Cats? ✅ Magicians? ✅ Cozy vibes? ✅ Travel to the streets of 1920s Montreal and fall in love with Agnes Aubert, just as indie bookseller Sarah Davidson did in the race to find a new home for her cat rescue.

The 2026 Canada Reads Longlist is out! ✨15 outstanding works in Canadian fiction have been selected to showcase the power of storytelling to connect and inspire. Only five will be championed by their equally amazing panelists to be announced on January 22.

Emily Austin’s Is This a Cry For Help? captivated the hearts of so many indie booksellers enough to be selected as Top Pick this season. Learn more why this should be your next read from bookseller Madelaine Higgins at @gooddogbooks.bsky.social! Pre-order your copy now at indie bookseller near you.

Thank you to @indiebookstores.ca for choosing Talk Treaty to Me for the winter bookseller's list!!! 🤩🤩🤩 It's an honour to be picked and included with so many exciting new releases. Yay!

Congrats @dnandi.bsky.social! We're overjoyed that Amapiano Eyes is a selection for the Winter 2026 edition of The Booksellers' List from @indiebookstores.ca! We can’t wait for readers to meet this masterful blend of literary fiction & noir—an existential thriller where the past & present collide.

I'm stoked that Amapiano Eyes is a Winter 2026 selection for The Booksellers’ List from @indiebookstores.ca! Interested readers can pre-order the book from a local indie by going to their favourite store’s website, or by visiting IndieBookstores.ca. You can often pay at pick-up!

‼️ ‼️ ‼️ HOLY COW ‼️ ‼️ ‼️ 🕳️ PERSONA by @ravineangel.bsky.social 🕳️ 🏅 has made the WINTER BOOKSELLERS' LIST 🏅 📚 from @indiebookstores.ca 📚 💀 "Part poetic acid trip in a hall of mirrors, part sci-fi horror creation myth, part gen Z character study." 💀@bretonlikethecape.bsky.social Thank you 😭

We’re so excited to finally reveal the selections for The Booksellers’ List for Winter 2026, as voted on by indie book experts across the country! ✨ Preorder your favourites now at an indie bookstore near you. buff.ly/dEN49Bc

The Indiebookstores.ca team would like to wish booklovers a bookishly wonderful holiday season! No matter what or how you’re celebrating, we hope you get to carve out a few moments to share in the joy of great stories with your loved ones. ❄️🥰 #IndieBookstores

If you’re shopping for great nonfiction, Precarious is an illuminating work that profiles foreign workers and the precarity of global systems of migrant labour. A perfect pick for the reader drawn to stories of quiet rebellion, this won’t disappoint. Learn more about this book at buff.ly/yIrOOOJ

Despite the holiday lights and cheer, this next pick is for the one who is intrigued by every family ghost story. Let the chill of the season set the mood for this haunting exploration of multigenerational trauma. 👻👭 Learn more about this book at buff.ly/yIrOOOJ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellersList

For the late-night reader who keeps a flashlight by the bed, The Black Wolf is Louise Penny's latest mystery addition in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. 🐺 Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellersList

The First Thousand Trees is the perfect pick for the science fiction fan who prefers introspection to explosions. This is the kind of story you want to curl up with and get beautifully lost in this winter season. 🐦⬛ ❄️ Learn more about this book at buff.ly/yIrOOOJ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellersList

This book follows Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer, Adam Shoalts, as he sets out into the Arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old. It’s unputdownable, except it might be on one of your loved one’s wishlist. 👀 Learn more about this book at buff.ly/yIrOOOJ #HolidayPicks

For the dog lover who knows our oldest friendship still has lessons to teach us about human nature, Wolf, Moon, Dog is the heartfelt and charming novel that should be on your gift list. 🐶 Intrigued? Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #Indiebookstores

You’ve either talked about or heard about it. We Love You, Bunny is the highly anticipated sequel of 2025 and absolutely gift-worthy for the fan of dark academia with a sharp, glittering edge. 🐰 🌹 Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #Indiebookstores

For one who is always leading important conversations, You Will Not Kill Our Imagination by Saeed Teebi is absolutely required reading. They will be inspired by this vital, fearless memoir and reminded of the enduring human spirit even in the face of challenges.

Calling all the lovers! 💗 If you’re looking for a gift for the one who leaves love notes in the margins, our next pick will be their perfect match. Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellersList

The Idea of An Entire Life is for the reader looking to unwrap stories exploring identity, love, queerness, and what it means to be alive. 🫂 Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #Indiebookstores

Gift your loved ones with confidence knowing that more of your dollar stays in Canada by visiting your community indie bookstore for your bookish holiday shopping needs. #IndieBookstores #HolidayShopping #ShopLocal

Inspired by real East Coast traditions and folklore, our next holiday pick has strong female characters that are as witchy as they are bold. 🧙 🪄 The Witch of Willow Sound is for the reader who cheers when the witch fights back. Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks

For the friend who stays up-to-date on the current news and loves a spirited discussion, Elbows Up! is the perfect holiday pick. 🎁 🤓 Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellers

Gift them a copy of Pick a Colour, which recently won the 2025 Giller Prize and is this season’s Top Pick for the Booksellers’ List! This book is perfect for a friend who is a brilliant observer of people, places and space. Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks

Make this holiday season the most joyous one yet with the help of a trusted team at your local indie bookstore. Visit your local bookseller in-person or online today and see for yourself why great gifts are found here. #SmallBusinessSaturday #IndieBookstores #CanadaReads #HolidayShopping

I'm reading After Savagery, about the illusion of western civilization as laid bare by the genocide in Gaza, and Dabashi writes about the importance of "producing knowledge in the margins without any intention of accessing the center" And yeah. That's why I wrote Bad Indians Book Club.

