Tuesday July 21 at 10:00pm ET a repeat of interviews with all three hosts on @howl895fm.bsky.social Alison Gadsby interviews Hollay Ghadery and Valentino Assenzo interviews Alison Gadsby. It’s a summer love fest!! #canlit

Feast your beautiful bookish peepers on the spread of reads we’ve been celebrating on the 49th Shelf’s most anticipated fall fiction list. Request a review copy of any of these books: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... 1/2 #fallreads #canlit #books

Book review of Stephanie Bolster's, "Long Exposure" Reviewed for @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social www.sarahailstone.com/book-reviews... #Canlit #Bookreview #poetry

Book review on Jaime Forsythe's, "Yield." Reviewed for @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social www.sarahailstone.com/book-reviews... #Canlit #Bookreview #Poetry

Thank you Hollay Ghadery of River Street Writing for introducing me to author Marie-Josée Poisson! We've just completed our interview and it'll be live soon! #witmonth

Briar’s Reviews calls Blood Bound: Unlacing Secret Ties by Marie-Josée Poisson,(translated by Flora-Lee Bendit) “[a] deeply engaging look at Canadian/French history.” Read the full review: briarsreviews.wordpress.com/2026/07/16/b... @guernicaeditions.bsky.social #bookreview

Coming soon! 💫 One Soft Infested Summer by Matthew Heiti, forthcoming September 2026 with Latitude 46. Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... store.latitude46publishing.com/products/one... ☀️ @latitude46pub.bsky.social #summerreads #thegoonies #mustread

Thinking about dinos since 1981. 🦕: @radiantpress.bsky.social #dinosaur #dreadnought #poetry #poet #readmorepoetry

The July 16 Drunk Fiction Extravaganza at Toronto's Caledonian is a #CanLit celebration with an emerging writers reading contest, author performances, book promo/pr panels, publishing industry speed dates & more! 4pm-9pm. Tickets @ door or EventBrite.❤️📚 www.eventbrite.ca/e/drunk-fict...

Minimalist poetry at its finest!✨ Check out our interview with poet Anna Veprinksa about her book, Wound Archive (Gordon Hill Press/The Porcupine’s Quill, 2026) on our blog: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/3/... @annaveprinska.bsky.social #invisibleillness #poetry

Calgary friends, you don't want to miss the launch for Ben Berman Ghan's fabulous book, The Library Cosmic. July 28th, 7 pm Shelf Life Books! We hope you can come out and celebrate: shelflifebooks.ca/events/57496...

happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press! , in which an anniversary begins to be celebrated, abovegroundpress.substack.com/p/happy-thir...

“A Giller Prize longlisted author, Narbonne unfolds the story with pithy observations, references to the classic literature Harry adores, and occasional dry humor [.]” —Sarah Johnson, Reading the Past Read the full review: readingthepast.substack.com/p/a-family-f... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social

ICYMI: you can check out my June post for subscribers at 3%: A CanLit Publicist’s Diary on Substack. In this issue, I share my thoughts on doing events for free as artists. I even made my first flow chart! 💅🏼 Read the full article. 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/hollaygh... #publicity #writer

Thank you to the wonderful Kim Fahner for this love letter to my chapbook, the blades of grass are dreaming (Anstruther Press, 2025), which was published in the most recent issue of Pinhole Poetry. To read the full feature: pinholepoetry.ca/21812-2/ #poetry #poet @kimfahner.bsky.social

“Short story writers must get to the emotional core of a story quickly, showing the reader what’s at stake, unresolved or troubling. […] Alison Gadsby succeeds in getting to the heart of the matter.“ —Brian Tanguay, California Review of Books Read the full review: calirb.com/breathing-is...

If you are curious about the topic of money in the 2020s, or interested in reading books that make us reconsider what wealth means, read our intern Michael Schmidt’s column: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/6/... #wealth #economics #bookstagram #bookishcanadians #booksbooksbooks

You can catch David Ly on Global New's Pamela's picks talking about his fabulous new book, Not All Dragons in this clip: globalnews.ca/video/119536...

💫Coming soon! 💫The Comedian’s Book of the Dead by Gary Barwin, forthcoming September 22, 2026 with Book*hug Press. Request review or media copies here: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... @garybarwin.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social #canlit #litfic #bookstagram #ireadcanadian

Alex Boyd’s essay collection, Take This for the Pain (Palimpsest Press, 2026), received a brilliant review in Hippocampus Magazine by writer, scholar, and narrative medicine leader Renée K. Nicholson. Read full review: www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/06/revi... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social

Coming soon! Hail Mary by Elizabeth Urso (Rising Action) forthcoming September 22, 2026. Love a good thriller? Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... Welcome to North Shore Township, where you can never dig a grave too deep, and you can never keep a secret for too long.

Coming soon! 💫 Closing Ceremonies and Dying Times by Darlene Madott, forthcoming with Guernica Editions, September 1, 2026. Request a review or media copy here: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... This is a collection of linked love stories that explores the aftermath of love. #litfic

Coming soon 💫 Two Days in Mayaro — the new collection of short stories by acclaimed author Pamela Mordecai, forthcoming September 8, 2026 with Goose Lane Editions. Request a review copy! www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... @gooselane.bsky.social #shortstories

DM us to request a review copy of Fairy!

