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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REVEAL — Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax by Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks

“A must read. This is a very important book.”
—Thomas Piketty

Pre-order today: buff.ly/RV3RVF5 — Indigo
Pre-order today: buff.ly/VGsakMy — indiebookstores(dot)ca

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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 2d

I’m really pleased @theglobeandmail.com said my book He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada (@dundurnpress) is a must-read. Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state have made it relevant.
#hedidnotconquer #cdaus #cdahist #dundurn

www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

Here are 61 books to add to your must-read list this fall

New memoirs from Margaret Atwood and Arundhati Roy, buzzy fiction by Mona Awad and more notable reads this season

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · 3d

9 Upcoming #Vampire Novels that need to be on you #horror TBR!

@michaelharbron.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

#newhorror #NewReleases #newrelease #vampirefolklore #vampires #vampire

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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 3d

Dropped into #Indigo at the Rideau Centre today. No matter how many books you write, it is a good feeling the first time you see copies on display.
#hedidnotconquer @dundurnpress.bsky.social #cdaus #cdahist

Woman standing in a book store, smiling, holding two copies of the book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. She is wearing a blue raincoat. There is a table piled with books beside her.

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 4d

Love the classic creature-of-the-week X-Files episodes?

With creature features like Bigfoot sightings, Cressie - a legendary giant eel, and the mysterious Ropen, a pterosaur-like creature — J.J. Dupuis’ (@jeffdupuis.bsky.social) Creature X mysteries are perfect reads this spooky season!

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The Seaboard Review of Books 🇨🇦 📚 @theseaboardreview.ca · 7d

Highly recommended—especially if you enjoy fiction that veers off-center into the wonderfully strange and weird. (Contributed by @miramichijim.bsky.social, Editor-in-chief, The Seaboard Review of Books) #weirdfiction #canlit #hottake @dundurnpress.bsky.social

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Heather J. "Witchy" Wood🧙‍♀️ @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 6d

Miramichi Reader review of @emilyweedon.bsky.social's new @dundurnpress.bsky.social vampire/detective novel Hemo Sapiens. #CanLit #Horror
miramichireader.ca/2025/09/hemo...

Hemo Sapiens by Emily A. Weedon

Emily A. Weedon is a fascinating writer

miramichireader.ca

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A.Ghost Pasquella 👻🎃 @agpasquella.bsky.social · 12d

I really enjoyed this incredibly thoughtful review of DEVOURING TOMORROW!

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/09/17/w...

Get DEVOURING TOMORROW wherever books are sold, or get it straight from @dundurnpress.bsky.social !

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What’s For Dinner Tomorrow? Review of Devouring Tomorrow: Fiction from the Future of Food

Annette Koh Under Review:Devouring Tomorrow: Fiction from the Future of Food. Edited by A.G. Pasquella and Jeff Dupuis. Rare Machines, April 2025. This smorgasbord of stories is an inventive, playf…

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Kindig Blog @kindigblog.bsky.social · 11d

IT'S SPOOKY SEASON!

Coming up on www.kindig.co.uk:

7th: #SeasonofFear Emily Cooper

14th: #TheScaldCrow @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social

21st: #HemoSapiens @emilyweedon.bsky.social

28th: #TheMurderattheWorldsEnd @mossmontmomery.bsky.social

All 5 stars + 3 KINDIG GEMS - what a month! 🩸📚 ⚡️📚 📚💙

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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 13d

I’m really pleased the Toronto Star ran an excerpt today from my book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. Long before Donald Trump mused about making Canada the 51st state, Benjamin Franklin wanted to make it the 14th.
#HeDidNotConquer #cdaUS #cdaHist #Dundurn #Torstar

How Ben Franklin and friends came to an invaded Canada, failed to win us over, and fled: an excerpt from a new book

They waged war, fell to smallpox and were inclined to blame a prostitute. During Ben Franklin's brief time in Montreal, the occupying Americans didn't make many friends or much headway.

www.thestar.com

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Madelaine Drohan @mdrohan.bsky.social · 10d

I had a wonderful time at the official launch of He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come. I am happy to report there was no cake left! A good, Canadian crowd!

#HeDidNotConquer #cdaUS #cdaHist #Dundurn

Woman in pink shirt addresses a group of people at a book launch in the cafe of the Ottawa Art Gallery.

This photo shows the top of a cake. The design on the cake is of a beaver, showing its teeth and looking aggressive. It is standing on top of an angry-looking eagle.

