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Qurat Dar, Non-Prophet / @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/09/qura...

This Saturday (Sept 20) @wordvancouver.bsky.social and @readlocalbc.bsky.social celebrate the 29th year of Poetry in Transit! Join us from 2:00 to 3:30 pm to hear readings from our featured poets, followed by discussion and Q&A. Hosted by Poet Laureate, Elee Kraljii Gardiner ✨ poetryintransit.ca

as middle daughter another piano lesson, curious to go into Qurat Dar’s full-length poetry debut, and very excited to go through the latest by Gina Myers, // @gooselane.bsky.social @radiatorpress.bsky.social

Win this book of pastoral musings about rural living at www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... Ends Sunday @gooselane.bsky.social

The Power of Reading as Resistance in Bad Indians Book Club redpopnews.com/the-power-of... "Krawec creates space for readers to see themselves differently, to ask more complex questions about what it means to read with responsibility and care."

📚 "There's a dangerousness to a book like this." — Omar El Akkad, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This IT'S FINALLY HERE! Happy pub day to Bad Indians Book Club by Patty Krawec! ❤️

Love this Jessica. Crow Gulch is a favourite of mine... May I add an additional poem of Douglas' from their newest collection, ISLAND (also, @gooselane.bsky.social)? (Thanks. Kb)

Sports fans and hockey lovers, Breakaway is just around the corner! 🏒 Here, Karissa Donkin tells the story of the players’ efforts to create the PWHL, long before the game-changing first full season in 2024. Learn more at gooselane.com/breakaway @jeffmarek.bsky.social @kdonk.bsky.social

This conversation about Indigenous Literatures invites us to clear space, dawisijigem. We clear space from the kitchen table to make room for dinner, we clear space in closets and cupboards, and we clear space in our heads to make room for new ideas. www.thousandworlds.ca/dawisijigem-...

Dinner plans done!

It's the second cool, foggy September morning in a row and it is absolutely criminal that these aren't statutory holidays for reading at home.

Slice the Water by critically acclaimed author PP Wong is here! Dystopian thriller, speculative fiction, and coming-of-age story, this exploration of contrasting political systems sees beyond the optics of altruism & illusion of choice, unpacking the impacts of technology, addiction, and complacency

🚨 Less than one week left to enter to win a copy of Non-Prophet! 🚨 This unforgettable debut poetry collection is one you won't want to miss. Enter by September 9! Details and entry at gooselane.com/NonProphetGiveaway @quratdar.bsky.social

"A new Bergen is always reason to celebrate." — Louise Penny Days of Feasting and Rejoicing by multi-award-winning author David Bergen is available now! 😍 📖 Available now in stores and online at gooselane.com/DaysOfFeasting

Congrats to LPG members whose books have been selected for The Booksellers’ List, celebrating the top 20 books of the season as voted on by indie booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca! Find the full list here: IndieBookstores.ca

Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec, published by @gooselane.bsky.social

A call for recommendations of books by trans and gnc authors that came out between 2013-2022!

Writers, don't miss your chance!

Tonight!

GIVEAWAY: You can win one of 5 free copies of my poetry book Non-Prophet, out in September with @gooselane.bsky.social: gooselane.com/NonProphetGiveaway

Join us for the launch of Non-Prophet by Qurat Dar and The Reign by Shane Neilson, with friend Shannon Arntfield (Python Love). The poets will be in discussion with poet and editor Jim Johnstone. This event is free & open to the public, and a signing will follow their discussion.

🤩 @kdonk.bsky.social ‘s book just arrived in my mailbox (maybe a few days ago I neglected to check the mail) !!! Earlier than I expected!! 5 hockey loving gals in my fam about to devour 3 copies!!!