“Toronto author Christine Fischer Guy doesn’t miss a beat[.]” -Catherine Parnell, MicroLit Read the rest this excellent review of The Instrument Does Not Matter by Christine Fischer Guy, (Wolsak & Wynn) www.birchbarkediting.com/microlit-alm... 🎹 @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social #litfic

Or, ending up in some interesting places when I try to answer the question: "How can a novel be anti-war and pro-military?" www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/6/... @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social @thistledownpress.bsky.social #canlit #fiction #novel

Of all my books, The Peace Thieves has a bigger "why" behind why I wrote it. Thanks to @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social and The Miramichi Reader for the chance to try to explain how and why that is. #canlit #fiction #hamont @thistledownpress.bsky.social miramichireader.ca/2026/06/why-...

✨ #Toronto! I'm doing a short reading at the Drunk Fiction Series hosted by @emilyweedon.bsky.social at Caledonian tmr June 23 at 7pm (post FIFA game!). Other readers will be selected from the audience so come out if you'd like a chance at a mini reading or to hear me😀 emilyweedon.com/drunk-fiction

“It’s a strange feeling, to sit there, with no real danger of sinking and yet making no progress whatsoever.” —Excerpt from Becalming by Aga Maksimowska Read the full excerpt: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/6/... @dundurnpress.bsky.social #litfic #polish

Roxanna Bennett, We Gladly Feast on Those Who Would Subdue Us robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/06/roxa...

Q&A with Alison Gadsby about her new story collection, BREATHING IS HOW SOME PEOPLE STAY ALIVE. deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/q-wi...

I’ve written a few poems that include my dad,& since today is Father’s Day, I thought I’d share one — “Existential OCD at the Visitation” — which was included in my chapbook, The blades of grass are dreaming (Anstruther Press, 2025). Read here: www.hollayghadery.ca/blog/fathers... #fathersday

“‘A running theme throughout the sections is this kind of anxiety about how we pass things on to our kids. I think a lot of it tackles, how do we answer to them?’ he said.” Read the full interview: tr.ee/ktE6Qz1E_g #poetrycollection #fathersday #fathering #poetry #poet

Coming this fall! My Love is a Durian by Kelly Kaur, University of Calgary Press, October 15, 2026. DM us to request a review copy! In My Love is a Durian, Singapore and Canada twine and intertwine, the places adopted and left behind bunch and twist. #poetry

A new collection of essays by Alex Boyd. Pulling from twenty-five years of essays, articles, and reviews, Alex's Take This for the Pain is a curious look at art and culture in a rapidly changing world. From Palimpsest Press.

Take a peek at the launch of Take This for the Pain: Essays on Writing and Life by Alex Boyd, released with Palimpsest Press. Big love to Another Story Bookshop in Toronto for hosting! Learn more: palimpsestpress.ca/books/take-t... 🫶🏼 @palimpsestpress.bsky.social #nonfiction

#TO July 16: #CanLit event with folks from @cormorantbooks.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @therightsfactory.bsky.social @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social @randallperry.bsky.social @anotherstoryto.bsky.social Idea Shop, Reed Books Publicity, St. Lawrence Fest❤️📚 www.eventbrite.ca/e/drunk-fict...

“Tidelight’s bloom. To be eaten at sunrise.” The instructions hissed through his mind. “Before it opens.” —from Not All Dragons by David Ly (Wolsak & Wynn) Read the full excerpt on our blog: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/3/... @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social #dragon #fantasyliterature

Q&A with André Narbonne about his new novel, THOSE ARE PEARLS. deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/06/q-wi...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Tamara Jong / @bookhugpress.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/06/12-o...

“I was able to hear the actual birdsong the poets talk about.” In Ep. 29 of the Happy Hearing Podcast, Dr Rosette Ruth Aguilar and hearing loss health advocate Carly Sygrove are joined by award-winning author of In the Bear’s House, Bruce Hunter. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h... #hearingloss

@hollay.bsky.social gives fascinating insights into her creation of her novel The Unravelling of Ou in this @literarymama.bsky.social interview. An important read for creative writers!

Our Reviewer-in-Residence, Catherine Owen’s second review is live! Read the review: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/5/... #memoir #artist #muse #nonfiction #bookreview

Well now, that's fascinating.

Reviewer Shirin E. describes Crystal AJ Smith’s novel Gitwaałtk (Gordon Hill/The Porcupine’s Quill) as “a raw, beautiful, and eye-opening exploration of the harsh reality lived by countless yet unknown missing & murdered girls and women, and their families.” fully-booked.ca/reviews/gitw... #mmiwg

The single. #happypride #KirbyFairy @palimpsestpress.bsky.social itsakirby.bandcamp.com/album/i-want...

In a recent Power Q & A, we asked novelist Ellis Scott about his book, Night Terminus (Dundurn Press, February 2026) — an evocative story reflecting the determination and resilience of a gay diaspora as it faced extinction. Read the feature: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/5/... #queerlit

Thanks to @deborahkalb.bsky.social for the lovely interview with Ellis Scott on his powerful novel, Night Terminus, published by @dundurnpress.bsky.social 🌈♥️

Fully-Booked reviewer Shirin E. wrote an excellent review of Alison Gadsby’s electrifying short stories, Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive (Guernica Editions, 2026). Shirin, you had us at “twisted version of Chicken Soup For The Soul.” Read the full review: fully-booked.ca/reviews/brea...

A wonderful review from rob mclennan of Jaime Forsythe's Yield: