Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards, including LPG members, @playcanpress.bsky.social anpress.bsky.social and @talonbooks.bsky.social #GGBooks2025

We couldn't be happier to share that Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon and translated by Jessica Moore has won the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation! A huge congratulations to Joséphine, Jessica, and to all of this year's winners! ggbooks.ca#winners

A "curling ribbon of technophasic listening and emoting," (Steacy Easton), No Depression in Heaven by @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social launches TONIGHT, Wed Nov 5 at 7pm w/Cam Scott (@vanishingsigns.bsky.social), author of MANOR's RANSOM (@arpitrage.bsky.social). www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18835/...

Thank you to all who joined us for our fall 2025 launch! What a pleasure to share in an evening of literature with you, our amazing community. Our gratitude to the team at the Secret Lantern Society, the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall, to Danielle LaFrance for hosting, and to our amazing authors.

Three local booksellers curated our limited edition book boxes, swipe to meet them 📚 What makes each book so special? Read the Curators Guide to see why: www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/31/t...

th book uv lost passwords 1 by the legendary bill bissett is here! th book uv lost passwords 1 expands on bissett's long-standing poetic practice by rearticulating the novel as a radiant field of sound, image, story, memory, dream, and fantasy. talonbooks.com/books/th-boo...

Discover our new limited edition book boxes! 🍁 🎁 www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/31/d... @greystonebooks.bsky.social @heritagehouse.bsky.social @orcabook.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @medicinewheelpub.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @figure1publishing.bsky.social @touchwooded.bsky.social

Canadian Poets Series #14 : Dale Smith / @knifeforkbook.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social ; peripetyandortronies.blogspot.com/2025/11/cana...

🕯️🎃 Happy Halloween from Talonbooks! 🎃🕯️Here are some eerie #reads to keep the season's vibes going. talonbooks.com/news/happy-h... #Booksky💙📚 #TBR

Listen to Carmen Aguirre in conversation with Margaret Gallagher on North by Northwest! The pair chat about Fire Never Dies, Aguirre's latest play. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

On Wednesday November 5 at 7pm, join Cam Scott (MANOR's RANSOM) and ryan fitzpatrick (No Depression in Heaven) for the dual launch of their new poetry books. - mailchi.mp/grant/scott-... @vanishingsigns.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @arpbooks.bsky.social

(1/4) Congratulations to our members, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social, @orcabook.bsky.social, and @talonbooks.bsky.social 👏 The following titles have been shortlisted for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards!

The 2024/2025 Jessie Award nominations are in and we are thrilled to see some familiar names and titles among the nominees! The Jessie Awards celebrate outstanding accomplishments of theatre in Vancouver.

Thrilling to meet bill bissett, a titan of Canadian poetry, at the University of Alberta today. bill's touring Canada to promote his new book, th book uv lost passwords 1, from @talonbooks.bsky.social Brilliant performance from a wise and talented man.

Elena Massing interviews Carmen Aguirre about "Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project" for CBC News! www.cbc.ca/arts/tina-mo...

Today! Catch bill bissett launching th book uv lost passwords 1 alongside ... bill bissett! at University of Alberta's Henderson Hall! Don't miss it! www.ualberta.ca/en/events/ar...

Celebrate the launch of Heartlines, the new #play by Sarah Waisvisz at Novel Idea Bookstore in Kingston! Heartlines delves the extraordinary love, art, and resistance of gender pioneers Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore.⁠ Join Waisvisz, Evalyn parry, & Zoë Sweet for an evening of literature. #booksky

We are elated to share that Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon and translated by Jessica Moore is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation! Congratulations to Joséphine, Jessica, and all of this year's finalists! 💙📚 ggbooks.ca

TOMORROW!! You're invited to the Talonbooks Fall 2025 Launch on October 24! Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall or on the Talonbooks YouTube channel to celebrate the release of five fantastic poetry collections. Attendance is free! The venue is accessible, light fare will be provided.

We asked BC Independent book publishers for their recommendations, find out what they chose below 👀 www.readlocalbc.ca/2025/10/22/i... #ReadLocalBC #BCIndieBooks #BCIndiePublishers

Wonderful to see Crowd Source by Cecily Nicholson on this list along with so many great BC authored titles! Thanks, BC Living! bcliving.ca/entertainmen...

Brooklyn! Celebrate the launch of Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social at the Eglantine Poetry Reading Series at the Sunview Luncheonette Acropolis! Readings byJackshaw, Kendra Sullivan, and Ada Smailbegović. The event takes place at Sunview Luncheonette Acropolis on October 25th, 6 p.m.

Let's play ball! We're riding high from the Jays' win last night! Here are books to read at the World Series ⚾ with titles from @talonbooks.bsky.social @harpercollinsca.bsky.social @biblioasis.bsky.social @invisibooks.bsky.social @radiantpress.bsky.social 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #CanLit

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ONE WEEK! Join us in East Van at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall for the Talonbooks Fall 2025 launch ft. @rahat.bsky.social, @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social, @scottjackshaw.bsky.social, and @drewmcew.bsky.social! If you can't be there in person, tune in on YouTube! talonbooks.com/news/you-re-...

