"Composed across firm and precise lines, set with such a delicate touch, Joseph’s poems are masterfully written, perfectly held together, even through an ongoing conversation around how easily things fall apart." robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/05/eve-...

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Check out the great chat Art recently had with @innerviews.org Nice to see the book we collaborated on The Longest Suicide be referenced too! @anvilpress.bsky.social #CanadianMusic

Congratulations to Vera Hadzic! "Several Small Animals Enclosed in a Benedictine Monastery" (A Feed Dog Book, Anvil Press) has been longlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award! quillandquire.com/omni/longlis...

The new book is out! REAL ENOUGH: The Unlikely Story of Doug & The Slugs—published by @anvilpress.bsky.social and co-Authored with maestro (and Slug) Simon Kendall. Available in bookstores across #BritishColumbia & the rest of #Canada—Grab it And Take It Away! @readlocalbc.bsky.social

Please join us tomorrow night at 6:30 (Wednesday May 13) at Book Warehouse Broadway (Vancouver) for the launch of "Real Enough: The Unlikely Story of Doug & the Slugs" with authors Simon Kendall and Aaron Chapman! www.blackbondbooks.com/events/49360...

Congratulations to Rodney DeCroo, winner of the Ryga Award! bcbooklook.com/rodney-decro...

This year's festival (June 27-28) includes Evelyn Lau with her poetry collection, Parade of Storms! vanmag.com/event/litera...

The Georgia Straight Weekly published my street photography essay on downtown Vancouver called No Ordinary People. Nine photos featured along and an article I wrote about street photography. www.straight.com/living/rodne... #streetphotography #photography #bnw #monochrome

Dive into Vancouver's music history, Indigenous children books, and feminist memoirs 🎶 view list here: www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle... @orcabook.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social #ReadLocalBC #BCBestsellerList #BCBooks

Excited to see my #streetphotography book Night Moves @anvilpress.bsky.social shortlisted for the George Ryga Award! Some shots from the book. bcbooklook.com/ryga-award-s...

Congratulations to Rodney DeCroo whose book, "Night Moves," has been shortlisted for the George Ryga Award! bcbooklook.com/ryga-award-s...

City TV's John Ackermann chats with Aaron Chapman & Simon Kendall about their brand new book, "Real Enough: The Unlikely Story of Doug & the Slugs." vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/26/d...

Find us at Publishers House (publisher exhibits) pnwsummit.ca for the next two days! Victoria Conference Centre.

It's BC Book Day! 📚 Join us in celebrating BC books and magazines, authors, publishers, bookstores and more that bring us the local stories we love. Share your love for BC's literary scene and make sure to tag us at Books BC, Read Local BC, #BCBookDay, and #BCBooks! buff.ly/0AVUEy9

Tomorrow, April 21, is BC Book Day! Books BC invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories.

Issue 296 (Summer 2023) contributor Grace's new book Be Water will be released by @anvilpress.bsky.social on June 10, 2026. Be Water will include both poems originally published in Issue 296. Congratulations Grace! You can pre-order Be Water now: anvilpress.com/books/be-water

It's National Poetry Month! CBC recently shared 29 Canadian poetry titles to check out this spring: buff.ly/0iOo7T7. Congratulations to featured Books BC members, @anvilpress.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @caitlinpress.bsky.social, @harbourpublishing.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social 🎉

This prize includes 2 of her poetry books and 2 of her anthologies. Thank you to Elee and her publishers @talonbooks.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social for donating this prize!

Two wonderful poets, Patrick Friesen (new book: SIGHTINGS from CMU Press) & Eve Joseph (new book: DISMANTLING from @anvilpress.bsky.social). They read and charmed a packed @mcnallyrobinson.com audience tonight in Winnipeg. Huge thanks to @sarahens.bsky.social for being such a lovely, gracious host!

This Saturday April 11 at 7pm, join poets Eve Joseph and Patrick Friesen for the Winnipeg launch of their new collections, Dismantling & Sightings. Featuring readings and a conversation hosted by @sarahens.bsky.social. - mailchi.mp/grant/joseph... @cmupress-ca.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social

Nice to see "A Sign of the Times: The Best of the Penthouse Marquee" by Ben Jackson and Aaron Chapman on this list! vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/04/06/t...

