We have an exciting weekend coming up at the Brooklyn Book Festival — including an author signing with Emily Weedon for her vampire novel Hemo Sapiens! Find us and Emily at booth #329 on Sunday, September 21 at 12:30PM to get a signed copy of Hemo Sapiens! #hemosapiens #BrooklynBookFestival

With the exciting news of Eddy Boudel Tan's Giller longlist announcement for The Tiger and the Cosmonaut — we’re highlighting two of Eddy’s earlier works, After Elias and The Rebellious Tide. Use Code FINALIST20 on the Dundurn website (link in bio) to save 20% off these two great books!

🧭 NEW RELEASE: @dalton_mcguinty’s BE A GOOD ONE. Politics can seem like a rough, seagoing voyage. Storm-tossed politicians may lose sight of their guiding stars. McGuinty aims to help leaders stay true to themselves and those they are privileged to serve. Order now: buff.ly/Nv0T88V

It’s been a busy week of 📚 events — with @jinwoo-park.com and Emily Weedon reading at @cityandcitybooks.bsky.social and the Toronto launch of Oxford Soju Club at Queen Books! We hope everyone enjoyed the readings, the good company, and returned home with a heavier book bag and new chapters to read.

Our rights team had a great time pitching books for film and TV adaptation at IP Market Day during TIFF! Many thanks to @ontariocreates for planning and hosting this great event between publishers, studios, and developers. #IPMarketDay #IPMarketDay2025 #CanLit #TIFF #TIFF50

NEW RELEASE: ETHICS ON TRIAL exposes the human consequences of Canada’s broken research system. Purchase now: buff.ly/VZFVQJq #healthcare #ethics #medicalresearch #nonfiction #researchethics #accreditation

Happy Pub Day to @jinwoo-park.com's Oxford Soju Club! "Canadian Korean Jinwoo Park's debut novel, Oxford Soju Club, is an extraordinarily multilayered examination of identity and loyalty, deftly presented as an addicting spy thriller." — Shelf Awareness Purchase now: buff.ly/hRxmSms

Guess what arrived yesterday? My book, Eerie Whispers. It's surreal. Thank you again to the people at @dundurnpress.bsky.social, Jason Martin & @kwame-eff.bsky.social for making this happen. And thank you, @jeffdupuis.bsky.social, for writing the foreword. #paranormal #ghoststories

Coming this October — Guardians of the North: Canadian Warships and Maritime Aircraft, 1910–2025 A comprehensive, fully illustrated survey of Canada’s warship and maritime aircraft acquisitions from 1910 to the present day. Pre-order here: buff.ly/oiY1lv7 #historybooks #navalhistory

"Review of the Week" is HEMO SAPIENS by Emily Weedon. Reviewer John Oughton says: "Hemo Sapiens is a spicy cocktail of horror, eroticism, and feminism with a real bite..." His full review is here: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/hemo-sapie... #canlit @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Coming this Fall: Bruins 365: Daily Stories from the Ice ! 🏒🥅 The Boston Bruins are America’s oldest NHL team and with that comes a storied history that you can relive with more than a century of short stories for every day of the year. Pre-order here: buff.ly/Om8n12V #hockey #BostonBruins

Want to know more about the second most popular sport in the world? Dalton Higgins breaks down basketball’s realities and myths in his upcoming book 101 Fascinating Basketball Facts. Pre-order here: buff.ly/NN5tdoF #basketball #sports #books #BookSky

Did you see it? 😍 Three of the beautiful books we’ve been celebrating made CBC’s most anticipated fiction list for the fall! 📕: Syncopation by Whitney French (Wolsak & Wynn) 📕: Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo (Book*hug Press) 📕: Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park, (Dundurn Press)

NEW RELEASE: The Uncertainty Advantage from Scott Stirrett! Turn volatility into your competitive edge with research‑backed strategies to thrive in today's fast‑changing careers. Order now: buff.ly/EXKJTJa

⚾🧢COVER REVEAL! Step up to the plate and discover the fascinating history of professional baseball in Toronto with BEFORE THE BLUE JAYS: PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN TORONTO PRIOR TO 1977 Pre-order here: buff.ly/vL0Gl1C #TorontoBlueJays #baseball #sportsbooks #sportshistory

