newly posted: Qurat Dar : What makes a good poem / @quratdar.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @canadianpoets.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/06/qura...

Two more readings coming up on our Atlantic tour. If you are in St. Andrews, join us at McGuire Chocolate with Bucca dell'Acqua books, or in Fredericton, at the Westminster Bookmark! @gooselane.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @melaniesiebert.bsky.social

Congratulations, Joseph!! What a deserving collection ❤️

The act of mothering is open to anybody who wishes to engage in it: not just cis-women, biological females or, I believe, not just people who have children. Motherwork can be done by anyone who nurtures. These books prioritize nurturing perspectives and narratives. 49thshelf.com/Blog/2026/05...

Melanie and I kick off our Atlantic tour in Halifax this Tuesday at the Trident. A decade ago I was there with my first book, Twoism. It's awesome to return knowing how beautiful the city, poets and people are. @melaniesiebert.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Jon Claytor's Nowhere is a finalist for the 2026 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, co-presented by @thewalrus.ca! 🤩 Not only is this Jon's debut novel, it's also the first graphic novel to ever appear on the AFNA’s shortlist in its 50-year history. Learn more at gooselane.com/NowhereShortlisted

Outcaste by Sheila James: the opening scene of the novel remains fresh in my mind, even many months later. www.thetemzreview.com/mccauley-jam...

The new Sue Sinclair @gooselane.bsky.social Always an occasion. gooselane.com/products/new...

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Napkin (Thank You For Having Sex With Carta Monir) by @morecarta.bsky.social, @diskettepress.com & River Running by Loch Baillie, @gooselane.bsky.social. See alt-text. #DSPBposts #bookish 💙📚 #BookSky #bookstodon #booktok #booksta #bookstagram #booklovers

True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Jon Claytor about his new graphic novel 'Nowhere' published by @gooselane.bsky.social. Listen to the conversation here truenorthcountrycomics.com/2026/05/08/j...

A true New Brunswick dish is the Pate Aux Legumes D’Hiver or Winter Vegetable Pie - you can change up the filling when different vegetables hit your farmer's market - so versatile! From A Taste of Acadie at canadiancookbooks.ca/pate-aux-leg... @gooselane.bsky.social

Congratulations to LPG members @bookhugpress.bsky.social gpress.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social .bsky.social & @gooselane.bsky.social and their authors who are shortlisted for the 2026 Amazon First Novel Award!

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Our culinary travels take us to New Brunswick this week so you'll want to win this Acadian cookbook at www.instagram.com/p/DX_y9Q-AL_S/ Ends Sunday! @gooselane.bsky.social

We're so unbelievably thrilled to see Jon Claytor's Nowhere on the list!!!

Love me some new-fangled. 🌹 #SueSinclair @gooselane.bsky.social

more fiction from @gooselane.bsky.social and @fernpub.bsky.social

This week on GET LIT, Margaret Sweatman is back on the program, this time to talk about her new novel, Night Birds. Hope you enjoy! 1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or anytime on podcasts and here: tinyurl.com/w5t2923s @gooselane.bsky.social

Only ONE WEEK LEFT to sign up for #FictionFest. If you're a #Canadian author, don't delay -- join our nationwide summer book showcase today! No cost to join, and you don't need to provide copies of your #books, just links, info, & images. Check out our #Author FAQ for more info. ➡️ FictionFest.ca

The countdown is on — CIBD 2026 starts in 24 hours! 🎉 Have your wishlist ready for a day packed with giveaways, book signings, exclusive discounts, and more at your neighbourhood indie bookstore!

🌹 Every Paradise, from Sue Sinclair's stunning new collection, New-Fangled Rose Stay tuned this National Poetry Month as we share excerpts, readings, and more from some of our favourite collections! ❤️ Find your next favourite at gooselane.com/poetry

"My mother tells me: / the greatest proof that God is a man / is what He lets happen to women." For #ALUPoetsResist @quratdar.bsky.social shares a poem from her collection NON-PROPHET (@gooselane.bsky.social), winner of the Claire Harris Poetry Prize. Read it here: alllitup.ca/poets-resist...

💙 Safety, from Douglas Walbourne-Gough's award-winning collection, Island Stay tuned this #NationalPoetryMonth as we share excerpts, readings, and more from some of our favourite collections! ❤️ Find your next favourite at gooselane.com/poetry

Want to be part of a unique virtual event that has #Canadian indie, hybrid, & tradpub #authors all working together to shine a light on the #CanLit scene? Sign up for #FictionFest today! We're hoping to have authors participating from every province & territory in the country. 😀 ➡️ FictionFest.ca

KIRBYx4 #LIVE 07APR @jenniferlovegrove.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social 11APR #KFB10 @knifeforkbook.bsky.social #ArtsEtobicoke 28MAY @thedonpyle.bsky.social #standardtimeTO @ecwpress.bsky.social Tkts: ra.co/events/2368611 06JULY #LochBaillie @gooselane.bsky.social kirbyfairy.ca/tour-dates-b...

Thank you so much for this gorgeous review of Outcaste!

🎉 HAPPY PUB DAY 🎉 Both a sideways glance at contemporary American culture and a mordant yet tender account of the true meaning of ancestry, Spying on America is an unpredictably insightful exploration of family, Canada’s neighbour, and the “American bald ego.” gooselane.com/SpyingOnAmerica

📜 Attention, poets📜 Submissions for icehouse poetry are now open! Guidelines and submission portal can be found at gooselane.com/PoetrySubmissions

🚨 LAST CALL 🚨 Only one day left to submit to the Claire Harris Poetry Prize! The prize is designed to enhance the visibility of debut poetry collections by poets from Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities 📜 All info and the submission portal at gooselane.com/ClaireHarrisPoetryPrize

So now The Big Cover Reveal! The red ball, still there, is symbolic; the bird's still there too. The palette, rich and resonant speaks to all the tales: haunting (as in duppy-story) and hilarious, soulful and sad, fanciful and frightening. TWO DAYS IN MAYARO out from @gooselane.bsky.social in fall.

Woot! We now have a submission from #PEI, but we still need more! (We need more from ALL the Atlantic provinces, actually!) Check out our Author FAQ for more info... ➡️ FictionFest.ca #CanLit #CanKidLit #writers

Spring is here! Time to start planning your Nova Scotia hikes! 🌳🌄 We also have a nice stack of new arrivals! 📚 @gooselane.bsky.social

CBC Books: 12 Canadian comics/graphic novels spring 2026 releases #CanLit www.cbc.ca/arts/12-illu...

🌊 HAPPY PUB DAY 🌊 Loch Baillie's stunning debut is finally here! In River Running, Baillie pens an unfiltered queer Bildungsroman that traces both a geographical and emotional journey from his birthplace in New England to where he comes to settle in Quebec. gooselane.com/RiverRunning

🌹 OUT NOW 🌹 Happy pub day to New-Fangled Rose by Sue Sinclair! Like a rose blooming out of season, the poems in this collection are unexpected, unforgettably beautiful, and an unwavering gesture toward the slow emergency of climate crisis. gooselane.com/NewFangledRose

🚨 CLOSING SOON🚨 Only a few days left to enter the Goodreads Giveaway for River Running by Loch Baillie! Raw and confessional, this stunning queer Bildungsroman dives gracefully into the intangible concept of home, be it person or place. To enter, head to gooselane.com/RiverRunningGiveaway

Congratulations, @quratdar.bsky.social !!

For the @winnipegfreepress.com I interviewed Winnipeg author Margaret Sweatman about her new novel Night Birds, which launches Thursday at 7 p.m. at @mcnallyrobinson.com. It's an eco-thriller touching on dreams, subconscious, Romanian thugs and more: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Something BIG is coming! Canada Fiction Fest is a brand-new #CanLit showcase featuring books and authors from across the country! Sign up now to get notified when the event launches. And if you're an author who wants to participate check out our Author FAQ to find out how! #booksky ➡️ fictionfest.ca

Join our team! Goose Lane Editions is hiring a part-time shipper-receiver. This position is ideal for someone who loves books and is interested in a high level of customer service 📚 👉 Learn more and apply by March 26, 2026 at gooselane.com/jobs

⬜ NOW HERE ⬜ Happy pub day to Nowhere by Jon Claytor! A hilarious and sinister reflection on growing up in a world where monsters are real, Nowhere is a dreamlike meditation on adolescence and the absurdity of small-town life. Get your copy at gooselane.com/Nowhere

Touch the Donkey supplement #296 : seven questions for Jessie Jones / @gooselane.bsky.social ; touchthedonkey.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttd-...

Intense, visceral, and agile, Night Birds is an all-absorbing thriller, whose morally complex characters are called upon to reckon with the power than runs beneath their feet and the consequences of their own complicity. Don't miss the launch next Thursday!

Today's Turning Pages is a conversation with Margaret Sweatman about Night Birds ( @gooselane.bsky.social ) ahead of her Mar 19 launch at McNally Robinson. umfm.com/programming/...

It's finally here! 📚 Almost 20 years later, the sold out Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey dictionary gets a 2nd edition. This remarkable two-volume set has been revised and expanded, including more than 1,000 new entries and an extensive new introduction by the authors. gooselane.com/Latuwewakon

✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ Win a copy of River Running! In his highly anticipated, breathtakingly intimate debut, Loch Baillie pens an unfiltered queer Bildungsroman that dives gracefully into the intangible concept of home, be it person or place. Open until March 22. Head to gooselane.com/RiverRunningGiveaway

the small one has ringette practice, so using the time to go through Aja Couchois Duncan’s latest, and Loch Baillie’s full-length debut, // @gooselane.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social

A great weekend dinner is the Classic Montreal Tourtiere from author Lindy Mechefske of Sir John's Table at canadiancookbooks.ca/classic-mont... @gooselane.bsky.social

Bedside. Good company. #LochBaillie @gooselane.bsky.social gooselane.com/products/riv...

"Some of my first poems were written on notepads at the ice cream parlour I worked at in high school. I’d carry them in my apron pockets alongside customers’ orders." Loch's stunning debut poetry collection is out this month! Pre-order now at gooselane.com/RiverRunning