Eve Joseph & Patrick Friesen Dual Book Launch in Winnipeg! www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18877/...

Triple Book Launch Event (in Victoria) - Featuring Eve Joseph, Patrick Friesen & M.A.C. Farrant munrobooks.com/events/47872...

Congratulations to the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize shortlist, including LPG members @anvilpress.bsky.social, @guernicaeditions.bsky.social and @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social!

We're so thrilled that Evelyn Lau's "Parade of Storms" has made the Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize shortlist. Congratulations to Evelyn!

Here at Anvil, we're so grateful to Creative BC for their annual support towards various export activities Anvil undertakes to gain international recognition of our books. It really makes a difference! #readbc

Vera Hadzic (author of “Several Small Animals Enclosed in a Benedictine Monastery,” A Feed Dog Book) is part of this event tonight at 7 EST, along with poets Jennifer Baker and Sneha Subramanian Kanta. If you’re in Ottawa, check it out! (It'll also be streamed.) www.verseottawa.ca/event/common...

Congratulations to Evelyn Lau; her poetry collection "Parade of Storms" has been longlisted for the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize! www.alpurdy.ca/longlist-ann...

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Katrina Wilcox : 2026 VERSeFest interviews: Vera Hadzic @hadzicvera.bsky.social / launching her debut next week as part of VERSeFest 2026! / @anvilpress.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/03/katr...

Congratulations to the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize longlist, including LPG members @anvilpress.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @guernicaeditions.bsky.social, @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social & Signature Editions! The shortlist will be announced April 2.

Nice to see "We are Busy Being Alive" by Rishi Midha on this list! www.cbc.ca/books/new-ca...

Jenn Farrell is a Creative Force via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2026... (Way to go Anvil author Jenn Farrell!)

Canadian publishers are deeply disappointed by Nova Scotia's cancellation of the Publishers Assistance program. Support for local publishers has been reduced from $700,000 to $0, making NS the only province that does not invest in its own publishers. @nsgov.bsky.social publishers.ca/nova-scotia-...

Tuesday the 24th in Vancouver! upstartandcrow.com/event/nothin...

Feb 19–March 1, 2026 Nothing But Time: Three Films by Peter Mettler @thecinematheque.bsky.social Series curator & author of "Nothing But Time: Three Films by Peter Mettler" (Anvil), José Teodoro, will attend Feb 19, as will the filmmaker. Books available. www.thecinematheque.ca/series/peter...

the schedule for the sixteenth annual edition of VERSeFest : Ottawa's International Poetry Festival is now online! / @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; March 24-30, 2026: check out the full schedule and ticket information at verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

March 24-30, 2026: readings + performances in English and French (and Polish)! 2 new Hall of Honour inductees! workshops by Sheri-D Wilson + Paul Vermeersch! & a free reading at Carleton University by Karen Solie! check out the full schedule and ticket information at verseottawa.ca/en/versefest

bcliving.ca/entertainmen... BC Living's "25 B.C. Books to Read in the Bathtub" includes "Pools" by Martin West, a novel set in the hedonistic party culture of 1980s Vancouver.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/pe... "It turns out that the book was a fantastic idea, as the first batch of books printed sold out in no time. But don’t sweat, more books are on the way." (it's true, 2nd printing is landing on bookstore shelves now!)

Poetry in Transit spotlight: Calvin Wharton✨ @anvilpress.bsky.social We spoke with Calvin Wharton and the other Poetry in Transit 2025-26 poets on place, transit, and community. Read here: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/09/17/p... #PoetryInTransit #ReadLocalBC #BCPoet #BCPoetry

"A Sign of the Times: The Best of the Penthouse Marquee" comes in at #7 this past week! Due to popularity, stock has become scarce. The good news (!) is: the book's 2nd printing will land at Vancouver area bookstores in the next few days! (and via Anvil's website) www.readlocalbc.ca/bc-bestselle...

🧵 4/5 ... Frontier: A Memoir & A Ghost Story by @ericarstern.bsky.social (@barrelhouse.bsky.social) & So We Blush Less When the Phone Rings by Mark Wagstaff (@anvilpress.bsky.social). See alt-text! #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #SmallPress #books #bookish #BooksWorthReading #readingcommunity #booktok