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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 5d

+ more books from @biblioasis.bsky.social, Stonehouse Publishing, Freehand Books, Véhicule Press, @guernicaeditions.bsky.social, @greatplainspress.bsky.social, and @bookhugpress.bsky.social.

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 5d

With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in Sept 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social & @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social.

A poster reading "What indie books did Canadians borrow in September 2025?" Featuring the covers of the top 10 most-borrowed books: The Sleeping Car Porter, The Marrow Thieves, Dandelion, Moon of the Crusted Snow, What I Know About You, Jonny Appleseed, Retirement Income for Life, Indigenous Rights in One Minute, Scarborough, Denison Avenue.

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Prize shortlist, including LPG members @coachhousebooks.bsky.social & Freehand Books!

A graphic labelled "2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Prize, LPG members" with two book covers: Tim Bowling’s Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand and Robert McGill’s Simple Creatures.

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to the 2025 #GillerPrize longlist, including four LPG members: @pressassembly.bsky.social, @bookhugpress.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social & The Porcupine's Quill!

A graphic labelled 2025 Giller Prize longlist, LPG members. There are four book covers shown: The Road Between Us by Bindu Suresh, Sugaring Off by Fanny Britt, An Admonishment of Stars by Kirti Bhadresa, and Still by Joanna Cockerline.

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · 27d

Our thanks to the @ontarioarts.bsky.social and MPP Stephanie Smyth for their continued support of the LPG!

lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 4

+ more books from @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social, Véhicule Press, Stonehouse Publishing, and @anvilpress.bsky.social!

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 4

With the help of BookNet Canada's #librarydata, here're the 50 books from indie lit publishers Canadians borrowed most in Aug 2025. Feat. a top 10 from: @cormorantbooks.bsky.social, @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @ecwpress.bsky.social, @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, and @biblioasis.bsky.social.

A poster reading "What indie books did Canadians borrow in August 2025?" Featuring the covers of the top 10 most-borrowed books: The Marrow Thieves, Dandelion, Moon of the Crusted Snow, What I Know About You, Retirement Income for Life, Scarborough, Encampment, Beneath Dark Waters, Off Menu, The Notebook.

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

The First Thousand Trees by Premee Mohammed, published by @ecwpress.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers by Marcello Di Cintio, published by @biblioasis.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec, published by @gooselane.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Witch of Willow Sound by Vanessa F. Penney, published by @ecwpress.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Property by Kate Cayley, published by @coachhousebooks.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney, published by @biblioasis.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo, published by @bookhugpress.bsky.social

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

Congrats to LPG members whose books have been selected for The Booksellers’ List, celebrating the top 20 books of the season as voted on by indie booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca!

Find the full list here: IndieBookstores.ca

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🂎 Dominoes at the Crossroads by Kaie Kellough (Véhicule Press)

Winner of the Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, these stories reimagine Black histories and futures through characters navigating race by way of dreams and aspirations.

alllitup.ca/books/domino...

#lpg50

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of This is War by Hannah Moscovitch. This cover features a close-up illustration of a domino. The tile is split between the centre line of the playing piece, with the word “Dominoes” on top of the line, and the rest of the title underneath in a capitalized, sans serif font that matches the colour of the dominos. The author’s name is located toward the top of the cover in the same style between the counters. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Véhicule Press.”

lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🍂 All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac, (‪@touchwooded.bsky.social)

Winner of the Indigenous Voices Award, this debut coming-of-age novel follows a boy whose life is overshadowed by the effects of colonialism.

alllitup.ca/books/all-th...

#lpg50 #canlit #awardwinningbooks

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac. The cover features an Indigenous-style illustration. In the background, there is a mountainous shoreline set behind a body of water in muted green and grey tones. In the foreground there is a broken tree stump in vividly bright brown tones. The books title is written in the top centre of the cover in an all capitalized serif font, and the author’s name is located at the bottom in the same style and positioning. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Touchwood Editions.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🐕 Anima by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Linda Gaboriau, (‪@talonbooks.bsky.social)

Winner of many international awards, this thriller written in North African storytelling tradition follows the story of a man as he searches for truth after his wife’s murder.

alllitup.ca/books/anima/

#lpg50

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of Anima by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Linda Gaboriau.
The cover features a dark photograph in black and blue tones depicting a silhouette of two dogs running across the cover. The title of the text is featured in the top centre of the cover in a regal, capitalized gold font. The author’s name is at the bottom of the cover in the same font and style, their first and last name stacked on top of each other. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. TalonBooks.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🏘️ Solitaria by Genni Gunn (Signature Editions)

Longlisted for the Giller Prize, this sweeping family saga unravels secrets and betrayals across generations.

alllitup.ca/books/solita...