Coming this Fall: HE DID NOT CONQUER: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S FAILURE TO ANNEX CANADA Throughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American — shaping the future of North American relations. Pre-order here: buff.ly/bLXOxcL

Check out the newest review of @jinwoo-park.com's Oxford Soju Club from Shelf Awareness: buff.ly/Wbi9pwg #OxfordSojuClub #spynovels #KoreanLit #CanLit

It's not crisp fall weather yet, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a haunting fireside tale! Find our collection of campfire reads at the link in our bio! #DundurnPress #CanLit #summerreads #booksky

These four stories all helped inspire the atmosphere, world and characters of HEMO SAPIENS — coming September 30th. Pre-order here: buff.ly/uZwWwWU #vampires #horror #detectivestories #HemoSapiens

NEW RELEASE: Bad Juliet by Giles Blunt. At a tuberculosis sanitarium in the Adirondacks, a young tutor falls in love with a mysterious woman who survived the Lusitania disaster. Order now: buff.ly/fKxxwgo

Are you the adventurous type? Have you ice canoed the St. Lawrence? Sailed in the Galápagos of the North? Cruised across the Northwest Passage? Robin Esrock curates Canada’s unique and memorable experiences in the newest edition of THE GREAT CANADIAN BUCKET LIST. Pre-order here: buff.ly/BzOXfrK

Looking to learn more about #EmancipationDay? Check out Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada by @nhenrydixon.bsky.social Order here: buff.ly/LCQWGcb

“It’s a whisk-you-away, stir up your senses, actual story.” Emily Weedon reviews the new novel from @gilesbluntbooks.bsky.social, published by @dundurnpress.bsky.social. www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/bad-juliet... #canlit

Coming just in time for spooky season — explore Canada’s cultural relationship with the supernatural in EERIE WHISPERS! Pre-order today: buff.ly/lQOuI35 #paranormal #supernatural #hauntedhistory #culture #spookyseason

Coming this Fall: ETHICS ON TRIAL exposes the human consequences of Canada’s broken research system. Pre-order here: buff.ly/W6JUYhb #healthcare #ethics #medicalresearch #nonfiction #researchethics #accreditation

"It is a generational saga, excavating the layers of trauma that build up in a family, and how that trauma so often contributes to, and culminates in, tragedy," writes J.T.Wickham. Read the rest at the link below: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/a-di... @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Less than two weeks from the literary event of the summer: join Giles Blunt and company on August 6 at Noonan's Pub, 141 Danforth Ave, for the launch of Giles's new novel, Bad Juliet, published by Dundurn Press. @gilesbluntbooks.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Join Dennis E Bolen for the Vancouver launch of AMARANTHINE CHEVROLET!

My novel ALL INCLUSIVE is 20% off until Aug 1st. Check out the book trailer, featuring music by Vivek Shraya youtu.be/qqTStZedIao Use code BEACHREADS25 at dundurn.com @dundurnpress.bsky.social

The summer heat is here — and what better way to cool off than with a good book and cold drink? Whether that's under the shade of an umbrella on the beach or with an iced coffee in hand from the cafe. Find our collection of perfect summer reads at the link in our bio! #BookSky

No one saw the torpedo before it struck Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle off the Irish Coast, June 27, 1918. “Great book. I endorse and recommend!!—Dr. Helen Fry, World War Two Historian Order at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 or Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/2p8pj7ub @dundurnpress.bsky.social

Congratulations to Oonya Kempadoo for winning First Prize at the Guyana Prize for Literature in the Fiction category for NANIKI! Through a spirit-inflected world, NANIKI explores the musings and inner workings of the deep blue — the Caribbean Sea — and its shape-shifting sea beings. #BookSky

COMING THIS FALL: ON THE LAM brings into focus the attempts of masterminds, tricksters, villains, and innocents to claw their way to freedom in the tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom. Pre-order today: buff.ly/xlXsi0A #truecrime #BookSky

Annapurna’s Bounty has been featured on MS. Magazine's July 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us! #AnnapurnasBounty #CanLit #IndianFood

In what the Ottawa Review of Books called "a haunting, intelligent, and resonant read" — North Korean spymaster Doha Kim is mysteriously killed in Oxford, and his protégé, Yohan Kim, chases the only breadcrumb given to him in Doha’s last breath: “Soju Club, Dr. Ryu.” #OxfordSojuClub #CanLit

While June may be Pride, at 49th Shelf, we celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ writers all year 'round! Check out some of our recommendations with titles from @bookhugpress.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #CanLit #QueerWriters

We're thrilled to announce that Hòt'a! Enough!: Georges Erasmus's Fifty-Year Battle for Indigenous Rights by Wayne K. Spear (Kanien’kehá:ka) and Georges Erasmus (Dene) has won the the 2025 IVAs Prose in English Award! #nonfiction #bookawards #IndigenousRights

This week in 1936 (June 23) the Canadian Broadcasting Act established the CBC, paving the way for talent and inspiration that would bring among a groundswell of children's television programming in Canada. Read more about it in ImagiNation — coming October 2025! Pre-order: buff.ly/XERrktk

Indigo is offering 30% off their Most Anticipated Canadian Books — including He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada! Purchase here: buff.ly/PYGHmJ1

The dog days of summer are quickly approaching — and they're the perfect time to settle into thematic new reads from Canadian authors. Find the collections at: buff.ly/OPWuM8Y #DundurnPress #CanLit #summerreads #Bookstagam

I will be on the UnXplained Friday, June 20 (History Channel) discussing the Mafia. Deets tinyurl.com/y2tfxjnf My textbook re the Mafia at: Amazon (Canada) tinyurl.com/pkjn3acn Amazon (USA) tinyurl.com/4mebehcv @dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social

Read an excerpt from the stunning new historical drama THE ROAD TO GODERICH (@dundurnpress.bsky.social‬), from renowned author and journalist Linda McQuaig! #AmReading #History #CanLit #Novel open-book.ca/News/Read-an...

NEW RELEASE: When 15-year-old Callandra marries to save her family from destruction, she becomes entangled in a dangerous web of lies, betrayal, and deception amidst the sparks of a historical rebellion. Get a copy of @LindaMcQuaig's THE ROAD TO GODERICH here: buff.ly/W0d40oc #CanLit #Historical

The newest review for Adnan Khan's THE HYPEBEAST in The Globe and Mail. Read the full review here: buff.ly/JPSyQ1c #TheHypebeast #CanLit #bookreviews

I always focus on the negative. #books @dundurnpress.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social

It's getting closer! My book's b'day coming up. Thursday June 12 at Annette Street Public Library (145 Annett Street) 7-8 pm #Toronto #TorontoPublicLibrary #WritersUnionofCanada #blackcaketurtlesoupandotherdilemmas @dundurnpress.bsky.social

We're thrilled to share that A SONG FOR WILDCATS is included on Indigo’s Best Books of the Year (So Far) — and is on sale until June 16th! Link below! #caitlingalway #asongforwildcats #indigobestoftheyear #shortfiction #shortstories #canlit buff.ly/3KMMOON

🍲 NEW RELEASE: Sweet, sour, and spicy—ANNAPURNA’S BOUNTY is a delectable mix of stories and recipes, fusing fiction and food in a collection of Indian-inspired tales that makes for “aromatic and flavourful reading.” (Alice Zorn) Get a copy here: buff.ly/sGCUksM #India #Recipes #CanLit #Booksky

📆 National Indigenous History Month Spotlight: ECHO MAKER traces the remarkable life of Craig Macdonald, who spent decades partnering with the Teme-Augama Anishnabai to painstakingly create one of Canada's most important maps of Temagami. Pre-order here: buff.ly/3ZpfUyD

I was interviewed by Crime Writers Canada re my book, Atrocity on the Atlantic (which examines a WW1 war crime). My book at: Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/bdzjxnsu Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2 Interview: youtu.be/heo1aXIoeQQ @crimewriterson.com @dundurnpress.bsky.social