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This week's slightly spooky newsletter for booksellers is all about new picture books for Halloween...

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The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs by Mamiko Shiotani Floris 9781782509264 Hardcover Picture Book 3-6 years 36 pages A grumpy little ghost makes a new friend in this wryly funny, spooky-but-cute picture book with striking illustrations The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkila Floris 9781782509530 | Hardcover Picture Book 4-7 years 44 pages Fox and Mole find a spooky story spilling into their lives in this autumnal tale for older picture-book readers.
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter, available from Nightboat Books / PGC in Canada later this month, has been shortlisted for @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social!

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The cover of Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter, Nightboat Books ISBN 9781643622002 (on-sale October 31 2025 via PGC Books in Canada) Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era, both a love story and a lament. In this profound meditation on grief, Johnny looks back at his relationship with his life partner, Jerry, after his AIDS-related death. When they met, nearly thirty years ago, Johnny was 19, Jerry was 45. They made a life on their own terms in Jerry's flat: 1, Nova Scotia House. Johnny is still there today-but Jerry is gone, and so is the world they knew. Intimate, visionary, and profoundly original-as well as raw, hot, and hilarious- Nova Scotia House marks the debut of a vibrant new voice in contemporary fiction.
October 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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“Reconciliation can’t happen if you don’t know what you’re reconciling. We’ve only been given a small slice of the truth. Decolonization starts with the willingness to open up — to let go of what we assume is truth, and begin real conversations grounded in honesty, respect, and listening.”
September 30 is Orange Shirt Day and a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Decolonization and Me: Conversations About Healing a Nation and Ourselves by Phyllis Webstad and Kristy McLeod published by Medicine Wheel Publishing (ISBN 9781778540684) encourages readers to unpack and reckon with denialism, biases, privilege, and the journey forward, on both a personal and national level.
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Congratulations Alexander Boldizar and @clashbooks.bsky.social! The Man Who Saw Seconds has won the 2025 @locusmag.bsky.social award for Science Fiction Novel!

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The Man Who Saw Seconds by Alexander Boldizar ISBN 9781960988072 | Paperback Book May 31, 2024 Clash Publishing Description: Preble Jefferson can see five seconds into the future. Otherwise, he lives an ordinary life. But when a confrontation with a cop on a New York City subway goes tragically wrong, those seconds give Preble the chance to dodge a bullet-causing another man to die in his place. Government agencies become aware of Preble's gift, a manhunt ensues, and their ambitions shift from law enforcement to military. Preble will do whatever it takes to protect his family, but as events spiral out of control, he must weigh the cost of his gift against the loss of his humanity. A breathless thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page, The Man Who Saw Seconds explores the nature of time, the brain as a prediction machine, and the tension between the individual and the systems we create. Alexander Boldizar provides an adrenaline-pumping read that will leave you contemplating love, fear and the abyss.
June 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Congratulations @denpabooks.bsky.social! Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi and They Were 11! by Moto Hagio have both been nominated for American Manga Awards in the Best New Edition of Classic Manga category!
They Were 11! by Moto Hagio ISBN 9781634428156, Paperback Book Denpa Books Ten elite space cadets, from different races spread across the galaxy, are assigned to board a decommissioned spaceship as their final test. Their orders are to survive as long as they can with what they have. Once in the ship, they find that their crew has gained an eleventh member. Given the circumstances of the cadet selection process and how rushed the exams were, no one can remember the original members well enough to recognize which is the new face nor how they got there. As the days pass, the eleven must deal with their suspicions of each other as well as the sudden news that the spaceship is in dire straits. Winner of the 1976 Shogakukan Manga Award, They Were Eleven is heralded as one of the turning points in shojo manga history for its prespectives on the sci-fi genre and gender roles. Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi ISBN 9781634428521, Paperback Book Denpa Books From the pen of Mitsuru Adachi comes a collection of. . . what else but high school baseball themed short stories. Compiled from magazines such as Superior, Spirits and Shonen Sunday, this release also features a special short from the limited edition Shonen Sunday Graphics TOUCH which Shogakukan produced in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of Adachi's legendary series TOUCH . Whether looking for romance, drama, mystery or comedy, this is the definitive modern collection of Adachi's sports manga.
June 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Recently added to @netgalley.bsky.social: Property by Kate Cayley from @coachhousebooks.bsky.social, and The Orange Notebooks by Susanna Crossman from @pressassembly.bsky.social!