#lpg50 #canlit #alu #awardwinningbooks

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of Solitaria by Genni Gunn. The cover has a stark white background with the title in large black serif letters across the top and an image located beneath it. The “I” in the title “Solitaria” is highlighted in pale beige, and the letter extends into the image below, splitting it into two. On the left, a dark, textured scene with tangled branches and stormy blue tones; on the right, the face of a somber, dark-eyed person gazing outward, set against a backdrop of leafy vines and the facade of a building with balconies. There is sheet music superimposed on the person’s face. At the bottom right, the author’s name appears in dark blue serif text. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Signature Editions.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎥 This is War by Hannah Moscovitch, (‪@playcanpress.bsky.social)

This play, commissioned by the Banff Centre, was the first of its kind to receive the Trillium Book Award and gives voice to Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan.

alllitup.ca/books/this-i...

#lpg50 #canlit #alu

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of This is War by Hannah Moscovitch.
The cover features a tan background and the textured silhouette of a person's head from the neck up in a darker brown colour. Around the silhouette is a film camera focus box, its four corners in white, and the “recording” symbol in the bottom left corner of the box in red. The author’s name is located in the centre of the silhouette in an tan coloured all-capitalized, sans serif font, with the title located underneath in white in the same font. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Palimpsest Press.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎲 The Junta of Happenstance by @toluini.bsky.social (‪@palimpsestpress.bsky.social)

Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry, this debut weaves together meditations on illness and disease, finding beauty amidst chaos.

alllitup.ca/books/the-ju...

#lpg50 #canlit

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of The Junta of Happenstance by Tolu Oloruntoba. The all white cover features the author’s name in the centre in a gold serif font, and the title is located just underneath in an all-capitalized version of the same font with a mix of italic and uppercase lettering. The bottom of the cover features a photograph of a carved bronze sculpture depicting stylized figures in traditional attire, some holding shields or weapons, against a patterned background. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Palimpsest Press.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

⚓️ Burning Water by George Bowering (New Star Books)

Blending historical fact with humour, this Governor General’s Award–winning work of postmodern fiction revisits Captain Vancouver’s search for the Northwest Passage.

alllitup.ca/books/burnin...

#lpg50 #canlit #alu #awardwinningbooks

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of Burning Water by George Bowering.
The cover is split into thirds where the top portion features a sepia toned photograph of a nature scene; there is a gentle mist, an island on the right side, and the water is so flat it reflects the shoreline. The author’s name is located at the top centre of this image in a capitalized, maroon serif font. The middle portion of the cover features the text’s title in white over a textured brown and maroon toned background. The bottom portion of the cover features a close-up photograph of a wooden statue, so that its hands and clothing are in focus. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. New Star Books.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

💅 Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by ‪@razorfemme.bsky.social (@metonymypress.bsky.social)

Writer’s Trust winner and Lambda Literary Award finalist, this bold coming-of-age tale re-imagines the transgender memoir.

alllitup.ca/books/fierce...

#lpg50 #canlit

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom.
The cover features a fantastical, fully illustrated cover in pastel tones. The title is in a hand-written text in the top centre of the cover, bookended by a pair of blue hands with red nails holding a cigarette. Other illustrations on the cover include: lipstick, high heels, a switchblade, a piece of pie, and a mermaid tale. At the bottom of the cover, the author’s name is written in a bold, white and blue sans serif font, and behind ita blue street that emerges and winds up the cover, fading just below the title. Crawling across the bottom half of the cover are also illustrated bees. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Metonymy Press.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌳 The Future by Catherine Leroux, (‪@biblioasis.bsky.social)

Winner of Canada Reads 2024, this visionary novel imagines resilience in an alternate history where Detroit was never surrendered to the United States.

alllitup.ca/books/the-fu...

#lpg50 #canlit #alu #awardwinningbooks

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of The Future by Catherine Leroux. The cover features a black border with a surreal, dreamlike landscape of a green and pink marbled sky. There are organic pink shapes floating across the cover that resemble flames. Along the bottom edge is a dark silhouette of a dense forest of bare, leafless trees. At the top, the book’s title is printed in bold, capitalized black letters, with the author’s name just below. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Biblioasis.”

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

🏆 Celebrate the books that have made their mark!

To close out our celebration of the Literary Press Group’s 50th anniversary, we’re spotlighting award-winning works that have shaped Canadian literature.

Discover more ➡️ alllitup.ca/fifty-for-fi...

#lpg50 #canlit #alu #awardwinningbooks

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring all 50 featured books as tiny thumbnails.

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