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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 13h

So excited to announce that WELLWATER by Karen Solie is shortlisted for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize! 🎉 🏆

🔗 Learn more about WELLWATER here: houseofanansi.com/products/wel...

Two copies of the poetry book WELLWATER by Karen Solie sit askew on a wooden table. The cover is white with an illustration of a purple flowering plant with sprawling roots.

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 18h

🪲 “As the Earth Dreams offers a distinctly Canadian vision of Black life that is as lush and expansive as it is tender and rooted.” —The Walrus

🌀 AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre (@teresempierre.bsky.social), is out October 14th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-...

A stack of the book AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES sits on a wooden bookshelf beside a standing copy that displays the cover. The cover features bold blue text with a vibrant illustrated bug on a black background.

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Randall @createdbyrcw.bsky.social · 1d

I am sorry, my plans are cancelled for a couple of days as I have some reading to do.

Thanks @pulmyears.bsky.social & @houseofanansi.bsky.social

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 1d

Very understandable! Happy reading 💖

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 1d

Read an excerpt from JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY in @thestar.com! 💖

🔗 "How John Candy helped jump-start Second City in Toronto: He was ‘a bold and wild chance-taker,’ says Dan Aykroyd"

JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers is out now.

How John Candy helped jump-start Second City in Toronto: He was ‘a bold and wild chance-taker,’ says Dan Aykroyd

In this exclusive excerpt from "John Candy: A Life in Comedy," author Paul Myers looks at the legendary performer's early days.

www.thestar.com

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 1d

NEW tickets available for the launch of JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY at TIFF Lightbox with screening of Planes, Trains and Automobiles followed by an in-conversation with Paul Myers and Mike Myers.

Limited tickets are available‼️

tiff.net/events/celeb...

Celebrating John Candy: Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Paul and Mike Myers

TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film.

tiff.net

House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 1d

Read an exclusive excerpt from JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY in @people.com Magazine! 💖

🔗 “John Candy and Steve Martin Improvised This Scene in Trains, Planes and Automobiles — (Exclusive)”

JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers is out now.

people.com/john-candy-a...

John Candy and Steve Martin Improvised This Scene in 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' (Exclusive)

In an excerpt from 'John Candy: A Life in Comedy,' we learn just how much fun the legendary comics had filming together, plus which song made the crew 'lose it'. The new book hits shelves on Oct. 7.

people.com

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 1d

🎉✨The definitive biography of comedy legend John Candy from bestselling biographer Paul Myers (@pulmyears.bsky.social) is officially out on bookshelves everywhere today!✨🎉

Buy a copy from your favourite bookseller here: houseofanansi.com/products/joh...

#PubDay #Canadian #JohnCandy #booksky

A bookshelf displays a row of the book 'John Candy: A Life in Comedy' by Paul Myers. The cover features a black and white photograph of John Candy smiling and a bright pink spine.

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 2d

JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers (@@pulmyears.bsky.social) and I MAKE MY OWN FUN by Hannah Beer are Kobo Canada Best of the Month picks for October! 🎉

Learn more about these titles and explore Kobo Canada's Best Books of the Month here: www.kobo.com/ca/en/p/book...

A bright pink graphic features the text, "Kobo Canada BEST IN BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR with the cover of John Candy: A Life in Comedy. The cover features a black-and-white photograph of John Candy smiling.

A bright pink graphic features the text, "Kobo Canada BEST IN MYSTERY” with the cover of I Make My Own Fun. The cover features a blood-filled martini glass with a plastic doll arm sticking out of it.

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JUNCTION READS @junctionreads.bsky.social · 2d

Missed the event last night with Michelle Winters, @catebush.bsky.social & Caitlin Galway?

Thanks to @gooselane.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social for the books!

and TYPE Books Junction, Cayley Brightside & @rollwithheather.bsky.social

youtu.be/AdGtf8ncp28

Junction Reads with Catherine Bush, Caitlin Galway and Catherine Bush

YouTube video by Junction Reads

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 2d

📰🗞️ @thestar.com “John Candy biography delves into battles Canadian comic faced away from cameras”

www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

John Candy biography delves into battles Canadian comic faced away from cameras

TORONTO - A new biography of Canadian comedy legend John Candy delves into the private battles he faced away from the cameras.

www.thestar.com

House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 2d

💜 “Quill Christie-Peters demonstrates with wisdom and love that we can imagine and enact a world beyond the depravities of the colonial present.” —Billy-Ray Belcourt

ON WHOLENESS by Quill Christie-Peters is out October 28th: learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/on-...

A copy of ON WHOLENESS by Quill Christie-Peters sits on a wooden bookshelf. The cover features a painting of of purple and pink shapes emerging from a black hole.