A woman in a pink top is signing a book for a woman who is smiling at her.

A man is selling copies of the book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada. A customer has a book in his hand and is about to pay. The banner behind the table reads The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore.

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Heather J. "Witchy" Wood🧙‍♀️ @rollwithheather.bsky.social · 9d

Canada Reads American Style podcast interview with @emilyweedon.bsky.social author of the new @dundurnpress.bsky.social detective/vampire🕵️‍♂️🧛‍♀️ novel Hemo Sapiens #CanLit #Horror #BookSky
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Interview - Emily A. Weedon and Hemo Sapiens | Canada Reads American Style

Tara chats with Emily Weedon, a Canadian author and screenwriter, currently living in Toronto. Her web series Chateau Laurier was the most awarded web series in 2023 and won a Canadian Screen Award. H...

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Jack El-Hai @jackelhai.bsky.social · 8d

"A not-so-secret desire to annex Canada."

Today's book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @mdrohan.bsky.social & @dundurnpress.bsky.social!

Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 8d

We are stoked to share the New York Times review of @jinwoo-park.com’s Oxford Soju Club!

Read the full review here: buff.ly/KNfvP84 or at the link in our bio!

#NYTReview #OxfordSojuClub #KoreanLit #CanLit

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 10d

NEW RELEASE 📚✨ — He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada

Throughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American.

Order now: buff.ly/RYUgABl

#history #BenjaminFranklin #historybooks

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 10d

NEW RELEASE 👻🏚️ Eerie Whispers: Exploring Canada's Reluctant Relationship with its Ghostly Lore by Brian Baker (@superstitioustimes.bsky.social)

Explore Canada’s haunted history; drawing from diverse folklore and traditional Indigenous stories and asks why Canadians avoid this part of our culture.

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 11d

NEW RELEASE 🕵️🩸 HEMO SAPIENS from Emily A. Weedon

Hemo Sapiens is an audacious and bloodthirsty fairy tale, pitting one man against a community beyond good and evil, in a modern tale of intrigue and female sexuality.

Order today: buff.ly/M1B9IFc

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 17d

Dundurn Press is delighted to announce that Akin Akinwumi has joined the acquisitions team as Editor-at-Large. We'd also like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the full team — learn more on the Dundurn blog: buff.ly/UXsMYZ4

#DundurnPress #bookpublishing #CanLit #publishing

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Pub Day to Under the Full and Crescent Moon from @aamiranauthor.bsky.social

“A resonant reimagining of Islamic history... Hussain interrogates power, conviction and social change with storytelling grace.”
— Sumaiya Matin, author of The Shaytan Bride

Order now: buff.ly/9mHTvZF

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 23d

We have an exciting weekend coming up at the Brooklyn Book Festival — including an author signing with Emily Weedon for her vampire novel Hemo Sapiens!

Find us and Emily at booth #329 on Sunday, September 21 at 12:30PM to get a signed copy of Hemo Sapiens!

#hemosapiens #BrooklynBookFestival

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 24d

With the exciting news of Eddy Boudel Tan's Giller longlist announcement for The Tiger and the Cosmonaut — we’re highlighting two of Eddy’s earlier works, After Elias and The Rebellious Tide.

Use Code FINALIST20 on the Dundurn website (link in bio) to save 20% off these two great books!

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 25d

🧭 NEW RELEASE: @dalton_mcguinty’s BE A GOOD ONE.

Politics can seem like a rough, seagoing voyage. Storm-tossed politicians may lose sight of their guiding stars. McGuinty aims to help leaders stay true to themselves and those they are privileged to serve.

Order now: buff.ly/Nv0T88V

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · 29d

It’s been a busy week of 📚 events — with @jinwoo-park.com and Emily Weedon reading at @cityandcitybooks.bsky.social and the Toronto launch of Oxford Soju Club at Queen Books!

We hope everyone enjoyed the readings, the good company, and returned home with a heavier book bag and new chapters to read.

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our rights team had a great time pitching books for film and TV adaptation at IP Market Day during TIFF! Many thanks to @ontariocreates for planning and hosting this great event between publishers, studios, and developers.

#IPMarketDay #IPMarketDay2025 #CanLit #TIFF #TIFF50

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Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social · Sep 2

NEW RELEASE: ETHICS ON TRIAL exposes the human consequences of Canada’s broken research system.

Purchase now: buff.ly/VZFVQJq

#healthcare #ethics #medicalresearch #nonfiction #researchethics #accreditation

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