the thrill of reading it? Find a local indie bookstore on our website using our store finder tool to confirm availability of engaging resources.

We get it. Not every book lover enjoys page-flipping through a novel in the boiling summer heat. Whether you're more of a shady park bench connoisseur, an audiobook hiking adventurer, or a quiet, air-conditioned spot sleuth, let us know where your favourite reading spot is this season! #ReadLocal

Your summer reading plans just got booked. If you visit your favourite local indie bookstore near you and purchase new copies of any 25 eligible paperback titles from Penguin Random House Canada, you can enter for the chance to win all 25 of the contest books. #YourSummerIsBooked

Your local indie bookstore is staffed with experts in every genre—both mainstream and niche—that are ready to help you discover your next 5-star read this summer. Smiles are included. Don’t be shy—stop by and say hello! #ReadLocal #IndieBookstores #SummerReading