“Like Safdie, I spent many evenings listening to Montreal Canadiens games on my transistor radio…” Thank you to The Seaboard Review of Books for this thoughtful review by Lisa Timpf. Subscribe to their Substack for more great literary reviews. Go Habs Go 🏒

“Beyond Ken Dryden captures that feeling.” An advance review from Sam McKenzie, a Montrealer currently studying at the University of Southern California, reflecting on hockey, memory, and what it means to grow up loving the Canadiens 🏒 Advance copies on sale at lindaleith.com

A first look at two LLP titles arriving in 2026: 📚 There’s Always More to Say by Natalie Southworth 📚 I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep by David Homel. Pre-order now at lindaleith.com

We want to take a moment to remember someone dear to us whom we lost this year. David Gawley was Linda’s husband, a core member of the LLP team, and our longtime CFO. He was deeply loved and greatly respected, and is dearly missed. We invite you to take a moment with us to remember him ❤️

As we continue to look back on the year, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped support LLP. To the creators and collaborators behind the scenes, reviewers, booksellers, readers, editors, and organizations who showed up, shared the work, and supported it in so many ways, thank you. ❤️ 🫂

As we continue to look back on the year, we want to say thank you to everyone who helped support LLP. To the creators and collaborators behind the scenes, reviewers, booksellers, readers, editors, and organizations who showed up, shared the work, and supported it in so many ways, thank you. ❤️ 🫂

LLP is looking back on moments from a year spent in community with writers, readers, and friends across Montreal’s literary world 📚 Book fairs, launches, conversations, and in-between moments — where books move off the page and community takes shape.

LLP is looking back on our 2025 releases—from historical YA to sentence-long stories, from space to the mountains, from families to women making difficult decisions. 📚 We’re proud of these books and grateful to the writers, collaborators, and readers who brought them to life.

LLP is looking back on our 2025 releases—from historical YA to sentence-long stories, from space to the mountains, from families to women making difficult decisions. 📚 We’re proud of these books and grateful to the writers, collaborators, and readers who brought them to life.

Currently reading The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering, published by @llpmtl.bsky.social "The Unfinished World is a timely reminder that second chances are possible, as are deep and fundamental connections with the natural world." (From the LLP website)

Still thinking about the Read Quebec Book Fair. What a blast it was to spend the weekend with readers, writers, and friends! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat, bought books, and shared their experience with us. We had a wonderful time and can’t wait to see you again next year. 📚😊

MFA alum Natalie Southworth’s collection of stories, “There's Always More to Say” is forthcoming in March 2026 from Linda Leith Publishing. Learn more: www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/boo... @llpmtl.bsky.social

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel by Andrew Kaufman (@coachhousebooks.bsky.social): chbooks.com/Books/E/Enjo... & The Language of the Stars by Nathan Hellner-Mestelman (@llpmtl.bsky.social): www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/boo... See alt-text. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers. LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚: Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers. LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚: Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers. LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚: Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

The Read Quebec Book Fair is celebrating ten years of connecting English-language readers and writers. LLP will be at Casa d’Italia all weekend with author signings 📚: Felicia Mihali, Monique Polak, Toula Drimonis, Rebecca Morris, and Sivan Slapak.

Subscribers to The Seaboard Review of Books Substack may have caught a small LLP surprise 👀 a first look at our March 2026 releases, and The Unfinished World, which is out now! Not subscribed yet? What are you waiting for? Find these book and pre-orders details at www.lindaleith.com.

LLP is back at the Salon du livre de Montréal at the AELAQ booth (Kiosk #1509) Meet our authors: Monique Polak – Nov 19, 2–3 p.m. Felicia Mihali – Nov 21, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Mikhail Iossel – Nov 22, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. Toula Drimonis – Nov 22, 3–5 p.m. Join us and explore Quebec’s vibrant literature!

#ThrowbackThursday to the Forest Wonder Walk at the Victoria Festival of Authors. A beautiful day of stories and conversation with Marilyn Bowering, author of The Unfinished World. 🌿📚 #MarilynBowering #TheUnfinishedWorld #CanLit #ReadCanadian

“Bowering blends the real and the unreal into something more myth than fable, more real than magic.” — The BC Review A thoughtful review of The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering reflects on its lyrical blend of memory, myth, and belonging. Read the full review at the link in our bio!

📸 Flashback Friday to last week at Literary Oktoberfest 2025! 🍻📚 Thank you to Yolk for having us. We always have such a wonderful time connecting with Montreal’s amazing literary community. Until next year! 💛

LLP joins Yolk's Literary Oktoberfest 2025 on Fri, Oct 24 at L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise) from 7–11 PM! 🍻 Join us for an evening of readings and conversation featuring Mikhail Iossel (Sentence) and other acclaimed writers. Link in bio for more details and to buy tickets!

A song that lingers between love and loss, where memory becomes melody and longing takes shape in verse. ✨ The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering is a haunting meditation on love, grief, and the stories we inherit. 🌎 Order at the link in bio

Our second glimpse into The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering looks north—into the landscapes shaped by industry, labour, and memory. ✨ Bowering’s prose captures the quiet aftermath of progress and the human stories left behind. Available now at the link in bio!

Journey through memory, myth, and the bonds between women that outlast time. Marilyn Bowering’s The Unfinished World is a lyrical story of love, loss, and renewal across generations. 🌎 Link in bio!

The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering is here. 🌎 A luminous novel of memory, inheritance, and the bonds that carry us forward. Stay tuned for sneak peeks into the world of Pearl and Nora. Order at the link in our bio.

Debut authors Rebecca Morris (OTHER MAPS, @llpmtl.bsky.social) and Nadia Staikos (UNTIL THEY SLEEP, @guernicaeditions.bsky.social) talk fairy tales and balancing writing with motherhood in our latest #ALUWomenAskingWomen. alllitup.ca/women-asking-women-rebecca-morris-nadia-staikos

10/12 #SmallPress #books #BookSky #DSPBposts 💙📚 @beaconpress.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @llpmtl.bsky.social @kegedoncepress.bsky.social

✨ Coming October 2025 ✨ In The Unfinished World, Marilyn Bowering tells the story of Pearl, who scatters her grandmother’s ashes and discovers handmade dolls, tales of survival, and a gift that ties her to the natural world. Pre-order now at the link in our bio.

Marilyn Bowering answers our #writersblock questionnaire on her new book THE UNFINISHED WORLD (@llpmtl.bsky.social), the books she turns to for lessons in tragedy and resilience, and, well, writer's block itself. Read our interview with Marilyn here: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the launch of Christmas Weekend by Monique Polak. The evening was full of warmth and great conversation. 🎄 Christmas Weekend is available now at the link in our bio!

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: The Bigamist by Felicia Mihali, translated by @lleith.bsky.social (@llpmtl.bsky.social) & Commonwealth by D.A. Lockhart (@kegedoncepress.bsky.social). Alt-text = details. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky

We’re delighted to celebrate Sentence, the new collection of stories by Mikhail Iossel. An evening of literature and conversation, with a reading and Q&A. 📅 September 19, 2025 🕔 5–7 PM 📍 Bar Kabinet, 98B Laurier Ave. Ouest, Montréal

✨ Upcoming Book launch! ✨ Author Monique Polak launches Christmas Weekend (LLP) & Just a Minute (Orca book publisher). 🗓️Sept. 18, 5–7 p.m. 📍Biblio Café, 5853 Sherbrooke St. W. Join us for readings, stories, and book signings!

✨ Monique Polak talks about her new YA novel Christmas Weekend 🎄on CBC's All in a Weekend. A holiday story of family and surprises. Listen to full interview at the link in our bio.

✨ Coming October 2025 ✨ In The Unfinished World, Marilyn Bowering tells the story of Pearl, who scatters her grandmother’s ashes and discovers handmade dolls, tales of survival, and a gift that ties her to the natural world. Pre-order now at the link in our bio.

🍁 Canada Lives Here: The Case for Public Broadcasting by Wade Rowland (@llpmtl.bsky.social) ‬ A timely, thought-provoking defence of the CBC and its vital role in protecting public spaces, culture, and identity in Canada. alllitup.ca/books/canada... #lpg50 #canlit #savethecbc

If you loved our Aug. #alubookclub pick WHERE THE JASMINE BLOOMS (@fernpub.bsky.social) by @zslong.bsky.social, try these four follow-up reads from @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social, @llpmtl.bsky.social, Baraka Books, and Inanna Publications next. alllitup.ca/alu-summer-b...

🌍 It’s Women in Translation Month! ✨ LLP is honoured to showcase a wide range of books translated by women — from poetry and memoir to YA and fiction that spans worlds. Add one (or all!) to your shelf via the link in our bio. 📚

🌍 It’s Women in Translation Month! ✨ LLP is honoured to showcase a wide range of books translated by women — from poetry and memoir to YA and fiction that spans worlds. Add one (or all!) to your shelf via the link in our bio. 📚

Didn’t read Monique’s blog post? Hear it straight from her! She shares how her own life inspired Christmas Weekend, a heartwarming YA novel about blended families and the ties that hold us together. 🎄❤️ 📚 Available now at the link in bio.

📚🇭🇹 Every third Saturday in August, Montreal celebrates Haitian Book Day and this year it falls on Aug 16. Discover 3 books about or by Haitian authors, offering unique windows into Haitian life & literature. All titles are available at the link in our bio!

LLP is excited to present the origin story of one of our newest release, Christmas Weekend by Monique Polak. Find out a little bit about what inspired Monique to write her newest book! For the full story, go visit her blog at www.moniquepolak.com!

LLP is excited to present the origin story of one of our newest releases, SENTENCE by Mikhail Iossel. Find out what inspired Mikhail to write his newest book, and its importance in relation to his personal and professional history!

📚Christmas Weekend by Monique Polak is available now! A heartwarming young adult novel about building bridges, family, and of course, holiday cheer! This books chronicles a story of love and unity that is not restricted to just the holidays. Grab a copy at the link in our bio! Happy reading!

📚SENTENCE by Mikhail Iossel is available now! A collection of stories that chronicle a life through sentences, playing with both memory and language. SENTENCE is a unique and riveting book unlike any other you have read before. Grab your copy at the link in our bio! Happy reading!

"...the stories are bursting real heart, real melancholy, and real questioning from an acutely sensitive and perceptive soul," writes Alexander Hackett. Read the rest of the review at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/sent... @mikhail-iossel.bsky.social @llpmtl.bsky.social

"It’s hard to mail your cosmic address into space when none of your recipients know what a postal code is." Teenage writer / space expert Nathan Hellner-Mestelman explains pulsar maps in his book THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS (@llpmtl.bsky.social), in today's #excerpted. alllitup.ca/excerpted-th...

LitStack spotlights Sentence by Mikhail Iossel—a “dizzying spin of memory, imagination, and virtuosity.” Link in bio #MikhailIossel #SentenceBook #OneSentenceStories #CanadianLit #Microfiction #LLPBooks