House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 4d

Today is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. These recommended reads explore the crisis of disproportionate violence and systemic injustices faced by Indigenous women across Canada. #MMIWG2S+

Three books lay on a wooden surface: THE BREAK by katherena vermette, SEVEN FALLEN FEATHERS by Tanya Talaga, and OUR VOICE OF FIRE by Brandi Morin.

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Arthur N. @arthurn.bsky.social · 6d

John Candy was a great comedian, and Paul Myers is a great writer. Seems like a no-brainer deciding what book to buy next!

House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 7d

JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers (@pulmyears.bsky.social) is out NEXT WEEK! 🫢📖

✨ “An insight into the man, John Candy was a revelation to be enjoyed." —Laraine Newman, original cast member of Saturday Night Live

Out October 7th, order a copy here: houseofanansi.com/products/joh...

Two copies of the book JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY are stacked in front of a concrete wall. The cover features a black and white portrait of John Candy with bright pink text.

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 5d

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christine Estima / @houseofanansi.bsky.social ;
robmclennan.blogspot.com/2025/10/12-o...

12 or 20 (second series) questions with Christine Estima

Christine Estima is an Arab woman of mixed ethnicity (Lebanese, Syrian, and Portuguese) and the author of the short story collection The Sy...

robmclennan.blogspot.com

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 5d

💜 “Quill Christie-Peters demonstrates with wisdom and love that we can imagine and enact a world beyond the depravities of the colonial present.” —Billy-Ray Belcourt

🔗 ON WHOLENESS by Quill Christie-Peters is out October 28th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/on-... #booksky

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Jamie Tennant @jtennant.bsky.social · 6d

Today on GET LIT Matt Bobkin and Adam Feibel talk about music and writing as we discuss their book In Too Deep: When Canadian Punks Took Over The World.

1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or: tinyurl.com/9vtk2ar8

@adamfeibel.com @bobkin.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social

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canadiancookbook.bsky.social @canadiancookbook.bsky.social · 6d

Ever want to try tartare but not sure how to make it? Here's a Classic Beef Tartare & Duck Fat Potatoes recipe from Marilou Champagne at canadiancookbooks.ca/classic-beef... @houseofanansi.bsky.social

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 6d

It's 🔎 #MysterySeriesWeek and we're diving into some of our favourite cases!

Explore our thrillers and mysteries here: houseofanansi.com/collections/... #booksky #thrillers #mysteries

A collection of mystery novels with bold titles arranged scattered in a pile. Titles include BURY THE LEAD and WIDOWS AND ORPHANS by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti, FATE and FORTUNE by Ian Hamilton, CAUGHT by Lisa Moore, THE TRAP by Melanie Raabe and VANTAGE POINT by Scott Thornley.

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Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 9d

Peter Counter writes about video games, film, music, mental illness, horror & technology. His most recent book is the memoir How to Restore a Timeline: On Violence and Memory, published by @houseofanansi.bsky.social

@peterbcounter.com

Listen to our conversation:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 7d

JOHN CANDY: A LIFE IN COMEDY by Paul Myers (@pulmyears.bsky.social) is out NEXT WEEK! 🫢📖

✨ “An insight into the man, John Candy was a revelation to be enjoyed." —Laraine Newman, original cast member of Saturday Night Live

Out October 7th, order a copy here: houseofanansi.com/products/joh...

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 8d

Today is the #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation. 🧡

May we reflect on the tragic legacy of the residential school system, uplift the stories of Survivors, and continue to practice reconciliation in everything that we do.

Quote from SOFT AS BONES by the incredible Chyana Marie Sage.

A quote from SOFT AS BONES by Chyana Marie Sage reads, "The trauma of the Sixties Scoop and the residential school system continues to affect families generations down the line. Intergenerational trauma can affect anyone and everyone, but Indigenous people across Turtle Island have an intrinsic trauma that affects the entire group. A shared legacy of schools and scoops. A collective trauma. A disruption in the lineage."

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House of Anansi Press @houseofanansi.bsky.social · 8d

🪡 procession, a collection of poetry by award-winning author katherena vermette is out today!

Purchase a copy from your favourite bookstore here: houseofanansi.com/products/pro... #booksky #poetry #canlit

Three copies of the poetry book procession sit in a row on a light wooden bench. The cover features intricate, colourful beaded artwork.

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McNally Robinson Booksellers @mcnallyrobinson.com · 12d

This coming Thursday October 2 at 7pm, join katherena vermette, Hannah Green, and Chimwemwe Undi as they gather to celebrate katherena's new poetry collection, procession (@houseofanansi.bsky.social) - www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18797/...

The cover of procession by katherena vermette appears on the left. On the right are images of event participants katherena vermette, Hannah Green, and Chimwemwe Undi.

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Jennifer O'Connor @jennifer-oconnor.bsky.social · 11d

An afternoon at The Word on the Street:

toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
www.annickpress.com
@anotherstoryto.bsky.social
@houseofanansi.bsky.social

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