The latest issue of Some Magazine is out and we are so pleased to find three in-depth reviews of recent Talonbooks titles in its pages!

We're still buzzing about two Talon authors taking home awards at the BC & Yukon Book Prizes gala! ⁠ ⁠ We're thrilled that Fred Wah received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, and that wet by Leanne Dunic won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize!⁠ ⁠ 🎉 Congratulations! 🎉

The SpokenWeb Project, University of Alberta’s Department of English and Film Studies, and the Centre for Literatures in Canada present the Edmonton launch of th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett! On Oct 28, head to Henderson Hall from 12:30 p.m.–2 p.m. MDT! www.ualberta.ca/en/english-f...

Toronto! Get ready for @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social, A Jamali Rad, and Hajer Mirwali! On November 13, head to Flying Books on College street for readings from No Depression in Heaven, No Signal No Noise, & Revolutions! ⁠ Free to attend, RSVP required. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-talonboo...

Hot off the press! Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social has arrived! Stigmata draws inspiration from apophatic theology, body horror, queer theory, classic films, poststructuralism, and bad sex. This is a #poetry collection that weaponizes the confessional mode.⁠

Kathryn MacDonald reviews Conversations with the Kagawong River by @sophieanneedwards.bsky.social in the fall 2025 issue of @eventmags.bsky.social! Check it out: www.eventmagazine.ca/product/even...

Good news! @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social is hitting the ole dusty trail and bringing No Depression in Heaven to a bookstore near you! Get your local dose of the Grand Ole Opry at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social, @mcnallyrobinson.com, and more! ⁠📖No Depression in Heaven is available now! 📖

Halifax! Don't miss Hajer Mirwali and Nanci Lee at Venus Envy! These two phenomenal artists aren't to be missed. For more information and to register, check out this link: venusenvy.ca/collections/...

We are thrilled to share that Oana Avasilichioaei has won the Bernard Heidsieck Centre Pompidou International Literature Prize in the annual prize category for 2025! This prestigious award honours artists whose work lifts literature off the page and brings it into other spaces. Congratulations Oana!

So nice to see Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social, th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett, and tours, variously by @drewmcew.bsky.social on CBC's list of fall poetry titles to look forward to! Check out their entire list:⁠ www.cbc.ca/books/34-wor...

The Nelon Star writes about Fred Wah's recent Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence win: www.nelsonstar.com/local-news/p...

Vancouver! Head to Pale Fire Gallery on October 8 to enjoy an evening of #literature with three stellar authors! @mdnardone.bsky.social

Win the thought-provoking play script by Jovanni Sy that serves up a delectable blend of history, culture, and culinary intrigue by following us and liking the post at www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... Ends Sun Oct 5/25. @talonbooks.bsky.social

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...

Today is #WorldRiversDay! Celebrate with some fluvial #poetry: Conversations with the Kagawong River by @sophieanneedwards.bsky.social and beholden: a poem as long as the river by rita wong & fred wah are wonderful collections with which to mark the occasion. #booksky💙📚

We are thrilled to announce that #poetry collection cop city swagger by Mercedes Eng has been named a finalist for the 2025 City of Vancouver Book Award 💙📚! Congratulations, Mercedes! Check out this year's winner and all of the finalists here: vancouver.ca/news-calenda...

Calgary! Head to @shelflifebooks.bsky.social on October 21 to celebrate the launch of No Depression in Heaven by @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social, Beaver Hills Forever by Conor Kerr, and crohnic by Jason Purcell. Can't wait to see you there!

(2/5) 🏆 Vancouver poet Fred Wah is recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence. Fred Wah has a long publishing history with @talonbooks.bsky.social. 🏆 Talonbooks' Leanne Dunic has also won an award - the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for “wet”

We are delighted that Leanne Dunic and Fred Wah both took home awards at the 2025 BC & Yukon Book Awards Gala! ⁠ Wet by Leanne Dunic won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and literary icon Fred Wah received the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence! Congratulations, Leanne and Fred!

On October 3, join @mdnardone.bsky.social, author of Convivialities: Dialogues on Poetics and Re’al Christian, a co-editor of As for Protocols for a joint launch in Toronto! www.veralistcenter.org/events/as-fo...

The new #poetry collection The Book of Z by @rahat.bsky.social is here! Kurd writes from the imagined voice of Zulaykha, “the wife of Aziz”/“wife of Potiphar" as she reflects on what consolations human desire and divine longing might offer our shared present tense. 💙📚 talonbooks.com/books/the-bo...

Catch author, activist, director, and former Chief and Councillor of the Xat’sull (Soda Creek) First Nation Bev Sellars at the British Columbia Institute of Technology! For more details and to register to attend, click here: www.bcit.ca/event/reflec....

It's here! tours, variously by @drewmcew.bsky.social has landed and is ready for its place on your bookshelf. These poems guide the reader through an interrogation of the ways we tour the spaces of language, stepping between the sayable and the unsaid. ⁠ talonbooks.com/books/tours-...

You're invited to the Talonbooks Fall 2025 Launch on October 24! Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall to celebrate the release of five fantastic poetry collections. Attendance is free! Get all the details here: talonbooks.com/events/talon...