Searching for the perfect bookish gift? Calgary short story writer @beingkirti.bsky.social shares four thoughtful titles to round out your holiday shopping list in our latest #ALUGiftGuide. Read her picks: alllitup.ca/gift-guide-w...

Denison Avenue (both book and audiobook versions) is one of my all time favourites! Read it for free this week! It will change you. 💚

Congratulations to Kirti Bhadresa whose book An Astonishment of Stars was longlisted for The Giller Prize! @gillerprize.bsky.social @beingkirti.bsky.social #gillerprize

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

Thank you Calgary for reading my book!

Win $1000 dollars and get published! Calling all Alberta writers to submit to the 26th annual Alberta Views Short Story Contest. Entry deadline: June 30. Learn more at albertaviews.ca/short-story-... #shortstory #fiction #ABleg #ABwriters #ABAuthors #writingcontest

Overjoyed, shocked and SO grateful to see An Astonishment of Stars on the short list for a 2025 Alberta Literary Award. 📚💚

🇨🇦 While many of us are looking to “buy Canadian” these days, it can be difficult to figure out how Canadian a product really is. Our publisher, David Caron, has put together 4 pieces to consider when it comes to buying Canadian books: ecwpress.com/blogs/whats-...

A guy walked past yesterday was wearing a highly unflattering (size up, dude!) shirt that said "Make White Babies" and apart from being gross on so many levels, I wonder if the shirt has the effect on the ladies that he's hoping for? Even the racist ones? Anyway,living in Alberta isn't always easy.

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#SettlerSaturday #treaty7 Donate your empty bottles with this link app.skipthedepot.com/reconciliation Or send funds directly to; [email protected] May 5th Red Dress / Ribbon Event www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Helllooooo so we are still very very in the red. This continues to because of the # of top ups, which keeps Gazans connected continuously. We are nearly at a million and a half USD. Help us reach this goal by March! Donate: bit.ly/eSimsRUs #ConnectingGaza

I LOVE to talk craft so I really can't wait for this event. I hope you can join us! Wed Feb 26! shelflifebooks.ca/events/18250...

Speaking of book besties… you can come hang out with @beingkirti.bsky.social and me (and other folks) tomorrow night at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social for Woolf’s Voices! #CanLit #yyc #yycarts #events @newestpress.bsky.social

These were fun questions! Thanks so much @alllitupcanada.bsky.social 💕✨

I'm running a little story writing workshop for a Guides group TONIGHT for kids aged 8-10ish and it's my first time doing anything like this. If you have any fun tips please send ! #booksky

The stunning realization as a mother-writer that my kids are old enough that I could slip away for a writing residency, something I've always dreamed of. Let the application process begin! #booksky

Research suggests public support for climate policy is detached from emissions and economic trends, and instead driven by imagining a thriving, clean economy. 🌱

Love my hometown crowd 💕🎉

How it feels to be an author on social media rn

So happy to see An Astonishment of Stars here! Thanks to those who bought a copy. Love to the indies! 💕🎉💚

@manahil.bsky.social is such an brilliant, moving writer so this recognition means so much to me. 💕

Putting this here because it’s such a beautifully written review of An Astonishment of Stars that I will keep forever. 💕 ✨ www.thetemzreview.com/hussain-bhad...

Thank you for this kind and thoughtful review of An Astonishment of Stars @thegateway.bsky.social! 💕✨

Casually recommend books by diverse authors. Gift loved ones poetry not written by Mary Oliver (yes, I think she's wonderful too). Read novels that don't happen in locations you are already comfortable with. Shift the centre.

For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

The thing is, every 15 seconds or so, I thought the winner was going to address the genocidal elephant in the room, and she grazed it very lightly, which I get because...diplomacy. But also babies are dying every day and their lives deserve space. Their deaths deserve to be named for what they are.

Still over here watching this clip on repeat.

i read One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This and it’s incredibly powerful & should be read by everyone. In the interest of making the words of @omarelakkad available to as many people as possible, we’re taking pre-orders at 40% off at kingsbookstore.ca/oneday

5 days left to get 10 free ebooks from Haymarket

ONE WEEK LEFT ✅ to submit to our 2025 issues! Put the final touches on your pieces, folks, and send it our way! 🔗 in bio to submit! 🧵

I love Canada’s independent publishers and booksellers, so seeing my book on this bestseller list is such a joy. An Astonishment of Stars is in great company. ✨💕✨ hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2024/11...

That feeling when someone you know tells you they just started reading your book then never mention it again.

Okay so what would be extra helpful would be if those making “starter packs” did a quick scan for diversity, and consciously considered which voices they amplify from the start. It’s a 2 minute exercise, promise.

"Literary prizes can give the impression that art is a competition. Take it from a ferociously competitive person: Art is anti-competitive. Art is a long, unending conversation between generations." - Lauren Groff

Sensitivity readers exist to help you tell your story without doing harm, not to help you tell someone else's story without anyone getting mad at you.