Helen Mourre is from Saskatchewan, and her book of essays The Day My Mother Walked on Water (@ynwp.bsky.social) *is* Saskatchewan - small but powerful, quirky but tender. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/day-my-mothe...

Canadian publishers! 📣 Applications are open to exhibit at the 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of the Read Quebec Book Fair. 📍 Casa d'Italia 📅 December 6-7, 2025 👉 Apply now: readquebec.ca/applications...

School's back in session, but it's never too late to make sure kids are ready! School Readiness by Ashley Vercammen (Home Style Teachers) is a thoughtful guide to help curious and anxious children know what to expect and how to excel at school. Review at reviews.skbooks.com/school-readi...

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: A Snake and a Feathered Bird, by Angie Ellis, published by Thistledown Press . Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

The title poem from What Shade of Brown?, the debut poetry collection from Nehiyawak-Métis poet @johnbradymcd.bsky.social, tackles issues of identity and belonging with incisive clarity. @radiantpress.bsky.social #indigenouspoetry #poetryreview #indigenousauthors muskratmagazine.com/what-shade-o...

If you've been in Regina, you've probably noticed Wascana Lake. But have you ever wondered how this lake came to be? Neil Sawatzky's The Lake in the Middle of Town (ynwp.bsky.social) is a children's book with all the answers. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/lake-in-the-...

Today's the LAST DAY to register for SaskBooks' Annual Conference! Make haste!

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Bowen Goes to Work, by Bowen Paxman, illustrated by Mario Viani, published by Home Style Teachers. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Gods of a New World, by Ryan Melsom, published by Shadowpaw Press. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

Regina author Alison Lohans brings you a children's book full of music and whimsy with The Wind and Amanda's Cello (Shadowpaw Press, illustrated by Sarah Shirtliffe). Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/wind-and-ama...

Where's Johnny? Find out in the juvenile book of the same name about a missing cat by Lori Burton (illustrations by Wendi Nordell, @ynwp.bsky.social). Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/wheres-johnny/

September will be here in 10 days- register for Conference now! (Then go outside and enjoy summer while it's still here!)

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: My Wacky, Wild, Wonderful Writing Journal: A Journal For Kids, published by Lilac Arch Press. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

#booksky pls help! It finally happened - we held a book launch for one of our authors, and ONE person turned up. Leighton is a young, nervous first time author and we felt so, so bad for him. His book is amazing and he could really, really use some support. petes-press.square.site/product/sele...

Harold Rhenisch is a multi-talented writer from BC, and The Salmon Shanties (University of Regina Press ) is a poetry collection that demonstrates his talent. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/salmon-shant...

SaskBooks cordially invites you to its Annual Conference! Join us on Thursday, 11 September and Friday, 12 September 2025 at Wanuskewin for sessions on Book Publicity, Library Selections, Industry Updates, and more! Find out more and register at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/saskbooks-...

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: To Catch Sugar Bugs, by Dale W. Botting, published by Home Style Teachers. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

The Suspension Bridge by Anna Dowdall (@radiantpress.bsky.social ) is the first Sister Harriet Mystery. Sister Harriet is a nun and a teacher in Ontario who gets involved in solving the disappearance of three girls in the 60s. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/suspension-b...

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Broken Scarecrows: Deceit and Cheat, by D. R. Cameron, published by Cameron Narratives. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Zachari Logan / @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social @radiantpress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/07/12-o...

Congratulations to the finalists for the 37th Annual @lambdaliterary.org Awards, including LPG members @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @bookhugpress.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social, @playcanpress.bsky.social, @radiantpress.bsky.social & @sciroccodrama.bsky.social

Soulworm by Edward Willett (Shadowpaw Press Reprise) is a thrilling story that brings together Weyburn SK in the 1980s with a parallel world of acolytes, magical talents, and the fearsome soulworms. Will Liothel and Maribeth be able to work together to save both worlds? reviews.skbooks.com/soulworm/

Only ONE WEEK until KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK is available!! Have you pre-ordered yet? Visit your local indie bookstore today to save your copy! More on our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk... #ComingSoon #ChidrensBooks #MétisAuthor #bannock #PictureBook #IndiePress #CanLit

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Fireboy, by Edward Willett, published by Shadowpaw Press. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore. Visit reviews.skbooks.com/fireboy/ for the book review.

Loved Beyond Compare by Dr. Jane Amana Ekong (Living Waters Press) is an astonishing and harrowing true story of survival and faith during the Nigerian Civil War and beyond. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/loved-beyond...

