Who knows books better than the people that make them? Here's a round up our gift guide, from our book lovers to yours. Check out all our staff picks at gooselane.com/holiday

This is your explicit permission to skip that holiday party you don't really want to go to and stay home to read instead

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Photography fanatics, it's finally here! 📸 We're excited to release Collective States: Worlds of Photography at the Art Gallery of Ontario, co-published with @agotoronto.bsky.social themselves! Learn more or order your copy at gooselane.com/CollectiveStates

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Win this inspirational book about life and food from author Lindy Mechefske at www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... Ends Sunday! @gooselane.bsky.social

Have you checked out our top fiction of 2025? The only thing better than this wide-ranging list of excellent Canadian fiction is that every single title on it is up for giveaway! 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social #CanLit

Tuesday poem #662 : Jessie Jones : Concurrent girlhood / @gooselane.bsky.social ; dusie.blogspot.com/2025/12/tues...

Catherine's most recent book is the story collection Skin, published by @gooselane.bsky.social. The Ottawa Review of Books called Skin “a haunting and beautifully crafted collection that solidifies Catherine Bush’s reputation as a writer of immense talent.” podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/c...

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: A Perfect Day..., Bill Arnott (@arsenalpulp.bsky.social): arsenalpulp.com/Books/A/A-Pe... & The Gift Child, Elaine McCluskey (@gooselane.bsky.social): gooselane.com/products/the... See alt-text. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky #BooksWorthReading #bookish #booktok #booklovers

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🌟THIS WEEK ONLY🌟 Now until midnight on Black Friday, all orders over $55 will receive a free Goose Lane tote bag and FREE SHIPPING in Canada😍 Take advantage of this limited time deal to cross the book lovers off your list - or treat yourself to a new book, you deserve it 💝 Shop now: gooselane.com

in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...

Ricepaper's Executive Editor and multi-genre writer, Allan Cho, interviews PP Wong, author of the new novel, Slice the Water -- a dystopian thriller, a speculative fiction, and a coming-of-age story ricepapermagazine.ca/2025/11/writ... #asiancanadian #diversityLIT

🚨 The Great Canadian Art Book Sale is almost over 🚨 Don't miss your chance to get some of our most stunning art books for 50% off! Exclusive this week: all orders over $55 ship free and include a free Goose Lane tote bag 😍 Shop the collection while you can: gooselane.com/sale

Love me some Walsh & friends bustin' out to Mariah on a ferry. #SMLTA THE MOCKLER @themockler.bsky.social interviews @gooselane.bsky.social poet, MATTHEW WALSH sendmylovetoanyone.substack.com/p/there-are-...

For the book club that doesn't shy away from hard topics, Bad Indians Book Club is a deeply insightful book that examines works about history, science, and gender as well as fiction that aims to challenge the way we think about Indigenous lives and their stories.

Happy PWHL season opener day!!!! If you haven’t read Breakaway yet by @kdonk.bsky.social what are you waiting for? Incredible book 💕 Inspiring NB author! @gooselane.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hocke...

Today, we honour the lives of the individuals lost to violence, hate, and prejudice. It is not enough, however, to remember the lost; we must do all we can to protect the living. GLE reaffirms our commitment to stand with the transgender community, listen to their voices, and share their stories.

Congratulations to the wonderful Nina Berkhout for This Bright Dust winning the Ottawa Book Award for English Fiction! 🏆 From the jury: "Told with infinite tenderness and poetic grace, Nina Berkhout’s prose makes the intimate feel epic...This Bright Dust is an unforgettable novel."

🖼 Art lovers, don't miss our biggest sale of the year! 🖼 Your eyes aren't deceiving you, that really does say 50% off 😍 Until midnight on Black Friday, save big on some of our most stunning art books! You and your wallet can feel good about gift giving this year: gooselane.com/sale

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TONIGHT 7PM #MONTREAL @argobookshop.bsky.social

😍 NEW ART BOOK 😍 Today, we're celebrating the release of BOAT by Katherine Knight, co-published with WORK BOOK! Out of the museum and into the wild, Knight’s photographs imagine model boats reconnected to their stories and sites of origin. gooselane.com/BOAT

🚨 We're so excited to launch our biggest sale of the year! Now until midnight on Black Friday, you can buy select art titles for an incredible 50% off! 🚨 Shop the collection: gooselane.com/sale Note that orders placed through this sale are exempt from our usual free shipping for orders over $55.

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🚨 Announcing: The Great Canadian Art Book Sale! 🚨 On November 1, we'll be launching our biggest sale yet: a whopping 50% off select art books! Get ahead on gifts this year — or treat yourself, you deserve it — while giving your wallet a break. More information to come - stay tuned! 🤩

JESSIE! #thefool @gooselane.bsky.social gooselane.com/blogs/news/e...

The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards Winners’ Gala is this Sunday at the Al Green Theatre, at 2:00! This event is free but registration is required – and there’s still time! To secure your spot, head to app.amilia.com/store/en/mil...

TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT #PoetryThrouple HIEMSTRA @jessicajoyhiemstra.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social KIRBY @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social LAVENDER @gaspereaupress.bsky.social MONTREAL 05 NOV 7PM ARGO BOOKSHOP @argobookshop.bsky.social argobookshop.ca/events/48585

So many fantastic finalists! We're so proud to see Michael Trussler's 10:10 and Douglas Walbourne-Gough's Island among them ❤️

The 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards finalists have been announced and we're beyond thrilled to see two icehouse poetry collections in the running! 📚 #GGBooks2025 #GGBooks

Haven’t picked Bad Indians Book Club yet? You’ll want to after reading what bookseller Saul Freedman-Lawson from @anotherstoryto.bsky.social had to say about his reading experience. 🤓 ✨ @daanis.ca @gooselane.bsky.social #BooksellersList #IndieBookstores #IndigenousReads

"...a page-turner that both stirs the reader’s intellect while burrowing into the darkest recesses of their emotions." Steven Mayoff reviews this 2021 novel from Michelle Butler Hallett for #ThrowbackThursday. From @gooselane.bsky.social www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/constant-n...

One singular night. Jessica HIEMSTRA @jessicajoyhiemstra.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social #KFB Cory LAVENDER @gaspereaupress.bsky.social 05 NOV 7PM ARGO BOOKSHOP MONTREAL

This November, the NB Media Co-op will be co-hosting New Brunswick launchesof Patty Krawec's book, Bad Indians Book Club. Stay tuned for dates and details! Published by @gooselane.bsky.social

🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT🚨 You can win a copy of critically acclaimed author PP Wong's new novel, Slice the Water! 🌴 A dystopian thriller, a work of speculative fiction, and a coming-of-age story, this novel is staggeringly alive. Head to gooselane.com/SliceTheWaterGiveaway Closes October 25.

JUST IN. #MONTREAL Jessica HIEMSTRA @jessicajoyhiemstra.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social KIRBY @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social Cory LAVENDER @gaspereaupress.bsky.social 05 NOV 7PM ARGO BOOKSHOP argobookshop.ca/

Just received my copy of BIBC, the new @daanis.ca -- first few pages and I already know it is going to be excellent. Becoming Kin was also great; highly recommend, even for (or especially for?) non-Native folks. #RequiredReading #nonfiction #books #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Patty Krawec will be there on Monday, November 17 for a talk on her incredible new book, Bad Indians Book Club! attend.bpl.on.ca/event/14676798

TONIGHT 🏒 Join Karissa Donkin in Saint John for the launch of Breakaway: The PWHL and the Women Who Changed the Game! This event is free and open to the public. @kdonk.bsky.social

We already know you read Canadian authors—now, you can support Canadian-owned publishers, too! Look for the brand new Certified Canadian Publisher seal on the 49th Shelf website, and double your 🇨🇦support. #BuyCanadian #ReadCanadian🇨🇦 #CanLit

Join Qurat Dar as she discusses how to bring poetry past the page and into performance in this masterclass workshop. Get tickets here: wildwriters.ca/product/spok...

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Missed the event last night with Michelle Winters, @catebush.bsky.social & Caitlin Galway? Thanks to @gooselane.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social for the books! and TYPE Books Junction, Cayley Brightside & @rollwithheather.bsky.social youtu.be/AdGtf8ncp28

Today's Turning Pages is with Patty Krawec discussing Bad Indians Book Club ( @gooselane.bsky.social ). On UMFM 101.5 in Winnipeg and online now. umfm.com/programming/...

On the eve of Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada, we recommend five books to read and reflect on from @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social, @talonbooks.bsky.social, and @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social. Browse our full list here: alllitup.ca/book-list/re...

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Book Review Just finished Catherine Bush's SKIN from @gooselane.bsky.social and ya, you should grab a copy of this incredible collection! @catebush.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...