This holiday season, read and give local books with the Muskoka Lit List! 🎁 open-book.ca/Read-Muskoka #ReadLocal #Muskoka

Still looking for holiday gifts? Why not pick up something by a local author? #ReadBrampton #ReadLocal open-book.ca/Read-Brampton

Why not #ReadLocal this holiday season? Check out Open Book‘s selection of Niagara titles here: open-book.ca/Read-Niagara #ReadNiagara

#BookReview: A Precarious Enterprise: Making a Life in Canadian Publishing by Scott McIntyre “outlining the tumultuous beginnings, storied ups and downs of growth, and eventually the ending of his own publishing house—Douglas & McIntyre” @ecwpress.bsky.social thebcreview.ca/2025/09/12/2...

I have been open and honest about how much poetry scares me. I won't give up. I am excited to sit with @paulvermeersch.bsky.social to chat about NMLCT from @ecwpress.bsky.social Thursday, 7:00pm ET. Instagram Live. junctionreads.ca/junction-wri...

Read @amandaearl.bsky.social's review of Gillian Sze's An Orange, A Syllable (pub. @ecwpress.bsky.social) in Issue 33! I feel an intimate connection between speaker and reader. Sze writes about language through the lenses of parenthood, relationships and art. www.thetemzreview.com/earl-sze-33....

For the person who carries a pocket notebook, fills their evenings with poetry slams and cooking classes, and thinks the right side of their brain might be bigger. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...

Dive into the world of animal healers in HEAL THE BEASTS by Philipp Schott, DVM (@ecwpress.bsky.social) where stories explore human-animal bonds full of colourful anecdotes & unforgettable creatures. Get cozy as Philipp reads an excerpt featuring a very familiar bear: alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-ph...

For the person who wears a Jays cap year round, never skips leg day, and believes in the art of kayfabe. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...

For the person who always stops when they pass their local Little Free Library, is an activist for causes that matter to them, and loves trying a new hiking trail. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/.../wha.../e...

Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode, in which we lay it on the line. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca @ecwpress.bsky.social Find it at all the podcast places. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

The next The First Thirty event is December 18!! I am so excited to chat with literary leader, @paulvermeersch.bsky.social about his latest poetry collection from @ecwpress.bsky.social Hope you'll join us over on Instagram at 7:00pm ET.

With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in October 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @ecwpress.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, and @arsenalpulp.bsky.social.

These books make the perfect gift for the person who has an immaculate calendar system, loves to pick up an online class, and has perfected their bedtime routine. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...

Join us on December 9 at Noonan's Pub in Toronto for a meet and greet with @andipetrillo.bsky.social!

This selection of books is perfect for the person who starts planning their next Halloween costume on November 1, is waiting for S3 of Interview with a Vampire, and loves an unreliable narrator. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...

Motherness by Julie M. Green in an Audible Best of 2025 audiobook in the Well-Being category! ⭐🎧 www.audible.ca/public-colle...

These books make the perfect gift for the person who usually has a puzzle in the works, (almost!) always figures out the ending, and kills it at pub trivia night. Enter the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout on our website for 30% off this year’s releases! ecwpress.com/.../wha.../e...

We are thrilled to announce that She's a Lamb! by @meredithambrock.bsky.social is one of Rakuten Kobo's best Fiction Books AND best Canadian Books for 2025! 🎉⭐ www.kobo.com/ca/en/list/b...

New Excerpt: THE MANY NAMES OF ROBERT CREE by Robert Cree, w. Therese Greenwood... civilianreader.com/2025/11/20/e... Out now, published by @ecwpress.bsky.social

Our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is here! These books are perfect for the person who loves Tuesday movie nights, already has tickets for Wicked: For Good, and has a playlist for every occasion. Enter code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2025 at checkout for 30% off all books released this year! ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...

Read two poems from Gillian Sze's AN ORANGE, A SYLLABLE (@ecwpress.bsky.social), this year's A.M. Klein Prize-winning collection of prose poems about motherhood and language. alllitup.ca/two-poems-an...

Join us on November 17 from 6-9 p.m. at Wood Buffalo Regional Library for the launch of The Many Names of Robert Cree

"This poetry is urgent and alive, a work of observation and invention that bends the formal and the lyrical..." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘈𝘯 𝘖𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘈 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/an-o... @pslycnrd.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social

Congratulations to Gillian Sze, whose poetry collection An Orange, A Syllable won the QWF 2025 A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry 🎉 qwf.org/the-winners-...

EP 180 - Generational Autism (with guest Julie M. Green). Julie M. Green joined me to talk about her experience as a mom with autism and how her own diagnosis helped her to better understand and care for herself. #motherhood #books #autism @ecwpress.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

Winter checklist: 🧣Scarf 🥾Boots 🧂Salt (pet friendly, of course) 📚 A stack of 🌟books Join us TOM. (11/11) for our free webinar w/ new titles from @macmillanlib.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social, @librarylovefest.bsky.social, and @sbkslibrary.bsky.social: bit.ly/4qRFO3T

Join us on November 18th! @rhirschgarcia.bsky.social will be at @joiedelivresmtl.bsky.social to discuss her new novel, Other Evolutions!

Tap into your gothic era with The Witch of Willow Sound, selected for the Booksellers’ List for Fall 2025. Bookseller Madelaine Higgins from @gooddogbooks.bsky.social shared with us why she selected this spooky folklore tale to make the list. @ecwpress.bsky.social

Take a poetry pause with us. ✨ The excerpt here is from NMLCT — the newest collection by acclaimed poet Paul Vermeersch, published by @ecwpress.bsky.social Also, Paul has an event tonight from 6-8 am at Sheridan College HMC campus! Read the poem: www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/9/...

What an honour for @danielinnes.bsky.social and I to have DENISON AVENUE be the featured title for Together We Read Canada! Starting today until Nov 18th, you can borrow the e-book or audiobook via the Libby app with no waitlists or holds! @ecwpress.bsky.social @jensookfonglee.bsky.social

With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in October 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, and @cormorantbooks.bsky.social.

Madness by Mark “Hebsy” Hebscher is out today! Publishers Weekly said “Sportsline anchor Hebscher delivers a spirited history of modern sports journalism … The result is a perceptive and entertaining chronicle of an industry that’s weathered its fair share of home runs and strikeouts.”

Dr. Joe is back with another collection of fascinating essays! If you have an appetite for digestible science, you will find plenty of tasty morsels here. Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health is the perfect follow-up to his last book, which Library Journal gave a starred review

The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse by Oren Weisfeld is out today! “Essential reading for basketball fans of any country, but especially for fans of Canadian sports history.” — Michael Grange, Sportsnet

Brit Griffin (THE HAUNTING OF MODESTO O'BRIEN, @latitude46pub.bsky.social) and Mackenzie Nolan (VEAL, @ecwpress.bsky.social) talk monsters, small towns, and the art of the ending in our final instalment of #ALUWomenAskingWomen. alllitup.ca/women-asking...

Congratulations to the 2026 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award nominees, including LPG members @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @fernpub.bsky.social!

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Huge congratulations to Mackenzie Nolan! Veal is an Indigo Top 10 Best Canadian Regional Book for Newfoundland and Labrador! 🎉⭐

She's a Lamb! by @meredithambrock.bsky.social is one of Indigo’s Best Books of 2025 🎉 AND one of the top 10 in the literary fiction category! ⭐ www.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/...

Just Call Me “Andi”: Sports Stories from a Trailblazer by Andria Petrillo is out today! 🏒🥅🎤🎥 "A humorous, reflective sports memoir about pursuing your dreams while making progress toward gender equality that garners a high recommendation.” —Booklist ecwpress.com/products/jus...

It's spooky season! Here are some "Books to Read When the Veil is Thin" with titles from @latitude46pub.bsky.social @inhabitmedia.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @steerforthpress.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/10... #CanLit

Read a passage from Vanessa F. Penney’s THE WITCH OF WILLOW SOUND (@ecwpress.bsky.social), an atmospheric novel about women called witches, inspired by East Coast traditions and witch lore. alllitup.ca/excerpted-the-witch-of-willow-sound/

The Solitary Friend—the 23rd and penultimate installment in Gail Bowen’s beloved Joanne Kilbourn series—is out today! 🐠📖🔍 "A standout story in a standout series.” — Jennifer Brewin, artistic director of Globe Theatre Regina Read more about the book on our website: ecwpress.com/products/sol...

Veal by Mackenzie Nolan is out today, just in time for spooky season! 🐈‍⬛🔪 “A thrilling and tender examination of friendship, fear, and trauma, perfect for fans of My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon and Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt.”—Library Journal Read more: ecwpress.com/products/veal

'Life Is Fighting' offers a rare glimpse into the mind of wrestling powerhouse, Karrion Kross! Exploringing his beginnings on NXT, his romance with Scarlett Bordeaux, and his thrilling appearances on RAW, this is essential reading for fans of WWE! OUT NOW! @ecwpress.bsky.social buff.ly/V1RmYjU

We are SO EXCITED for this one!

This Friday October 10 at 7pm, join @joellekidd.bsky.social for the Winnipeg launch of Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture (@ecwpress.bsky.social), hosted by @realandrewunger.bsky.social. - mailchi.mp/grant/joelle...