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Property by Kate Cayley Available from Coach House Books, October 7, 2025 ISBN 9781552455074 Property is a modern, class-conscious Mrs. Dalloway set in Toronto. An unsettling novel that dissects common narratives of family and community, showing the fragile ties that hold us together. The Orange Notebooks by Susanna Crossman Available from Assembly Press, September 2, 2025 ISBN 9781998336197 Told through a mother's journals written while interned in a French psychiatric ward, The Orange Notebooks is a novel about love, and the lost language and rituals of mourning.
June 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Tomorrow, April 26, is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! Find out more here:

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Graphic for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) on April 26, 2025 featuring an illustration by Canadian artist and illustrator Josée Bisaillon. The illustration portrays a woman happily walking her dog and pulling a cart full of books.
April 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle, trans. by Barbara J. Haveland, A Leopard Skin Hat by Anne Serre, trans. by Mark Hutchinson, and HEART LAMP by Banu Mushtaq, trans. by Deepa Bhasthi, have been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize!
The covers of ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME (BOOK 1) by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J. Haveland and A LEOPARD SKIN HAT by Anne Serre, translated by Mark Hutchinson, published by New Directions, and HEART LAMP by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, published by And Other Stories. Publishers Group Canada logo.
April 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins, has been shortlisted for the @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social! Congratulations @coachhousebooks.bsky.social!

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The cover of Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins, published by Coach House Books and distributed in Canada by PGC Books. ISBN 9781552454688 When she died, Emily Dickinson left behind hundreds of texts scribbled on scraps of paper. She also left behind three formidable women: her steadfast sister, Lavinia; her brother's ambitious mistress, Mabel Loomis Todd; and his grief-stricken wife, Susan Gilbert Dickinson. With no clear instructions from Emily, these three women would, through mourning and strife, make from those scraps of paper a book that would change American literature. From the author of Paper Houses, this is the improbable, almost miraculous, story of the birth of a book years after the death of its author. In these sensitive and luminous pages, Dominique Fortier explores, through Dickinson's poetry, the mysterious power that books have over our lives, and the fragile and necessary character of literature.
April 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Congratulations! Raising Hare by @chloedalton.bsky.social, published by @canongate.co.uk, and What the Wild Seas Can Be by @helenscales.bsky.social, published by @groveatlantic.bsky.social, have been shortlisted for the 2025 @womensprize.bsky.social for Non-Fiction!
The covers of Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Canongate / ISBN 9781805302711) and What the Wild Sea Can Be by Helen Scales (Grove-Atlantic / 9780802162991). Both books have been shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction and are distributed by PGC Books in Canada.
March 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The wonderful Orbital by Samantha Harvey, already the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, has now been shortlisted for the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize!

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The cover of the paperback edition of Orbital by Samantha Harvey published by Grove-Atlantic. Winner of the Booker Prize 2024, and shortlisted for the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize. Available in Canada from PGC Books.
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Congratulations @openletterbooks.bsky.social! MELVILL by Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden, has won the 3rd annual Republic of Consciousness Prize, US & Canada, which celebrates the commitment of independent presses to fiction of exceptional literary merit! @usrofc.bsky.social
The cover of Melvill by Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden, published by Open Letter Books. ISBN 9781960385161, paperback original, available in Canada via PGC Books.
March 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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🚨Detective Jimmy Perez is back! 🚨

The Killing Stones, the new mystery novel from bestselling author Ann Cleeves sees the return of Detective Jimmy Perez for the first time in 7 years as he investigates a shocking murder in the Orkney Islands. Available in Canada Fall 2025!
March 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Lublin by Manya Wilkinson, published by @andotherstories.bsky.social, is the winner of this year’s @thewingateprize.bsky.social!
Lublin by Manya Wilkinson published by And Other Stories / 9781913505943
March 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Dominique Fortier is on the 2025 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction’s longlist for her novel PALE SHADOWS, translated by Rhonda Mullins and published by @coachhousebooks.bsky.social! Congratulations!

