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Canadian distributors of the best in independent publishing. Part of the Raincoast Distribution Group. 🇨🇦

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PGC Books @pgcbooks.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hey, we're PGC Books, Canadian distributors for some of your favourite independent publishers. We're not great at social media, but we are quite good at getting books where they need to go.
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I finished Anjet Daanje’s The Remembered Soldier and, in short, I loved it. In long…I wrote an excessively long (continued in comments long) post about it over on IG. #booksky @newvesselpress.bsky.social @pgcbooks.bsky.social

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The book The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje (translated by David McKay) sits on a rock. An evergreen shrub is to the left. The book is olive green and has an image of a hand reaching down to grasp the shape of a hand reaching up. In the reaching up hand is a photo of a World War 1 soldier carrying a camera.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Bluesky, what are the best independent books stores in Ontario? GO.
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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This is such a great episode!
nathanwhitlock.bsky.social Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 7d
"I'm afraid the award has really been completely overshadowed. The eviction of the encampment was such a trauma." - Maggie Helwig on winning the City of Toronto Book Award less than 24 hours before the city cleared the encampment she writes about in the book.
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Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 11/17/2025 · 26m
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November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
pgcbooks.bsky.social
"If the collapse of the Berlin Wall was an easily grasped symbol, dramatic in its intensity and immediacy, what happened to the places and the people in the hours, days and years that followed?"

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Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck review – a kaleidoscopic study of transience
A collection of columns by the German Booker winner reveals a keen eye for the details that mark the passing of time
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November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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time4reading.bsky.social
Currently reading and loving: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje (trans. David McKay). Love the way Daanje blends and layers dreams and memories and the “present” (of the book) in a flowing present tense narration. #booksky @newvesselpress.bsky.social
The book The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje sits on someone’s lap. The book is olive green with white text and a black and white photo of a First World War soldier holding a camera or some kind of viewing device (I’m not sure). A black and white coffee mug that says “I’m library people” is being held above the book.
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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My Home Is in My Backpack “Both poignant and buoyant: a touching tribute to love and the endurance of the human spirit” @florisbooks.bsky.social Booth 200 #naeycAC www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
MY HOME IS IN MY BACKPACK | Kirkus Reviews
A child’s understanding of home evolves during a Latine migrant family’s journey to safety.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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chrispower.bsky.social
My review of the third part of Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume - one of the most exciting things happening in fiction right now observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Paperback of the week: On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle | The Observer
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November 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Congratulations are in order for the 2025 #NBAwards winners for Translated Literature: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara and translator Robin Myers for We Are Green and Trembling.
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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caitluce.bsky.social
Rabih! I loved this book!
publisherswkly.bsky.social Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 6d
The winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction is ‘The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)’ by Rabih Alameddine. #NBAwards
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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groveatlantic.bsky.social
We are thrilled that @rabihalameddine.bsky.social's THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER) has been selected as the winner of the 2025 @nationalbook.bsky.social Award for Fiction! Congrats, Rabih 🥳
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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In all our pre-order abuzzment

we must also remind that Canadians can order the deluxe pack as well

and do so 🥊 HERE 🥊 blackbondbooks.com/item/wwmn8Ke...
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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nathanwhitlock.bsky.social
"I'm afraid the award has really been completely overshadowed. The eviction of the encampment was such a trauma." - Maggie Helwig on winning the City of Toronto Book Award less than 24 hours before the city cleared the encampment she writes about in the book.
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Maggie Helwig
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 11/17/2025 · 26m
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November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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nowtoronto.bsky.social
Want to treat your book worm friend or family member this #holiday season? Check out these seven #Toronto independent bookstores, which will make your #gift hunting easier. 🎁📚️