Ali Blythe is the author of three poetry books, including Stedfast and Hymnswitch. He recommends Luke Hathaway's poetry book Years, Months, and Days. With: @aliblythe.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social #Booksky More below 👇

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Fall is just around the corner and we've got some phenomenal new books on the way! Take a sneak peek at what's coming from Goose Lane 🪿📚

🌙 Savage Love by Douglas Glover (@gooselane.bsky.social) Don’t miss this collection of dark, dazzling short stories exploring love, lust, and the complexities of human relationships. alllitup.ca/books/savage... #lpg50 #canlit #readtheclassics #shortstories

Phenomenal collection of books about women artists — including Erica Rutherford! Learn more at the artist gooselane.com/EricaRutherford

⭐️ SHORTLISTED ⭐️ Congratulations to Sarah Cox for Signs of Life making the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society shortlist for their Book Awards for BC Authors contest! 🌳 @sarahkcox.bsky.social

Some fantastic fiction to look forward to this fall!

Looking to BOOK your summer plans? Head to St. Andrews for a summer book market that's sure to make a splash! 🌊 Come and join us and our friends at Bouton d'or Acadie/Mouton noir Acadie, Éditions Perce-Neige, Invisible Publishing, and Monster House Publishing to find your next summer read!

🖼 Now available! 🖼 We're thrilled to partner with the Beaverbrook Art Gallery to bring you John Fox: A Painter in Venice!

What a fantastic list of some of the best books CanLit has to offer 😍 Excited to see Savage Love by Douglas Glover make the cut!

CBC Radio’s Friday installment of Books & Backroads features Mark Anthony Jarman’s Knife Party at the Hotel Europa 🛵🏨📚 ✨ Join the discussion. Get a copy at your local library, your local bookstore, or at gooselane.com/BooksAndBackroads

🌟 Michael Greenstein reviews Skin by Catherine Bush in Atlantic Books Today 🌟 “Like a deft dermatologist, Bush probes the sensual and cerebral aspects of anatomy to get under her characters’ skin.” Take a peek inside Issue 101 at atlanticbooks.ca/our-latest-edition/

Bad Indians Book Club will be out in just over two months, September 16. One way to get an advance copy is to have me on your podcast. Another way is to get your local bookstore interested in a virtual event ahead of release day. The first rule of Bad Indians Book Club: Always Carry A Book

Tidewater once again displaying their excellent taste in books 😉❤️

Join us on July 23rd for a celebration of the 2024 Fred Cogswell Award. Featuring readings by winner Dominique Bernier-Cormier and first runner-up @akkabah.bsky.social. I'll also share a poem each from the other eight finalists. Hosted by Allen Hill. I'd love to see you there!

🌊 HAPPY PUB DAY 🌊 Steve Faulkner has travelled to the farthest reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador’s varied and complex geography to bring you 100 stunning waterfalls!

A really great conversation with Nina Berkhout about writing: the stunning visuals, the poetic language, the themes and history in her latest novel, THIS BRIGHT DUST from @gooselane.bsky.social Check it out. youtu.be/yV7QiSa_b3E

Explore the culinary world during the time of Canada's first prime minister at canadiancookbooks.ca/sir-johns-ta... @gooselane.bsky.social

An authentic Canadian meat pie is this Classic Montreal Tourtiere from Sir John's Table at canadiancookbooks.ca/classic-mont... @gooselane.bsky.social

Great list, including David Bergen's Away from the Dead gooselane.com/awayfromthedead

Paul Wells explores the past, present, and potential future of the Kingston Prize 🏆👇

🛸👽 Today is World UFO Day, so here is a photo of The Gift Child. No, we will not explain further; you'll just have to read the book! 📘✨

🌟 SHORTLISTED 🌟 An exciting congratulations to Lindy Mechefske for Walk, Eat, Repeat making the Taste Canada Awards shortlist for the Culinary Narratives category!

🌟 SHORTLISTED 🌟 An immense congratulations to Karen E. Fisher for Zaatari making the Taste Canada Awards shortlist in the Regional/Cultural Cookbooks category!

Not live, but a recording of an earlier conversation . I’ll post my chat with Nina Berkhout over on the gram at 7:00pm ET tomorrow. @gooselane.bsky.social

Beautiful reading from a beautiful book 🧡