Also, if you're in Canada I've got a bunch of bookplates so if you got a copy of Bad Indians Book Club and you'd like a signed bookplate? Post a photo of your book, tell us where you bought it, and tag me. I'll send you a signed bookplate.

Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way is perfect for the one drawn to tales of grief, grit, and grace. This deeply empathetic and clever story set in Ireland explores feminism, colonialism, and multigenerational trauma. Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellersList

For the fantasy fan who loves a daring adventure, delve into the fan-favourite cozy world of Brigands and Breadknives. This book will take you on a great escape full of heart and charm. Learn more about this book at indiebookstores.ca/tbl/ #HolidayPicks #TheBooksellersList

For the Atwood admirer who delights in the unexpected, her latest release, Book of Lives, is about her life and work as one of Canada’s most celebrated writers. If they love the power of storytelling, they’ll fall even more in love with the artist behind Canada’s most esteemed pen. #HolidayPicks

At your local indie bookstore, booksellers are passionate about making your shopping experience easier whether you pop in to peruse the exciting new seasonal finds, or fill up your cart online, there’s power (and convenience) in gifting locally from those that know books best. #ShopLocal

The world needs more Canadian stories 🍁 Read more about why Chris Hall, a bookseller over at @mcnallyrobinson.com thinks Wolf, Moon, Dog is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. You can find this fall selection at @mcnallyrobinson.com bookstores now! #TheBooksellersList

For the book club that doesn't shy away from hard topics, Bad Indians Book Club is a deeply insightful book that examines works about history, science, and gender as well as fiction that aims to challenge the way we think about Indigenous lives and their stories.

Finding the best books in fiction and nonfiction has never been easier with our holiday picks from The Booksellers’ List. ❄️💝 We’ll be sharing the titles that will make great fits for everyone on your list this season.

Congratulations to @souvankhamthammavongsa, who is named the 2025 #GillerPrize winner for Pick a Colour! ✨ As the Fall Top Pick for The Booksellers’ List, we’re delighted to see this stunning read get all of the attention it deserves. #CanLit #Indiebookstores #CanadianFiction

A timely and poignant memoir, You Will Not Kill Our Imagination is a Booksellers’ List selection for Fall 2025. Learn more about why bookseller Martha Sharpe from Flying Books Toronto to chose this book as one of the season’s favourites. #TheBooksellersList

Shoutout to Elaine Feeney for her fascinating new multi-generational family story about grief, inheritance, and learning to live with the past, Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way, which is a Fall Selection for The Booksellers’ List!

The Idea of An Entire Life by Billy-Ray Belcourt is a highly-anticipated poetry collection that will move readers. Read more about why this book was selected for the fall Booksellers’ List by book experts from indie bookseller Leah Baptiste from Magpie Books in Edmonton. #TheBooksellersList

Speed through your holiday shopping list with unique local finds this season. Indie bookstores have a little something for even the trickiest to shop for so you can surprise your loved ones with quality books and merch without the extra stops. 🎁 📝 #ShopLocal #Indiebookstores

Be sure to clear out your weekend plans! Brigands & Breadknives is out now. 🎉 #TheBooksellersList @torbooks.bsky.social

We Love You, Bunny is the sequel that everyone is reading—and indie booksellers can’t stop talking about it, either. Read what bookseller Andree Bizier from Window Seat Books in Nanaimo, BC had to say about this unhinged new read.

Tap into your gothic era with The Witch of Willow Sound, selected for the Booksellers’ List for Fall 2025. Bookseller Madelaine Higgins from @gooddogbooks.bsky.social shared with us why she selected this spooky folklore tale to make the list. @ecwpress.bsky.social

Congratulations to the winners of the #GGBooks2025! 🙌 You can get your hands on a copy of these stellar reads at an indie bookstore near you today. To learn more about the nominated authors and publishers visit ggbooks.ca. You might gain a new favourite! #GGBooks2025

The much-anticipated memoir by one of Canada’s finest writers is now available to get your hands on! You can find this fall selection available at an indie bookstore near you now! #TheBooksellersList

Starry, Starry Night is a nuanced autofiction from acclaimed writer Shani Mootoo exploring gender, race, and class. Read more from book expert and seller Angula Gogia from Another Story Bookshop about why she thinks more Canadians need to get their hands on this one. @bookhugpress.bsky.social

Do you ever think to yourself how great it would be to get a new book rec from a trusted bookseller without leaving the house? 🔎 Well, you’re in luck! Bookseller Brandi Morpurgo from @daisychainbookco.bsky.social shared with us why she’s raving about The First Thousand Trees.

Are you planning to put together a holiday shopping list soon? Ditch the big-box stores and consider the benefits of shopping local—especially at your indie bookstore—this season.

Build your monster mash-up with these ghoulish reads perfect for Halloween 👻🎃 From ghosts and ancient curses to unreliable narrators, there’s definitely something eerie and terrifying to dive into this month. Might we suggest you keep the lights on? 👀 🔦

Happy release day to The Black Wolf by Louise Penny! We can’t wait to get into detective mode. 🕵️ 👣 🐺 Learn more about the book at indiebookstores.ca/bsl #NewRelease #Fall2025

Bob Joseph is making the rounds on his latest book tour for 21 Things to Know About Indigenous Self Governance, and he’s stopped by a few indie bookstores along the way to sign copies! Don’t wait for the leaves to finish falling! Visit our website to get your copy at an indie bookstore near you.

Are you ready to discover a new read to add to your (never-ending) physical TBR? Bookseller Michael T. Hamm from Bookmark Halifax shares why he thinks Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way should be your next read this fall.