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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 1d

SONGS FROM THIS AND THAT COUNTRY IS OUT NOW IN CANADA!

Get your copy now from our website or from your local bookstore! (Link in bio)

#CanLit #WorldWarII #TheOpera #Drama #AdultFiction #OttomanEmpire #SlavicFairytale #Songs

@Youthwrite

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 4d

A.G.A Wilmot is a Toronto-based writer and author of Withered and The Death Scene Artist

Blood Letters by Ariel Gordon and GMB Chomichuk is available in Canada now!

Get your copy now from our website or from your local bookstore!

#Letters #Poetry #YA #GraphicLit #War #CanLit

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 5d

New review for Catch You On The Flipside by @leekvern

Read the full review in Alberta Views's October 2025 Issue

@albertaviews

#Thriller #Political #BookReview #CanLit #Calgary #Edmonton #Philippines #Casino

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 6d

New Review for She Won The Vote For Women by Robert E. Hawkins!

"Some seek the spotlight; others generate their own light. Lillian Beynon Thomas was among the latter ... This academic but entertaining book brings to life a key moment in Canadian history."

- Nelle Oosterom, Canada’s History

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 7d

BLOOD LETTERS IS OUT NOW IN CANADA!

Get your copy now from our website or your local bookstore

#Letters #Poetry #YA #GraphicLit #War #CanLit

@janedayreader @gmbchomichuk

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 8d

Attention Alberta!

Gail Sidonie Sobat will be attending a number of events and signings this fall for her upcoming novel, Songs From This and That Country, releasing on October 7th!

EDMONTON | Audreys Books- October 19th, 2025 (2-3:30 pm)
CALGARY | Owl's Nest Books - November 2nd, 2025 (1-3pm)

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 9d

This month, @sabrinajanke & @alexjjudge did an interview with the @theuniter to discuss their experience writing Portage & Main, releasing on November 18th.

Pre-order your copy now from our website or from your fav local bookstore

Read the full interview at The Uniter: uniter.ca/view/two-gre...

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 12d

@Pattyrweins joined 107 Winnipeg Classic to discuss her upcoming book, That'll Never Work Here, releasing on October 28th!

Pre-order your copy now from our website or from your fav local bookstore.

Click the link to listen to the full interview: classic107.com/articles/tha...

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 13d

Join Patty Wiens for the launch of her new book, That'll Never Work Here, Book 2 of The City Project series (Great Plains Press). Along with a Q&A, audience members will get the chance to participate in a trivia game, "Who said it? A cyclist or Taylor Swift?".

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 24d

Join co-authors Sabrina Janke and Alex Judge for the launch of Portage and Main

McNally Robsinson Booksellers Grant Park in the Atrium
Friday November 28th 2025 7:00 pm

The authors will also be collecting non-perishables in donation to Harvest Manitoba!

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · 25d

Come see us at the @wpgthinair Made in Manitoba Book Fair!

Carol Shields Auditorium - Millennium Library

Saturday, September 20, 2025

10:30am -1:30 pm

See you there!

#bookfair #madeinmanitoba #wppgnow #wpgevents #literaryfestival

Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Aug 23

Join Ariel Gordon and GMB Chomichuk for the launch of their new co-creation, Blood Letters. The event will be followed by a conversation with the authors, hosted by Susie Maloney, and a book signing.

McNally Robsinson Booksellers Grant Park in the Atrium
Friday October 17 2025 7:00 pm

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Aug 22

Kristen Rabe Interviews Michel Laboeuf in Foreword This Week on Lost Songs of Nature, which is available in Canada and the U.S. 📚 ✨

Read the full Review here: www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...

#Ecology #authorinterview #birding #naturalism #nonfiction #french #forewordreviews #environment

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Aug 7

A new review for Blood Letters by GMB Chomichuk and Ariel Gordon from Kirkus Reviews

Read the full review on Kirkus Reviews here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

#War #postApocaplyse #GraphicNovel #CanLit #Poetry #Robots #Dystopian #YoungAdult #CanLit #Letters

Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Aug 5

A new review for Rhapsody Smith, Ice Angel by Lorna Schultz Nicholson from The British Columbia Review

Read the full review here: thebcreview.ca/2025/07/30/2...

#Hockey #Kidslit #JLG #JuniorLibraryGuild #OfficialSelection #Hockey #CanLit #MiddleGrade #KidLit #PWHL #SupportLocal #JLGSelection

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 28

Prefer e-books? We got you covered. 📱

All of our Spring 2025 Titles are now available in accessible e-book format! Click the link in bio to start reading everywhere you go. ✨

#ebooks #shoplocal #casino #hockey #urbanism #bookstagram #booktok

Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 21

Cave-In by Pam Withers received a new review from The British Columbia Review:

“Cave-In is very present-day in its portrayal of greed and capitalism doing what it does best—run amok and cause ruin—and political forces. All is captured well and, alas, feels real.”

Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 18

Catch You on The Flipside by @leekvern.bsky.social received a new review from the Literary Review of Canada 🇨🇦 📚

reviewcanada.substack.com/i/165577699/...

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 12

Meet Sabrina and Alex, co-authors of Portage and Main. 🚦🏙️

Portage and Main is available for pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore! greatplainspress.ca/books/portag...

#WinnipegHistory #ManitobaHistory #Nonfiction #ShopLocal #OneGreatHistory #PortageAndMain

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 11

Meet Patty Wiens, author of That'll Never Work Here.

That'll Never Work Here is available for pre-order on our wesbite or from your local bookstore! greatplainspress.ca/books/thatll...

#Biking #YearRoundCycling #BikeInfrastructure #Winnipeg #WinterCycling #CyclingSafety

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Meet Ariel Gordon and GMB Chomichuk. the co-creators of Blood Letters! 🤖✉️

Blood Letters is available for pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore! greatplainspress.ca/books/blood-...

#GraphicNovel #Robots #Dystopian #YoungAdult #Poetry #CanLit #Letters"

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 10

Meet Gail, the author of Songs From This and That Country. 🎼📚

You can read more about her at www.gailsidoniesobat.com

Songs From This and That Country is available for pre-order now from our website or from your local bookstore! greatplainspress.ca/books/songs-...

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 3

A new review for Rhapsody Smith, Ice Angel from the Canadian Children's Book News!

Find Rhapsody Smith on our website or from your local bookstore!

@lornasn @kidsbookcentre

#HockeyBooksForKids #MiddleGrade #CanLit #ChildrensLit #ShopLocal #BookReview #PWHL

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jul 1

Rhapsody Smith: Ice Angel is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!

Find Rhapsody Smith on our website or from your local bookstore!

@lornasn @jrlibraryguild

#JuniorLibraryGuild #OfficialSelection #Hockey #CanLit #MiddleGrade #KidLit #PHWL #SupportLocal #JLGSelection

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Great Plains Press @greatplainspress.bsky.social · Jun 26

Early bird deal for book lovers! 🐣 📚

Receive each title published in the 2025 fall season for 20% off for a limited time until the end of July.
greatplainspress.ca/books/season...

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