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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 6d

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 6d

We are giving away some of Thistledown Press’s earliest published titles!

DARK HONEY by Ronald Marken
OCTOMI by Andrew Suknaski & William Johnson
INSIDE IS THE SKY by Lorna Uher (Crozier)

Visit our website by Nov 15, 2025 to enter!

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Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · 13d

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Assistant Editor @thistledownpress.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 12d

#publishing #editing #EditingJobs #PublishingJobs #Saskatoon #SaskatoonJobs #CanLit #IndiePress

Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 12d

📣Come and work with us!📣

Thistledown Press is hiring an assistant editor! This is a seasonal, part-time position starting in November 2025. Deadline to apply is October 17, 2025.

Visit our website for the full job description!
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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 14d

Check out the final #BookTrailer for our Fall 2025 season! A SNAKE AND A FEATHERED BIRD by @angieellis.bsky.social releases on October 7, 2025!

Learn more here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...

#DebutAuthor #novel #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #IndiePress #ComingSoon

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks @thebookstack.org for the great review of A SNAKE AND A FEATHERED BIRD by @angieellis.bsky.social!!

Pre-order your copy from your favourite indie bookstore!

More about the book here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...

Bookstack @thebookstack.org · Sep 4

New book review: Angie Ellis's "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", coming out October 7th!

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A Snake and a Feathered Bird

Book by Angie Ellis (2025)

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Bookstack @thebookstack.org · Sep 4

New book review: Angie Ellis's "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", coming out October 7th!

newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...

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A Snake and a Feathered Bird

Book by Angie Ellis (2025)

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Angie Ellis @angieellis.bsky.social · Sep 9

👀📖 October 7!

Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ready for another #SneakPeek?? A SNAKE AND A FEATHERED BIRD by Angie Ellis comes out on October 7, 2025—and we have your #FirstLook right here! Check out our website to read the full excerpt: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...

Large decorative quotation marks frame a paragraph of text excerpted from A Snake and a Feathered Bird by Angie Ellis.

Excerpt reads: His mother stood in the shade of a large oak, deep in the forest where the mushrooms grew. It was dawn, cool and green. The birds twittered and darted like black sparks through the branches. With her back to him, she crouched to pick the mushrooms. She sang.

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 28d

Learn more about A SNAKE AND A FEATHERED BIRD
on our website here:
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#novel #fiction #ComingSoon #IndiePress #CanLit
#DebutAuthor

A Snake and a Feathered Bird

This atmospheric coming-of-age tale follows Ben, a sensitive boy struggling to unravel his family history while caught in the vortex of other people’s lives. Vancouver Island, 1875. Three-year-old Ben...

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · 28d

Let's #MeetTheWriter! The final author of our Fall 2025 season is Angie Ellis, and her #debut novel A SNAKE AND A FEATHERED BIRD releases on October 7! Swipe through the pictures below to learn more about Angie!

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pre-order your copy today from your favourite local bookstore!

#debut #fiction #ComingOfAge #LiteraryFiction #ComingSoon #CanLit #FirstBook #novel

Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ready for another #SneakPeek?? A SNAKE AND A FEATHERED BIRD by Angie Ellis comes out on October 7, 2025—and we have your #FirstLook right here! Check out our website to read the full excerpt: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

Saskatoon! Join us on Sept 10 at McNally Robinson Saskatoon for the launch of KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK by Wilfred Burton!! More details on McNally's website here: www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18819/...

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Aug 21

Learn more about their latest books:

FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY: A LIFE IN TRAVEL by Elizabeth J. Haynes: thistledownpress.com/product/food...

BECAUSE SOMEBODY ASKED ME TO by Guy Vanderhaeghe: thistledownpress.com/product/beca...

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Aug 21

Spotted in Sechelt, B.C. last weekend! Thistledown authors Elizabeth J. Haynes and Guy Vanderhaeghe at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts!

#WritingFestival #LiteraryFestival #author #nonfiction #sechelt #CanLit

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All Lit Up @alllitupcanada.bsky.social · Aug 21

In today's #underthecover, award-winning Irish-Canadian author Caroline Pignat takes us on a tour of the Irish locations and lore that feature into her new book for middle-grade readers, THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE (@thistledownpress.bsky.social).

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A photo of writer Caroline Pignat at Newgrange, Ireland. She has her grey hair pulled back into a ponytail and is seen wearing a turquoise zip jacket in the centre of the frame, talking to a man. In the foreground is a massive stone, etched with intricate spirals. In the background are tall stone-bricked walls, and dark entrances to places unknown.

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Aug 19

#NewBook #MiddleGrade #novel #fiction #HistoricalFiction #ireland #CanLit #IndiePress #ReleaseDay

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today's the day!! THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE by Caroline Pignat (@carolinepignat_books) is #NowAvailable! Visit your local independent bookstore to grab your copy!

Learn more at our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/the-...

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lpgcanada.bsky.social @lpgcanada.bsky.social · Aug 11

🦌 Charlie Muskrat by Harold Johnson (@thistledownpress.bsky.social)

A satirical and thought-provoking road trip through politics, colonialism, and the law—also available in French.

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#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads

A 50 Books for 50 Years graphic featuring the cover of Charlie Muskrat by Harold Johnson. The cover features a photo of a rural road at dusk. Walking across the road is a lone coyote. The title of the book reads in a red serif font above the coyote. Along the bottom of the cover is the author’s name in the same font. The author’s name reads in the same font along the bottom of the cover. The text reads: “Literary Press Group of Canada, Celebrating 50 Years Supporting Literature. Thistledown Press.”

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Aug 12

THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE is now available for pre-order! Visit your local indie bookstore, or get more details on our website: thistledownpress.com/product/the-...

#ComingSoon #MiddleGrade #fiction #Ireland #novel #CanLit #IndiePress

The Discovery of Finnegan Wilde

A thrilling novel of self-discovery that is part adventure, part mystery, and part Celtic myth, set in Dublin in 1913. Fifteen-year-old Finnegan Wilde steals to survive. Always on the run from gangs…

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Aug 12

Check out this new #BookTrailer for THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE by Caroline Pignat!

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Caroline Pignat - The Discovery of Finnegan Wilde - Book Trailer

YouTube video by Thistledown Press

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Jul 29

Only ONE WEEK until KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK is available!! Have you pre-ordered yet? Visit your local indie bookstore today to save your copy!

More on our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk...

#ComingSoon #ChidrensBooks #MétisAuthor #bannock #PictureBook #IndiePress #CanLit

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Jul 23

#ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #ComingSoon #MétisAuthor #bannock #CanLit #IndiePress

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Thistledown Press @thistledownpress.bsky.social · Jul 23

We have a new #BookTrailer to share! Check out the trailer for KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK by Wilfred Burton!

KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK is now available for pre-order from your favourite indie bookstore or our website: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk...

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