Ready for another #SneakPeek?? THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE by Caroline Pignat is out on August 19, 2025, but we have a #FirstLook for you today! Visit our website to learn more, and don't forget to pre-order from your favourite indie bookstore! thistledownpress.com/.../the-disc...

Here's Shadowpaw, resident cat of sci-fi, fantasy & literary publisher @shadowpawpress.bsky.social. Today, Publisher Edward Willett tells us about the surprising evolution of the press & how a podcast & Kickstarter laid the groundwork for a full-fledged publishing house. alllitup.ca/in-house-how...

So apparently, if I don't keep encouraging people to subscribe to Clarkesworld, they don't. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/ All new subscriptions go towards increasing staff pay. They deserve it, so I can't be silent.

Incomparable poet and essayist Bruce Rice brings you a five part collection of wide-ranging essays in Standstill: A Hopewell Earthworks Daybook and Other Essays (Long Road Press). Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/standstill/

Another great review from @skbooks.com for Leighton Peart's Selected Writings reviews.skbooks.com/selected-wri... #booksky 📚💙

If you like thinking about time, déjà vu, and whether anything actually means anything, you’ll love our #ALUbookclub interview with @suzykrause.bsky.social, author of I THINK WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE (@radiantpress.bsky.social). alllitup.ca/alu-summer-b...

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Nobody from Nowhere: A Story of Leadership, Resilience, and Legacy, by Dale W. Botting, published by Benchmark Press 🛒Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

"This book is exactly the type of story we want to publish." We talk to publisher @radiantpress.bsky.social about our July #ALUbookclub pick I THINK WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE by @suzykrause.bsky.social alllitup.ca/alu-summer-book-club-intro-to-i-think-weve-been-here-before/

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities, by Mark Morton, published by Shadowpaw Press. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore.

Dave Duncan was a nigh-legendary Canadian writer of science fiction and fantasy, and in his Corridor to Nightmare (Shadowpaw Press) it's easy to see why. Shadowpaw Press has brought this previously unpublished novel to the public. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/corridor-to-...

SaskBooks' Weekly New Titles Picks: Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad In the Post-9/11 World, by Youcef Soufi, published by University of Regina Press. Order copies by visiting skbooks.com/bookstore. Visit reviews.skbooks.com/homegrown-ra... for the book review.

Our latest E-Update is now available, don’t miss it! conta.cc/40pgNS8 #germanculture #alive #saskatchewan

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The poems in Realia by Michael Trussler (@radiantpress.bsky.social) are as discursive but rich and rewarding as a conversation with the poet himself. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/realia/

Go Over the Dragon's Wall with author Alanna Vane (Cold Blue Press), in this Young Adult novel and entry in the Koshluk series. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/over-the-dra...

Really pleased by this great review of “Tales from the Silence” here: reviews.skbooks.com/tales-from-t... Thanks @skbooks.com!

Releasing Your Need to Please by James Butler (Wood Dragon Books ) addresses a seldom-considered topic: navigating romantic relationships with female narcissists. To learn more, read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/releasing-yo...

One of my favourite interviews to date!

Read @sharonberg.bsky.social's interview of @poetcourtney.bsky.social re: her collection Anatomical Venus (pub. @radiantpress.bsky.social) in Issue 31! ...It took me a long time to accept I was experiencing chronic pain and disability... www.thetemzreview.com/berg-bates-h...

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel...like this book is better than fine. I Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy Krause (@radiantpress.bsky.social tackles the heavy subject of the end of the world from the human angle, with wit and warmth. Review: reviews.skbooks.com/i-think-weve...

While the content can be challenging, the frank but moving poems in Get Your Footprints Out of My Garden by K.J. Moss (Wood Dragon Books) can be as cathartic for readers as they were for the poet. Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/get-your-foo...

A Rainbow Makes a Promise, and in Marion Mutala's book of the same name (Millennium Marketing), find out why! Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/rainbow-make...

Did you know we have a list of #German Inspired #Travel destinations on our Website? bit.ly/44mrxUh You can’t visit these sites? Order the book ‘German Settlements in Saskatchewan’ by Alan Anderson from our office.

The Medicine Chest by Jarol Boan (University of Regina Press) is capturing a lot of attention lately. It won the 2025 SBA First Book Award, and Dr. Boan will featured at the Festival of Words in June. Want to know why? Read the review of this engaging book at reviews.skbooks.com/medicine-che...