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la Vermeer @lavermeer.bsky.social · 10h

Delighted to be able to hear Lorna Crozier speak tonight at the Monica Miller Memorial Lecture. What a treat!

#lecture #poetry #writing #listening

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Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social · 1d

Are you an educator looking for age-appropriate horror for your students? Look no further for stories that young readers will find scary and thrilling—and that meets them where they’re at.

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Halloween stories for readers at all levels! 🎃

Email from Orca Book Publishers A mix of frights, chills and laughs Can't view images? Open this email in your web browser. October is here and Halloween excitement has begun! Look no further for age-

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crimewriterscanada.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Crime Writers of Canada is open for submissions for the 2026 CWC Awards of Excellence. Celebrating the best in Canadian crime, mystery, and suspense writing, the awards offer authors a chance to share in $4,750 worth of prizes and gain significant national recognition and promotion.

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to the Association of Canadian Publishers and @49thshelf.bsky.social for organizing this exciting new industry standard. NeWest is proud to have all of our books written, published, and printed in Canada.

We are proud to be a Certified Canadian Publisher. NeWest Press. Publishing Western Canadian authors and Western Canadian Stories since 1977.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 1d

My colleague @drkristopherwells.bsky.social rose in the Senate today, to support my motion, asking the government to investigate the creation of a made-in-Canada verified traveller program for domestic frequent flyers - one not vulnerable to US anti-trans bigotry #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #NEXUS

Sen. Kris Wells on why we need a made-in-Canada verified traveller program

YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1d

Distribution is THE under-reported story in book publishing (outside of the trade publications) and losing B&T is going to have untold ripple effects on the industry, small presses, and authors.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

seems very bad www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

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Frances Peck @franceslpeck.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to be among the Lower Mainland authors at the Richmond Library's Writers for Readers event today, Oct 7. Come say hi if you're around! Until 7pm. Brighouse branch. 📚

Blond white woman in a red sweater standing behind a table of books, with library bookcases in the background.

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Carissa Halton @carissahalton.bsky.social · 2d

Tara McCarthy & I spoke of secret societies, peace making and the KKK in Canada on the launch day of my new novel Revolution Songs. Take a listen Edmonton AM www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Carissa Halton @carissahalton.bsky.social · 2d

As strikes start (& continue✊🏻) on the eve of muni elections, I spoke with Daybreak Alberta about slates, strikes & what history has to teach us about our current turbulent times. My new novel explores Canada’s communist and KKK history #standwithteachers www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Editors/Réviseurs Canada @editorscanada.bsky.social · 2d

Registration for Editors Canada's 2025 professional certification exams is open! Is this the year you'll become a Certified Professional Editor? Learn more:

Editors Canada Professional Certification

Learn about professional certification for editors.

www.editors.ca

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Access Copyright @accesscopyright.bsky.social · 2d

Click below for important information from the Writers' Union of Canada for Canadian copyright owners related to the Anthropic copyright settlement. writersunion.ca/news/anthrop...

Anthropic Copyright Settlement | The Writers' Union of Canada

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Editors/Réviseurs Canada @editorscanada.bsky.social · 2d

You've graduated! Now what? Prove your editing skills with an entry-level qualification. Editors Canada Editing Essentials can help to show you know the basics of structural editing, stylistic editing, copy editing and proofreading. Learn more:

Editing Essentials test - Editors Canada

Learn about the Editing Essentials test offered by Editors Canada to test your qualifications as an editor.

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 3d

An amazing rally for public education. 20,000+ Albertans with one united message for Danielle Smith:

Pay the teachers.
Fund the schools.
Remind your discriminatory policies.

It is time to put the PUBLIC back in public education.

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Jennifer Bowering Delisle @jenbdelisle.bsky.social · 3d

Incredibly lucky to have @kimmannix.bsky.social and @prairievixen.bsky.social read with me today. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the launch of Stock!

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Stewart Horn @thenakedpoet.bsky.social · 3d

I have all of these books, and every one is brilliant.

Undertow has never disappointed me.

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 7d

It's October! Hurrah!

I've specially curated 5 of our spookier titles, and discounted the eBooks to just $2. Grab a couple, or all 5 for $10. It's your choice.

@seanbirnie.bsky.social @acwise.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social

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5 book covers: Shadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8 (Michael Kelly, ed.) - Finalist for the World Fantasy; Shirley Jackson; and British Fantasy Awards. Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Featuring Kay Chronister, Krisit DeMeester; Brian Evenson, M. Rickert, and more.

Aickman's Heirs (Simon Strantzas, ed.) - Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. Finalist for the World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. Reprints in 5 'Best Ofs'. Featuring Nadia Bulkin, Brian Evenson, John Langan, Lynda E. Rucker, and more.

The Ghost Sequences, by A.C. Wise - Finalist for the World Fantasy; Locus; Bram Stoker; and British Fantasy Awards.

To Drown in Dark Water, by Steve Toase - Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Praise from Booklist, and Rue Morgue.

I Would Haunt You if I Could, by Seán Padraic Birnie - Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Praise from The Toronto Star, and Library Journal.

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Jessi D (Scary Ver.) @gothydellamorte.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly everything coming out from Undertow is super great and worth reading

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder we have 5 of our titles at just $2 each for the eBook for October. Get some ghostly weirdness.

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Jennifer Bowering Delisle @jenbdelisle.bsky.social · 3d

I’m launching Stock this afternoon at Audreys at 2! The wonderful @prairievixen.bsky.social and @kimmannix.bsky.social will be reading too, and helping me perform pieces in multiple voices. Hope to see you there! www.audreys.ca/events/34197...

Poetry Launch: Jennifer Bowering Delisle | Audreys Books

Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 4d

THIS IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON!

I'm yelling because I'm excited. I promise not to yell tomorrow. Though there may be dramatic poetry.

Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 10d

I promised Jen that I would plug this event mercilessly for the rest of the week. Because we want to pack the basement of Audreys! We want people up the stairs, hanging over the railing (safely, tho)!

(We just want more than the 11 people who said they were interested on FB.)

Oct 3 at 2 PM!

Poetry Launch: Jennifer Bowering Delisle | Audreys Books

Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 4d

newly posted: rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social : Heliotropia, by Manahil Bandukwala / @manahil.bsky.social ;
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rob mclennan : Heliotropia, by Manahil Bandukwala

Heliotropia , Manahil Bandukwala Brick Books, 2024 Season of Sunflowers I love the sunflowers when they are taller than me and when they...

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NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 4d

Edmonton’s NeWest Press seeks an enthusiastic, dynamic General Manager to provide operational leadership. Learn more about the qualifications we are looking for and how to apply by visiting our website.

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#NeWestPress #NowHiring