Here's four "thumbnail" reviews of books I have recently read. 1) Smeg by Diane Wishart 2) The Innocent Canadian by John Delacourt 3) The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering 4) I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep by David Homel @llpmtl.bsky.social www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/james-revi...

Catch Oren Safdie on The 790 RISP podcast as he discusses Beyond Ken Dryden, the evolution of the project from stage to page, and what makes this Canadiens playoff run feel so special. Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio.

Catch Oren Safdie on The 790 RISP podcast as he discusses Beyond Ken Dryden, the evolution of the project from stage to page, and what makes this Canadiens playoff run feel so special. Listen to the full episode at the link in our bio.

From the Canadiens dynasty of the 1970s to today’s playoff excitement, Oren Safdie reflects on hockey, memory, and Montreal in the Montreal Gazette. Read the full article at the link in our bio! 🏒 #BeyondKenDryden #OrenSafdie #CanadianLit #LindaLeithPublishing #GoHabsGo

Join Janet Torge for a reading and conversation at the Atwater Library and Computer Centre as part of the Lunchtime Reading Series, hosted by Linda Leith. Janet will discuss and read from I Can’t Believe I’m Old, her candid and witty new collection of essays on aging.

LLP's 2026 collection... so far. Stay tuned for more to come! 📚📚 #LindaLeithPublishing #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #MontrealBooks #CanadianWriters

For #ShortStoryMonth, short story writer @laurairock.bsky.social recommends six standout collections from @anvilpress.bsky.social, @pressassembly.bsky.social, @guernicaeditions.bsky.social, @greatplainspress.bsky.social, @invisibooks.bsky.social & @llpmtl.bsky.social alllitup.ca/afterword-6-...

A true tour de force! Marilyn Bowering’s Montreal tour came to a close at the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series. Thank you to everyone who joined us. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Grab your copy of The Unfinished World at lindaleith.com. 📚

Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/ther... @llpmtl.bsky.social

Montreal, the 1970s, and the Canadiens at their peak. Oren Safdie’s Beyond Ken Dryden is a memoir of hockey, family, and growing up in a changing city. 🏒 Out now: lindaleith.com

Funny, honest, and deeply relatable. Janet Torge’s I Can’t Believe I’m Old takes on aging with humour and wit. Out now: lindaleith.com

"...carries the reader from prehistoric Spain to ancient Greece, from the bellies of ships to the wilderness of remote islands and mysterious kingdoms." Roxane Hudon reviews 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/the-... @llpmtl.bsky.social

Dedicated to creating outstanding literary works by Canadian and Quebec writers and translators, Montreal’s @llpmtl.bsky.social has a unique focus on stories that engage with the ever-changing worlds we live in. Explore five must-reads from their backlist at: alllitup.ca/press-playba...

In her debut collection, Natalie Southworth explores moments of disconnection, family fragility, and unexpected expressions of love. Available now at the link in our bio! 📚

Books and their writers can get into some pretty murky territory when they set out into the world. Some writers turn into liars and sneak-thieves when it comes to telling their tales. In I Made a Promise I Could Not Keep, David Homel explores the morals of writing. Available now! Link in bio 📚

Read an excerpt from award-winning author David Homel’s latest collection, I MADE A PROMISE I COULD NOT KEEP (@llpmtl.bsky.social), exploring the strange moral landscape writers inhabit when they sit down to tell the truth, or at least, something like it. alllitup.ca/excerpted-i-...

"But in each story, the existence of a mental issue is treated as a more-or-less permanent part of the characters’ lives, not as a temporary diversion from some sort of imaginary “normal.”" - Timothy Niedermann, Ottawa Review of Books Read the full review at the link in our bio.

Short story writer Natalie Southworth talks with us about her debut collection THERE’S ALWAYS MORE TO SAY (@llpmtl.bsky.social), exploring family ties & female ambition. Natalie also speaks to her writing process & the inspirations that fuel her. Read the full Q&A at: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

“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!