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Shopping for a bookworm? These 7 Toronto bookstores have the perfect holiday finds - NOW Toronto
Want to treat your book worm friend this holiday? Check out these Toronto independent bookstores, which will make your gift hunting easier.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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onebrightbook.bsky.social
Our conversation about Jacqueline Harpman's I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN is now available for your listening pleasure!
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Episode 40: I Who Have Never Known Men
Welcome to One Bright Book! Join our hosts Rebecca, Frances, and Dorian as they discuss I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN by Jacqueline Harpman, translated from the French by Ros Schwartz, and chat a…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Happy Solvej Balle Day to all who celebrate
She Has Taken 30 Years to Write a 7-Part Novel About 1 Day. It’s a Sensation.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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time4reading.bsky.social
November 18 used to be just some other day until Solvej Balle started On the Calculation of Volume. Now I’m obsessed. My thoughts about book 3 and some reflections on seeing her speak over on IG. @pgcbooks.bsky.social #booksky

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Carina on Instagram: "REFLECTIONS - On the Calculation of Volume, Book 3, Solvej Balle (trans. Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell) [No spoilers] I’ve decided Solvej Balle is playing jazz. I’ve...
25 likes, 9 comments - time4reading on November 18, 2025: "REFLECTIONS - On the Calculation of Volume, Book 3, Solvej Balle (trans. Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell) [No spoilers] I’ve decide...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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spencerruchti.bsky.social
🎉 The committee for the Cercador Prize confers this year’s prize to Christina MacSweeney for her translation of ‘The Queen of Swords’ by Jazmina Barrera (Two Lines Press). Congratulations to Christina, Jazmina, and @twolinespress.com!
The book cover of QUEEN OF SWORDS by Jazmina Barrera, translated by Christina MacSweeney, overlayed on a graphic.
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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'Charco’s in-house designer, Pablo Font, continues the transatlantic relationship from his base in Argentina. “Designing our covers is a long process,” Orloff tells Monocle. “He’s an essential part of our team.”'

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Three independent publishers getting book design just right - Monocle
These bookmakers have caught our eye with their distinctive designs and unique offerings hidden between covers.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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groveatlantic.bsky.social
Get ready to laugh out loud in this @publisherswkly.bsky.social interview with Sara Levine, author of the upcoming book THE HITCH:
Sara Levine’s Got Jokes
In her latest novel, the author aims to upend horror conventions, explore human interdependence, and—most importantly—make readers laugh.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Christina MacSweeney and Jazmina Barrera! THE QUEEN OF SWORDS is the winner of the 2025 Cercador Prize! ⚔️ www.cercadorprize.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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groveatlantic.bsky.social
If you love royal history and aren't listening to @tracyborman.bsky.social's THE STOLEN CROWN series for the @hrp-palaces.bsky.social podcast, what are you doing?? Listen to it now:
Historic Royal Palaces Podcast: The Stolen Tudor Crown with Tracy Borman
What is the story we think we know about the Elizabethan succession? Was it a smooth transition to the Stuarts, or was it a stolen Tudor crown?   In this first episode of our four-part series, Chief Historian Tracy Borman will talk us through why E...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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xtramagazine.com
“Terry Dactyl” weaves together the COVID-19 and AIDS crises, intergenerational queer community and NYC’s ’90s club culture.
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises | Xtra Magazine
Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats
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November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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publisherswkly.bsky.social
★ Agri Ismaïl debuts with a captivating satire of materialism and ambition. Cutting and self-assured, this heralds the arrival of a thrilling new voice in the vein of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith. @coffeehousepress buff.ly/xEa2Nf9
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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hadzicvera.bsky.social
I'm launching my first book of poetry, Several Small Animals Enclosed in a Benedictine Monastery, in Ottawa on Tuesday Nov 18th at the Lieutenant's Pump, featuring Jennifer Baker and Stephen Brockwell!!! Join us if you can :)
Event poster for Vera Hadzic's Ottawa Book launch; photos of Vera Hadzic, Jennifer Baker, and Stephen Brockwell, and details the time of the event, 7pm on November 18th, and its location, Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin Street
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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mbsycamore.bsky.social
Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for publishing this excerpt from TERRY DACTYL, which takes the form of a frantic list... "Suddenly it felt like so much was going on, even though nothing was going on. But actually, something was going on."💥💫⚡
Terry Dactyl
Suddenly it felt like so much was going on, even though nothing was going on. But actually, something was going on. 1. Sabine said I’m closing the gallery. 2. Is that really what she said first? Ma…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM