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Open Book is your connection to Ontario's vibrant literary scene. Posts via Kevin, Holly, and Sarah. Visit our website to learn more: https://open-book.ca/
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Read an excerpted story from BIG OF YOU (@biblioasis.bsky.social), the fantastic new short fiction collection from Elise Levine!
#AmReading #ShortStory #CanLit #Fiction
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Read an Excerpt from the New Short Story Collection by Celebrated Author Elise Levine
The latest collection of short fiction by Elise Levine is a masterclass from an author that has few equals in the form. Across nine unforgettable stories ...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Check out this interview with debut novelist Sierra Marilyn Riley on THE DARK COVE THEATRE SOCIETY (Annick Press) and writing queer theatre magic for teens!
#AmReading #YA #CanLit #Theatre
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Sierra Marilyn Riley on Her Debut Novel and Writing Queer Theatre Magic for Teens
Tense, atmospheric, and irresistibly dramatic, The Dark Cove Theatre Society by Sierra Marilyn Riley pulls back the velvet curtain on ambition and the ...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Read an excerpt from EDISSON AND JEREMIAH (Guernica Editions), the new novel by acclaimed author Michael Carin. It's free for our readers right now on Open Book!
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Read an Excerpt from Edisson and Jeremiah by Michael Carin
The latest novel from renowned author and political theorist Michael Carin is a dazzling story of reinvention, faith, and illusion. Edisson and Jeremiah (Guernica ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Award-winning author Emily A. Weedon's new novel, HEMO SAPIENS (@dundurnpress.bsky.social), is a tantalizing, bloodthirsty thriller. Find out more in this Storytellers Interview with the author!
#AmReading #Novel #CanLit #Thriller
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Emily A. Weedon's New Novel is a Tantalizing, Bloodthirsty Thriller
In award-winning author Emily A. Weedon's thrilling new novel, readers are pulled into a sleek and unsettling world where desire, danger, and the supernatural ...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Columnist Samantha Garner (@samanthakgarner.bsky.social) talks about the best ways to create a space where you can write and flex all of your best artistic muscles. Check it out right here on Open Book!
#AmReading #CanLit #WritingLife #WritingTips
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Creating a Writing Space That Inspires Your Imagination
I’m not one for a set writing routine, but finding other ways to be consistent has helped me feel more connected to my practice and my creativity. My ...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Our grant writing guru Lindsay Zier-Vogel is back with a timely and bafflement-relieving guide to the new Canada Council granting portal! Check out her wise takes on how to navigate the system right here!
#AmReading #Grants #CanLit #WritingTips
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Grant Writing 101: The New Canada Council Portal
The Canada Council for the Arts has a new portal and truth be told, it’s going to take us all a while to get used to it, but I’ve gathered up all ...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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This past week Open Book took a run at TIFA 2025, which has newly relocated to the University of Toronto's majestic Victoria College. It was an enlightening and lively few days, and we share our experiences right here!
#AmReading #AmWriting #CanList #TIFA
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Open Book Takes in TIFA 2025 at Victoria College in the University of Toronto
From October 29th to November 2nd, the Toronto International Festival of Authors took place with an adjusted format and a brand new location at University ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Read an excerpt from the award-winning novel HAPPINESS HAS A SLIPPERY TAIL (University of Ottawa Press) by Abla Farhoud (translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth), with an addendum about the author. Check it out here!
#AmReading #Novel #Translation #CanLit
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Read an Excerpt from HAPPINESS HAS A SLIPPERY TAIL by Abla Farhoud (translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth)
In Happiness Has a Slippery Tail, celebrated Lebanese-Canadian writer Abla Farhoud offers a moving portrait of migration, memory, and resilience through ...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Poet and scholar Melanie Dennis Unrau excavates history and language in GOOSE (@pressassembly.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the author today!
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #PoetryinPerspective
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Melanie Dennis Unrau Excavates History and Language in the Poetics of GOOSE
In the exciting new collection, Goose, poet and researcher Melanie Dennis Unrau reimagines the language of industry as poetry, unearthing new meanings ...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Acclaimed novelist Katie Welch explores how we rise from the ashes in the thrilling LADDER TO HEAVEN (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social). Check out this Long Story Novelist interview with the author!
#AmReading #Novel #CanLit #LongStory
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Katie Welch Explores How We Rise from the Ashes in the New Novel, LADDER TO HEAVEN
In Ladder to Heaven, acclaimed author Katie Welch takes readers into a wondrous and perilous near future. The year is 2045, and an earthquake has shattered ...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Reac an excerpt from THE SEASIDE CAFÉ METROPOLIS (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social), the highly anticipated new novel from Antanas Sileika, right here on Open Book!
#AmReading #Novel #Fiction #CanLit
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Read an Excerpt from THE SEASIDE CAFÉ METROPOLIS, the Highly Anticipated New Novel from Antanas Sileika
In his brilliantly comic and deeply human new novel The Seaside Café Metropolis (Cormorant Books), acclaimed Canadian author Antanas Sileika invites ...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Read an excerpt from the brand new English language translation of THE WAX CHILD (@bookhugpress.bsky.social) by Olga Ravn (translated by Martin Aitken). Right here on Open Book!
#AmReading #Novel #Fiction #Translation
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Read an Excerpt from THE WAX CHILD by Olga Ravn (Translated by Martin Aitken)
With The Wax Child (Book*hug Press), internationally celebrated author Olga Ravn returns with a story that is as haunting as it is breathtakingly original. ...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Two mighty independent publishers, Assembly Press (@pressassembly.bsky.social) and Brick Books, have merged! Check out our coverage of this exciting development right here.