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Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins (Coach House Books / 9781552454688) When she died, Emily Dickinson left behind hundreds of texts scribbled on scraps ofpaper. She also left behind three formidable women: her steadfast sister, Lavinia; her brother's ambitious mistress, Mabel Loomis Todd; and his grief-stricken wife, Susan Gilbert Dickinson. With no clear instructions from Emily, these three women would, through mourning and strife, make from those scraps of paper a book that would change American literature. From the author of Paper Houses, this is the improbable, almost miraculous, story of the birth of a book years after the death of its author. In these sensitive and luminous pages, Dominique Fortier explores, through Dickinson's poetry, the mysterious power that books have over our lives, and the fragile and necessary character of literature.
March 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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We're excited to have two books from PGC publishers on the shortlist for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Independent Presses in US and Canada! Congratulations @openletterbooks.bsky.social and @coffeehousepress.bsky.social!

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Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber Coffee House Press 9781566897198 Melvill by Rodrigo Fresan, translated by Will Vanderhyden Open Letter Books / 9781960385161
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Just in case you were wondering, these are our bestselling titles with indie bookstores this week:
Orbital by Samantha Harvey / Grove Atlantic 9780802163622 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer / Milkweed Editions 9781571313560 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan / Grove Atlantic 9780802158741 I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz / Transit Books 9781945492600 If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose by Refaat Alareer / OR Books 9781682196212 Raising Hare: The heart-warming true story of an unlikely friendship by Chloe Dalton / Canongate 9781805302711
February 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Our bestselling titles last week were Gabby's Dollhouse My Busy Books and I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. We contain multitudes.
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman published by Transit Books ISBN 9781945492600 GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE MY BUSY BOOKS published by Phidal Publishing Inc. ISBN 9782764356777
February 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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PGC publishers have six titles on the 2025 International Booker Prize longlist! Congratulations @ndbooks.bsky.social, @deepvellum.bsky.social, @feministpress.bsky.social, @andotherstories.bsky.social, @twolinespress.bsky.social!

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On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, translated from Danish by Barbara J. Haveland   Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated from Romanian by Sean Cotter  Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda, translated from Spanish by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches  Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi   On a Woman’s Madness by Astrid Roemer, translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott  A Leopard-Skin Hat by Anne Serre, translated from French by Mark Hutchinson 
February 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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This week's newsletter for booksellers features two new historical fiction titles:

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The cover of 33 Brugmann Place by Alice Austen published by Grove Atlantic The cover of The Cafe with no Name by Robert Seethaler published by Europa Editions
February 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Read books, drink beer... our latest newsletter for booksellers is here!

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Book Hiking Quebec by Bianca Pomerleau published by Helvetiq
February 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Also available for your Valentine's / Luke Edward Hall needs.... 😉
New hardcover edition of Maurice by E.M. Forster illustrated by Luke Edward Hall. Published by Faber & Faber. New hardcover edition of A Room with a View by E.M. Forster illustrated by Luke Edward Hall. Published by Faber & Faber.
February 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Author Solange Burrell signing her new YA novel Yeseni and the Daughter of Peace at the 2025 OLA Super Conference.
January 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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And there's still time to catch us at Toronto Gift + Home Market this week!
PGC Books at TORONTO GIFT + HOME MARKET Sunday, January 26 — Thursday, January 30, 2025 Toronto Congress Centre, Hall 2 Booth #2381 * Ask your PGC Sales Rep about our Gift + Home Market Promotion & Discount Code *
January 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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We're at the OLA Super Conference this week. Stop by booth #416 and say hello!
PGC Books at the OLA SUPER CONFERENCE Thursday, January 30 & Friday, January 31, 2025 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Exhibitor Floor Booth #416
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM