Seven major prizes and more than $375,000 have been awarded at an inspiring 2025 Writers’ Trust (Writers' Trust of Canada) celebration! Check out our coverage with all of last night's amazing winners! #AmReading #CanLit #Prizes #WritersTrust open-book.ca/News/Seven-M...

The captivating thriller EARWORM (@playcanpress.bsky.social) by Mohammad Yaghoubi chronicles a young woman's battle against cppression. Check out this Behind the Curtain interview with the author! #AmReading #Plays #Drama #Playwrights open-book.ca/News/The-Cap...

Quill Christie-Peters discussion her incredible new work of non-fiction, ON WHOLENESS (@houseofanansi.bsky.social), and the power of collective liberation. Check it our interview with the author here! #AmReading #Nonfiction #Indigenous #Writing open-book.ca/News/Quill-C...

Read an excerpt from the long awaited third volume in the Ojibwe History series, THE POWER OF THE LITTLE PEOPLE (@kegedoncepress.bsky.social), from Bomgiizhik Isaac Murdoch. Check it out here on OB! #AmReading #Excerpts #Indigenous #Stories open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Read an excerpted story from BIG OF YOU (@biblioasis.bsky.social), the fantastic new short fiction collection from Elise Levine! #AmReading #ShortStory #CanLit #Fiction open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Check out this interview with debut novelist Sierra Marilyn Riley on THE DARK COVE THEATRE SOCIETY (Annick Press) and writing queer theatre magic for teens! #AmReading #YA #CanLit #Theatre open-book.ca/News/Sierra-...

Read an excerpt from EDISSON AND JEREMIAH (Guernica Editions), the new novel by acclaimed author Michael Carin. It's free for our readers right now on Open Book! #AmReading #Novel #Fiction #Excerpt open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Award-winning author Emily A. Weedon's new novel, HEMO SAPIENS (@dundurnpress.bsky.social), is a tantalizing, bloodthirsty thriller. Find out more in this Storytellers Interview with the author! #AmReading #Novel #CanLit #Thriller open-book.ca/News/Emily-A...

Columnist Samantha Garner (@samanthakgarner.bsky.social) talks about the best ways to create a space where you can write and flex all of your best artistic muscles. Check it out right here on Open Book! #AmReading #CanLit #WritingLife #WritingTips open-book.ca/Columnists/C...

Our grant writing guru Lindsay Zier-Vogel is back with a timely and bafflement-relieving guide to the new Canada Council granting portal! Check out her wise takes on how to navigate the system right here! #AmReading #Grants #CanLit #WritingTips open-book.ca/Columnists/G...

This past week Open Book took a run at TIFA 2025, which has newly relocated to the University of Toronto's majestic Victoria College. It was an enlightening and lively few days, and we share our experiences right here! #AmReading #AmWriting #CanList #TIFA open-book.ca/News/Open-Bo...

Read an excerpt from the award-winning novel HAPPINESS HAS A SLIPPERY TAIL (University of Ottawa Press) by Abla Farhoud (translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth), with an addendum about the author. Check it out here! #AmReading #Novel #Translation #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Poet and scholar Melanie Dennis Unrau excavates history and language in GOOSE (@pressassembly.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the author today! #AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #PoetryinPerspective open-book.ca/News/Melanie...

Acclaimed novelist Katie Welch explores how we rise from the ashes in the thrilling LADDER TO HEAVEN (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social). Check out this Long Story Novelist interview with the author! #AmReading #Novel #CanLit #LongStory open-book.ca/News/Katie-W...

Reac an excerpt from THE SEASIDE CAFÉ METROPOLIS (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social), the highly anticipated new novel from Antanas Sileika, right here on Open Book! #AmReading #Novel #Fiction #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Read an excerpt from the brand new English language translation of THE WAX CHILD (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) by Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken). Right here on Open Book! #AmReading #Novel #Fiction #Translation open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Two mighty independent publishers, Assembly Press (@pressassembly.bsky.social) and Brick Books, have merged! Check out our coverage of this exciting development right here. #AmReading #Publishing #CanLit #News open-book.ca/News/Assembl...

The latest novel from Brit Griffin is a haunting gothic mystery set in the Northern Ontario wilderness. We interviewed the author about THE HAUNTING OF MODESTO O'BRIEN (Latitude 46 Publishing) right here! #AmReading #Novel #Northern #Ontario #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Brit-Gr...

Read an excerpt from TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN (@secondstory.bsky.social), the second book in the acclaimed series by Phuong Truong (with illustrations by Christine Wei). #AmReading #MiddleGrade #Fiction #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

In her latest column, acclaimed author @samanthakgarner.bsky.social discusses how to write unlikeable protagonists, and still make these characters jump off the page. Check it out right here on Open Book! #AmReading #Columns #AmWriting #WritingTips open-book.ca/Columnists/W...

Today we're featuring an impressive debut novel from Aamir Hussain, author of UNDER THE FULL AND CRESCENT MOON (@dundurnpress.bsky.social). Check it out on Open Book! #AmReading #Novel #Fiction #LongStory open-book.ca/News/Aamir-H...

Take a visit to the riotous, colourful world of PAISLEY & PECK, JURASSIC FARM (@owlkids.bsky.social) by J. Torres (Illustrated by Mike Deas). #AmReading #PictureBooks #KidLit #YoungReaders open-book.ca/News/Take-a-...

Looking for Ontario-based publishers that do it all? From fiction, to non-fiction, to poetry, to drama, we've got you covered! 📚🇨🇦 Part 3 of 4!

Coltrane Seesequasis continues the powerful A Wolf in the Sun series with THE THREADS OF TIME (@kegedoncepress.bsky.social). Check out this Bright Young Things interview with the author of the YA series! #AmReading #Indigenous #YA #Fiction open-book.ca/News/Coltran...

Read an excerpt from A PLACE OF SECRETS (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social), the new Northern Gothic mystery from Shane Peacock. Check it out right here! #AmReading #Novel #Mystery #Excerpt open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Acclaimed novelist Danila Botha (@danilabotha.bsky.social) invites readers into the tender, chaotic world of A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US (Guernica Editions). Check out our interview with the author right here! #AmReading #Novel #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Danila-...

Internationally celebrated poet Jumoke Verissimo's new collection CIRCUMTRAUMA (Coach House Books) is a haunting poetic reckoning. Check out this fascinating interview with the author right here! #AmReading #Poetry #Verse #Books open-book.ca/News/Jumoke-...

The music explored in SOUNDTRACK (Book*hug Press) chronicles the true joys and looming dangers of an important cultural era. Check out our interview with Michael V. Smith, the author of this stunning, heartfelt memoir. #AmReading #Music #Poetry #CanLit open-book.ca/News/The-Mus...

A young girl leaves her Jamaican homeland and carries her memories to Canada in THE LAST LAST (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social), a poignant tale about the powerful moment between loss and discovery. We interview the author here! #AmReading #PictureBooks #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Story-S...

Today we're sharing this special piece on just some of the many incredible works by Indigenous authors in Ontario and throughout Turtle Island. Read on right here. #AmReading #Indigenous #Writers #Literature open-book.ca/News/Celebra...

Celebrated poet Robyn Sarah returns after a decade with a brand new collection, WE'RE SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW (@biblioasis.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the author right here! #AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #Interview open-book.ca/News/Celebra...

Read an excerpt from STRANGELY, FRIENDS (Between the Lines), a work of nonfiction about the history of Cuban-Canadian encounters, by Karen Dubinsky! #AmReading #Nonfiction #CanLit #Cuba open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Embark on a stunning arctic adventure in AURORA'S JOURNEY (Kegedonce Press), the debut picture book from Kayla Williams. Check out our interview with this exciting new author right here! #AmReading #PictureBooks #Indigenous #Literature open-book.ca/News/Embark-...

A wild snowstorm seizes upon a small town and makes a strange and fascinating cast of characters into a community in THE UPENDING OF WENDALL FORBES (@latitude46pub.bsky.social), by David Giuliano. #AmReading #Novel #Fiction #CanLit open-book.ca/News/A-Snows...