#AmReading #Publishing #CanLit #News
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Assembly Press and Brick Books Embark on an Exciting Merger
Assembly Press and Brick Books Join Forces to Shape a Stronger Future for Canadian PublishingTwo remarkable independent publishers—Assembly Press and ...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The latest novel from Brit Griffin is a haunting gothic mystery set in the Northern Ontario wilderness. We interviewed the author about THE HAUNTING OF MODESTO O'BRIEN (Latitude 46 Publishing) right here!
#AmReading #Novel #Northern #Ontario #CanLit
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Brit Griffin's Latest Novel is a Haunting Gothic Mystery in the Northern Ontario Wilderness
In The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien, author Brit Griffin transports readers deep into the northern wilderness with a gothic mystery that thrums with ...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Read an excerpt from TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN (@secondstory.bsky.social), the second book in the acclaimed series by Phuong Truong (with illustrations by Christine Wei).
#AmReading #MiddleGrade #Fiction #CanLit
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Read an Excerpt from TAKE A BREATH OLIVE TRAN by Phuong Truong (Illustrated by Christine Wei)
We're very excited to feature an excerpt from the second entry in an acclaimed middle-grade series with Take a Breath Olive Tran by Phuong Truong! The ...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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In her latest column, acclaimed author @samanthakgarner.bsky.social discusses how to write unlikeable protagonists, and still make these characters jump off the page. Check it out right here on Open Book! #AmReading #Columns #AmWriting #WritingTips open-book.ca/Columnists/W...
Writing Protagonists Who Don’t Care If You Like Them
As writers, we want our readers to connect with our protagonists, to root for them and relate to them. It makes sense – human connection is at the heart ...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Today we're featuring an impressive debut novel from Aamir Hussain, author of UNDER THE FULL AND CRESCENT MOON (@dundurnpress.bsky.social). Check it out on Open Book!
#AmReading #Novel #Fiction #LongStory
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Aamir Hussain Makes his Debut with the Impressive Historical Novel, Under The Full and Crescent Moon
In his dazzling new historical novel Under the Crescent Moon (Dundurn Press), author Aamir Hussain invites readers into the vibrant world of Medina’tul-Agham, ...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Take a visit to the riotous, colourful world of PAISLEY & PECK, JURASSIC FARM (@owlkids.bsky.social) by J. Torres (Illustrated by Mike Deas).
#AmReading #PictureBooks #KidLit #YoungReaders
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Take a Visit to the Riotous, Colourful World of PAISLEY & PECK, JURASSIC FARM
In Paisley and Peck: Jurassic Farm (Owlkids), the barnyard becomes a stage for laughter, friendship, and a touch of prehistoric chaos. This lively ...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Looking for Ontario-based publishers that do it all? From fiction, to non-fiction, to poetry, to drama, we've got you covered! 📚🇨🇦

Part 3 of 4!
October 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Coltrane Seesequasis continues the powerful A Wolf in the Sun series with THE THREADS OF TIME (@kegedoncepress.bsky.social). Check out this Bright Young Things interview with the author of the YA series!
#AmReading #Indigenous #YA #Fiction
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Coltrane Seesequasis Continues the Powerful A Wolf in the Sun Series with THE THREADS OF TIME
In The Threads of Time (Kegedonce Press), the second novel in the A Wolf in the Sun series, the very talented Coltrane Seesequasis takes readers back ...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Read an excerpt from A PLACE OF SECRETS (@cormorantbooks.bsky.social), the new Northern Gothic mystery from Shane Peacock. Check it out right here!
#AmReading #Novel #Mystery #Excerpt
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Read an Excerpt from A PLACE OF SECRETS, a New Northern Gothic Mystery from Shane Peacock
Shane Peacock, one of Ontario’s most accomplished storytellers, returns with A Place of Secrets (Cormorant Books), the second novel in his acclaimed ...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Acclaimed novelist Danila Botha (@danilabotha.bsky.social) invites readers into the tender, chaotic world of A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US (Guernica Editions). Check out our interview with the author right here!
#AmReading #Novel #CanLit
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Danila Botha Invites Readers Into the Tender, Chaotic World of A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US
The brand new novel from acclaimed author Danila Botha, aptly titled A Place for People Like Us (Guernica Editions), is a bold and deeply moving exploration ...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Internationally celebrated poet Jumoke Verissimo's new collection CIRCUMTRAUMA (Coach House Books) is a haunting poetic reckoning. Check out this fascinating interview with the author right here!
#AmReading #Poetry #Verse #Books
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Jumoke Verissimo's New Poetry Collection CIRCUMTRAUMA is a Haunting Poetic Reckoning
In the fascinating new collection Circumtrauma (Coach House Books), one of Africa’s most celebrated literary voices turns to poetry to reckon with ...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The music explored in SOUNDTRACK (Book*hug Press) chronicles the true joys and looming dangers of an important cultural era. Check out our interview with Michael V. Smith, the author of this stunning, heartfelt memoir.
#AmReading #Music #Poetry #CanLit
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The Music in SOUNDTRACK Chronicles the True Joys and Looming Dangers of an Important Cultural Era
Michael V. Smith has long been celebrated for his fearless and generous writing, and his newest work, Soundtrack (Book*hug Press), is no exception. This ...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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A young girl leaves her Jamaican homeland and carries her memories to Canada in THE LAST LAST (@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social), a poignant tale about the powerful moment between loss and discovery. We interview the author here!
#AmReading #PictureBooks #CanLit
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Story Sparks and Surprises Interview with Wendy J. Whittingham, author of The Last Last Written (Illustrated by Brianna McCarthy)
In her debut picture book, The Last Last, author Wendy J. Whittingham invites readers into a tender, sun-soaked farewell to island life through the eyes ...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM