Nicole Raziya Fong talks about their new book SUBTEXT on the radio program Wax Poetic! Listen to them read their work, discuss dream interpretation, and chat about authenticity as something one arrives at. Tune in here: archive.org/details/wax-...

"the moss sighs in soft language - little moisture, little friend" #TodaysPoem #poetry upon a nurse log by Elee Kraljii Gardiner (@eleekg.bsky.social) from sometimes, forest (2026 @talonbooks.bsky.social) robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/05/elee...

in a mall food court as children wander, attempting to make sense of newish titles by Carolyn Ramzy, Sarah Louise Garrido, Danielle LaFrance, etc // @talonbooks.bsky.social @mawenzihouse.bsky.social

@melanie-b-f.bsky.social reviews sometimes, forest by @eleekg.bsky.social in @winnipegfreepress.com, saying the book is “extraordinary … a lush, layered, textured invitation into an interconnected web of beings centred on, but not exclusive to, the forest." www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Need a new beach read*? Get 30% off of these Talon titles that have made book prize lists in 2026 when you order them from our site! Enter the code SUMMER2630 at checkout. Offer is valid until July 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT. talonbooks.com/news/talonbo... *We like unconventional beach reads best!

@talonbooks.bsky.social is one of Canada's first literary publishers and is dedicated to publishing works of the highest literary quality by diverse Canadian and Indigenous authors. Check out 6 must-read titles from their backlist: alllitup.ca/press-playba...

This morning's #silentbookclub zoom meeting was bursting with literary goodness. Stay tuned for the ebullient blog post, coming soon to bookgaga.ca Said the Dead, Doireann Ní Ghríofa (@faberbooks.bsky.social) + sometimes, forest, @eleekg.bsky.social (@talonbooks.bsky.social) are my in-person reads!

Mercedes Eng, author of cop city swagger, Prison Industrial Complex Explodes and more, is one of the #poets performing at Mashed Poetics 82: Hole’s Live Through This. Head to Lana Lou’s on July 9 for an evening of music and poetry from a truly stellar lineup. www.facebook.com/events/36763...

We are overjoyed to share that ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn has won the 2026 Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose for ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok: ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ to remind each and one another!⁠ A huge congratulations to reuben and all of this year's winners! indigenousvoicesawards.org/home-page #IVAS2026

Congrats to @talonbooks.bsky.social @playcanpress.bsky.social and @arsenalpulp.bsky.social ! indigenousvoicesawards.org/home-page

If you've ever missed the thrill of curating your own story through a Choose Your Own Adventure book, INHERITANCE (@talonbooks.bsky.social) is just the read you’re looking for. Learn more about the book and read an exclusive excerpt at: alllitup.ca/if-you-liked...

a fantastic reading by David O’Meara, Chris Turnbull + Elee Kraljii Gardiner, and subsequent conversation by the two current poets laureate on laureate-ing (Elee, Vancouver + David, Ottawa (English)), // @talonbooks.bsky.social @coachhousebooks.bsky.social @beautifuloutlaw.bsky.social

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day! To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a reading list of Indigenous-authored titles from the Talonbooks backlist for you to check out.⁠ talonbooks.com/news/nationa... #NIPD26 #BookSky💙📚 #ReadIndigenous

Heidi Greco pens a review of Pearl, the final collection by Canada's first Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Bowering in BC BookWorld! Read the complete piece on page 28. @bcbooklook.bsky.social #poetry #CanLit #BookSky💙📚 abcbookworld.com/wp-content/u...

Samantha Annie Bernstein reviews Hajer Mirwali’s award-winning collection Revolutions alongside Eric Schmaltz’s new book of #poetry I Confess in The Miramichi Reader. miramichireader.ca/2026/06/trut...

Vancouver Poet Laureate @eleekg.bsky.social will be launching "sometimes, forest" at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social tonight at 7 PM. @nikkireimer.bsky.social @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social @sjonespoet.bsky.social and I will be reading briefly, in support. Hope to see you there!

Elee Kraljii Gardiner is bringing sometimes, forest to a city near you! Accompany @eleekg.bsky.social along with a host of amazing #poets and performers on a stroll through the woods at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social, Magpie Books, Bar Milton-Parc, Perfect Books, Novel Idea Bookstore, and Flying Books!

Hajer Mirwali has won the 2026 Trillium Book Award for Poetry for her debut book Revolutions! This powerful work looks at the linking forces of shame, pleasure, and surveillance. Congratulations on this well-deserved win, Hajer! Go Revolutions! 🌀📚️ #Poetry #Booksky💙📚 www.ontariocreates.ca

Congratulations to LPG member @talonbooks.bsky.social and Hajer Mirwali who was named winner of the 2026 Trillium Book Award for Poetry!

New review! @melanie-b-f.bsky.social writes a lovely, thoughtful piece about Save Your Prayers – Send Money by @jkirton.bsky.social in the @winnipegfreepress.com. #Booksky💙📚 www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

We are thrilled to share that ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn has won the @writersguildab.bsky.social 2026 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction for his incredible book ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok: ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ to remind each and one another! #Nonfiction #IndigenousLiterature #TBRList writersguild.ca/2026-alberta...

It's Pride Month! We’re happy to take any opportunity to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ voices, perspectives, art, and self-expression. Talonbooks has put together a reading list of titles by queer and gender diverse authors to put on your radar for Pride. Learn more here: talonbooks.com/news/pride-2...

