Thistledown Press
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
A literary trade publisher, publishing poetry and fiction by Canadian authors since 1975.
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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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
There's still time to enter our 50th Anniversary #giveaway! The entry deadline is November 15, 2025!
Visit our website to learn more and enter: thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
Visit our website to learn more and enter: thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There's still time to enter our 50th Anniversary #giveaway! The entry deadline is November 15, 2025!
Visit our website to learn more and enter: thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
Visit our website to learn more and enter: thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I'm pumped to share the perfectly unsettling cover (designed by @michelvrana.com) for my novel THE PEACE THIEVES, out June 16, 2026 from @thistledownpress.bsky.social! Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com/books/the-pe... #canlit #fiction #novel
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm pumped to share the perfectly unsettling cover (designed by @michelvrana.com) for my novel THE PEACE THIEVES, out June 16, 2026 from @thistledownpress.bsky.social! Details and preorder info here: www.brentvans.com/books/the-pe... #canlit #fiction #novel
We are thrilled to share that THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE by Caroline Pignat has been nominated for the 2026 Red Maple Award from Forest of Reading!!
Read the full list of nominees here: forestofreading.com/red-maple-no...
Read the full list of nominees here: forestofreading.com/red-maple-no...
October 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We are thrilled to share that THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE by Caroline Pignat has been nominated for the 2026 Red Maple Award from Forest of Reading!!
Read the full list of nominees here: forestofreading.com/red-maple-no...
Read the full list of nominees here: forestofreading.com/red-maple-no...
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Could not more highly recommend this book from a brilliant writer.
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...
Pre-order your copy from your favourite indie bookstore!
More about the book here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...
New book review: Angie Ellis's "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", coming out October 7th!
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
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@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Could not more highly recommend this book from a brilliant writer.
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The Genius Hour Project by Leanne Shirtliffe ( @thistledownpress.bsky.social )
is a juvenile book about a school project but also how it lands into the life of Frazzy. Will the project offer her the opportunity to instead be true to herself? Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/genius-hour-...
is a juvenile book about a school project but also how it lands into the life of Frazzy. Will the project offer her the opportunity to instead be true to herself? Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/genius-hour-...
Genius Hour Project, The
The Genius Hour Projectby Leanne ShirtliffePublished by Thistledown PressReview by Shelley A. Leedahl$16.95 ISBN 9781771872577 As a sexagenarian, I never imagined I’d so enjoy a novel featuring an …
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October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Genius Hour Project by Leanne Shirtliffe ( @thistledownpress.bsky.social )
is a juvenile book about a school project but also how it lands into the life of Frazzy. Will the project offer her the opportunity to instead be true to herself? Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/genius-hour-...
is a juvenile book about a school project but also how it lands into the life of Frazzy. Will the project offer her the opportunity to instead be true to herself? Read the review at reviews.skbooks.com/genius-hour-...
📣Editors of Saskatoon!📣 There's still one week left to apply to the Assistant Editor position with Thistledown Press!
Visit our website to read the full job description and apply: thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
Visit our website to read the full job description and apply: thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
📣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!
thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
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!
thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📣Editors of Saskatoon!📣 There's still one week left to apply to the Assistant Editor position with Thistledown Press!
Visit our website to read the full job description and apply: thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
Visit our website to read the full job description and apply: thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
October 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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!
thistledownpress.com/about/fifty-...
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New on the Q&Q Job Board: Assistant Editor @thistledownpress.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc
September 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New on the Q&Q Job Board: Assistant Editor @thistledownpress.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc
📣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!
thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
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!
thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
September 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📣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!
thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
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!
thistledownpress.com/2025/09/25/w...
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
Learn more here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...
#DebutAuthor #novel #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #IndiePress #ComingSoon
September 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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
Learn more here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...
#DebutAuthor #novel #LiteraryFiction #CanLit #IndiePress #ComingSoon
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...
Pre-order your copy from your favourite indie bookstore!
More about the book here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...
New book review: Angie Ellis's "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", coming out October 7th!
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
A Snake and a Feathered Bird
Book by Angie Ellis (2025)
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September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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...
Pre-order your copy from your favourite indie bookstore!
More about the book here: thistledownpress.com/product/a-sn...
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New book review: Angie Ellis's "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", coming out October 7th!
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
A Snake and a Feathered Bird
Book by Angie Ellis (2025)
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
New book review: Angie Ellis's "A Snake and a Feathered Bird", coming out October 7th!
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
newbooks.substack.com/p/a-snake-an...
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
@angieellis.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
#ubergroup
#bookreview
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👀📖 October 7!
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...
September 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
👀📖 October 7!
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!
September 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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!
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...
September 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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...
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/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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/...
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
#WritingFestival #LiteraryFestival #author #nonfiction #sechelt #CanLit
August 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
#WritingFestival #LiteraryFestival #author #nonfiction #sechelt #CanLit
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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).
alllitup.ca/under-the-co...
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August 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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).
alllitup.ca/under-the-co...
alllitup.ca/under-the-co...
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-...
Learn more at our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/the-...
August 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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-...
Learn more at our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/the-...
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🦌 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.
alllitup.ca/books/charli...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
A satirical and thought-provoking road trip through politics, colonialism, and the law—also available in French.
alllitup.ca/books/charli...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
August 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🦌 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.
alllitup.ca/books/charli...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
A satirical and thought-provoking road trip through politics, colonialism, and the law—also available in French.
alllitup.ca/books/charli...
#lpg50 #canlit #alu #indigenousreads
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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August 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Check out this new #BookTrailer for THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE by Caroline Pignat!
youtu.be/aiYcdH-fz5w
youtu.be/aiYcdH-fz5w
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
More on our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk...
#ComingSoon #ChidrensBooks #MétisAuthor #bannock #PictureBook #IndiePress #CanLit
July 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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
More on our website here: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk...
#ComingSoon #ChidrensBooks #MétisAuthor #bannock #PictureBook #IndiePress #CanLit
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...
KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK is now available for pre-order from your favourite indie bookstore or our website: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk...
July 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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...
KOHKUM'S ROYAL BANNOCK is now available for pre-order from your favourite indie bookstore or our website: thistledownpress.com/product/kohk...
Time to #MeetTheWriter again! Caroline Pignat is an award-winning Irish-Canadian author, and her latest #MiddleGrade novel, THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE, is forthcoming on August 19, 2025! Learn more about Caroline below—and don't forget to #preorder your copy from your favourite indie bookstore!
July 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Time to #MeetTheWriter again! Caroline Pignat is an award-winning Irish-Canadian author, and her latest #MiddleGrade novel, THE DISCOVERY OF FINNEGAN WILDE, is forthcoming on August 19, 2025! Learn more about Caroline below—and don't forget to #preorder your copy from your favourite indie bookstore!