Columnist and author Manahil Bandukwala (@manahil.bsky.social) defends the age-old writer's pastime of procrastination in her latest column. Check it out right here, on Open Book! #AmReading #Columnists #CanLit #WritingTips open-book.ca/Columnists/I...

Read an excerpt from A BOW FORGED FROM ASH (@palimpsestpress.bsky.social), the powerful new poetry collection by Melissa Powless Day! #AmReading #Poetry #Indigenous #Excerpt open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

Read an excerpt from A PRECARIOUS ENTERPRISE: MAKING A LIFE IN CANADIAN PUBLISHING (@ecwpress.bsky.social) by Scott McIntyre. Free for our readers today, on Open Book! #AmReading #Nonfiction #Memoir #Excerpt #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

OBPO launches SUPPORT ONTARIO PUBLISHERS campaign to bring more Canadian books into Ontario schools. Learn more about this crucial initiative right here on Open Book! #AmReading #CanLit #Ontario #Schools open-book.ca/News/OBPO-La...

The fourth instalment of Danny Ramadan's award winning Salma picture book series is here, with wonderful illustrations by Anna Bron. We interview the author about SALMA SPEAKS UP (AnnickPress) right here! #AmReading #PictureBooks #CanLit #YoungReaders open-book.ca/News/SALMA-S...

A grieving mother tries to undo death with her words and stories in Susanna Crossman's THE ORANGE NOTEBOOKS (Assembly Press). Check out this Long Story Novelist interview with the author! #AmReading #Novel #LongStory #Fiction open-book.ca/News/A-Griev...

Read an excerpt from ACCIDENTS AFTER HAPPENING (@ecwpress.bsky.social), the new poetry collection by Robert Priest. Check out some of the lyrical mastery on display right here! #AmReading #Poetry #Poems #CanLit open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

🇨🇦📚 Looking for Ontario-based publishers that do it all? From fiction, to non-fiction, to poetry, to drama, we've got you covered! 📚🇨🇦 Part 2 of 4! ➡️ Featuring: @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Gordon Hill Press, and @guernicaeditions.bsky.social 1/2

Read an excerpt from A SCHOOL FOR TOMORROW (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social) by Mark Dickinson, chronicling the founding and growth of the Canada World Youth movement! #AmReading #Nonfiction #Politics #Canada open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

One of the latest titles in the I AM series, I AM AN IMMIGRANT (Saunders Book Company/Beech Street Books), is a celebration of identity and resilience. Check out our interview with author, Sujivany R. Sujan! #AmReading #Nonfiction #CanLit #YoungReaders open-book.ca/News/I-Am-an...

Our fantastic columnist Samantha Garner is back with a savvy piece on how to receive useful writing feedback! Check out some thoughtful writing advice from this acclaimed novelist! #AmReading #Columns #WritingTips #AmWriting open-book.ca/Columnists/H...

There are over 1600 Canadian books published every year by Canadian-owned, Ontario-based publishers. Email your MPP to say it's time to give Ontario publishers the spotlight in our classrooms and libraries: win.newmode.net/supportontar...

Elodie LaRue is back on the case in MYSTERY AT THE BILTMORE #3 (@pajamapress.bsky.social‬) by Colleen Nelson (with illustrations by Peggy Collins). Check out an excerpt from this exciting new entry in the series right here! #AmReading #Picturebook #CanLit #Mystery open-book.ca/News/The-Mys...

The @writerstrust.bsky.social has revealed the finalists for the 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers. Congratulations to all of the shortlisted authors! #AmReading #CanLit #LGBTQ2S+ #Prizes open-book.ca/News/Three-F...

Students are heading back to school today but they will not see themselves in the books they read because of the top 20 books taught in Ontario schools, only 3 are Canadian. Ontario, it's time for that to change! Email your MPP now to support Ontario publishers: win.newmode.net/supportontar...

The insightful and empathetic essays in JESUSLAND (@ecwpress.bsky.social), a new book of essays from journalist Joelle Kidd, explore the draw and danger of the Christian pop culture movement. We interview the author here! #AmReading #Nonfiction #Essays #PopCulture open-book.ca/News/The-Ins...