Hajer Mirwali has won the 2026 Gerald Lampert Award for a debut book of #poetry! Remarkable in content and style, Revolutions is a mighty debut. Congratulations, Hajer! See all of the winners of this year’s League of Canadian Poets Book Awards here:⁠ ⁠ poets.ca/lcp-book-awa... #BookSky📚💙 #TBRPile

Congratulations to this year's winners: Hajer Mirwali, Karen Solie & @rsalazar.bsky.social. @talonbooks.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

June is Indigenous History Month! If you want to mark the occasion with a book, we’ve put together a reading list of some truly excellent titles that range from personal to public, funny to unsettling, and deep to the whimsical. talonbooks.com/news/indigen...

Congratulations to LPG member @talonbooks.bsky.social and Hajer Mirwali for winning the Gerald Lampert Award for best debut book of poetry for her collection REVOLUTIONS!

The Niagara on the Lake Local highlights the forthcoming Lighthouse Theatre productions of Crees in the Caribbean by Drew Hayden Taylor: www.notllocal.com/local-news/c...

Featuring poetry from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social & @talonbooks.bsky.social

We were so lucky to hear Jun-long Lee read from Abode last night at Audreys alongside the inimitable Jason Purcell, the hilarious ryan fitzpatrick, and the wonderful Scott Jackshaw. Thanks to @talonbooks.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, and @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social for a lovely evening.

Toronto! Celebrate the launch of sometimes, forest by Vancouver Poet Laureate @eleekg.bsky.social! Kraljii Gardiner will be performing alongside author and musician Gary Barwin. Attendance is free! For more details and to RSVP, click here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sometimes-...

George Bowering, Pearl / @talonbooks.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/05/geor...

We're thrilled to see Revolutions by Hajer Mirwali, Crowd Source by Cecily Nicholson, and Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon and translated by Jessica Moore on the League of Canadian Poets book award shortlists! A huge congratulations to all! #Booksky💙📚 poets.ca/shortlist-20...

Hello from the 50th anniversary Canadian Association for Theatre Research Conference in Victoria! Come visit Talonbooks in the lobby of the Phoenix Theatre at University of Victoria! We’ll be here until May 29. Can’t wait to see you and talk theatre! 🎭 #CATR26 #Theatre

Lost passwords and voice yoga: An afternoon with bill bissett and Honey Novick Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

Immerse yourself in the worlds of others, with stories on their dealings with the supernatural, severed cultural ties, and lifetimes of environmental activism and chronic illness. Pick up a memoir to connect to real lived experiences. buff.ly/IYTfdVx

One week until this evening of poetry at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social! On May 28, enjoy poetry readings from four poets with deep ties to Alberta. Catch @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social, @scottjackshaw.bsky.social, Jun-Long Lee, and Jason Purcell sharing work from their new #books. www.audreys.ca/events

Talonbooks authors are well represented on the longlists for the 2026 League of Canadian Poets Book Awards! Congratulations to Cecily Nicholson (Crowd Source), Joséphine Bacon and Jessica Moore (Uiesh / Somewhere), Rahat Kurd (The Book of Z), and Hajer Mirwali (Revolutions)! poets.ca/longlist-2026/

Elee Kraljii Gardiner, sometimes, forest / @eleekg.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @bcbooklook.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/05/elee...

May is Asian Heritage Month! Talon has put together a reading list of some cool, unique titles that belong in your library. Dive into the craft and creativity of a diverse roster of authors of Asian heritage working in poetry, drama, comedy, and nonfiction.⁠ ⁠ talonbooks.com/news/asian-h...

1/6 Our spring 2026 #poetry titles are modelling their gorgeous covers in the sun. #BookSky💙📚 Up first is Beautiful Unknown Future by Taryn Hubbard⁠! Witty and sincere, this collection holds space for messy feelings about motherhood and care, the climate crisis, family ghosts, and office dynamics.⁠

ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok: ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ to remind each and one another by ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn is on the shortlist for the Indigenous Voices Award for Published Prose! A huge congratulations to ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn and to all of the shortlisted authors!⁠ indigenousvoicesawards.org/home-page

Writer-in-Residence 50th Anniversary Alumni Showcase: mclennan, fitzpatrick, Wah, Marlatt, Carpenter, etc; / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/05/writ...

This list is an ode to mothers, grandmothers, and the strong women in our lives. Pick a book for yourself or the perfect Mother's Day gift 🌷 www.readlocalbc.ca/2026/05/07/b...

“I often thought that the effects of my illness mirrored life in a home with an unpredictable and cruel father. Home was not a safe place...Fibromyalgia made me feel unsafe in my own body.” #Indigenous #Métis #chronicillness #trauma #healthcare

Kevin Loring speaks about his award-winning play Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer: A Trickster Land Claim Fable with Juliane Bodini on Global News. globalnews.ca/video/118204...

Revolutions, the debut collection by Hajer Mirwali, is a finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry! This award is given to an exceptional first, second, or third book of poetry from an Ontario-based author. A huge congratulations to Hajer! www.ontariocreates.ca/our-sectors/...

small one at a party, so I get ninety minutes or so at terrible sportsbar, attempting notes on new poetry titles by George Bowering, Dale Martin Smith, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Maxine Chernoff, Jaime Forsythe, Melissa Eleftherion, Jerome Sala, etc // @talonbooks.bsky.social

TONIGHT!

Elee Kraljii Gardiner was a guest on North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher! The pair chatted about @eleekg.bsky.social's new collection sometimes, forest, her time as Vancouver's Poet Laureate and more. Listen to their conversation here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Some great news out of Chilliwack: Taryn Hubbard, author of Desire Path, The Very Good Best Friend, and the brand new poetry collection Beautiful Unknown Future, has been named Chilliwack’s inaugural Poet Laureate! Congratulations, Taryn! www.chilliwackartscouncil.com/news/chilliw...