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One week! On November 21, head to @russellbooks.bsky.social to see @rahat.bsky.social feature at Planet Earth Poetry! Kurd will be sharing poetry from her gorgeous new collection The Book of Z. Don't miss it!⁠

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November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
NEW this holiday season: discover @readlocalbc.bsky.social's limited edition book boxes and give the gift of reading!

We're thrilled that ᑭᐢᑭᓱᒥᑐᐠ kiskisomitok by ᑳᐯᓵᑳᐢᑌᐠ reuben quinn is featured in the Indigenous Voices Book Box and in such amazing company.

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November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
On November 28, head to @anotherstoryto.bsky.social for the Toronto launch of @drewmcew.bsky.social's new collection tours, variously with guest reader A. Light Zachary!

Attendance is free! RSVP for this stellar evening of #poetry here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tours-vari....
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We couldn't be happier to share that Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon and translated by Jessica Moore has won the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation!

A huge congratulations to Joséphine, Jessica, and to all of this year's winners!

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November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thank you to all who joined us for our fall 2025 launch! What a pleasure to share in an evening of literature with you, our amazing community.

Our gratitude to the team at the Secret Lantern Society, the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall, to Danielle LaFrance for hosting, and to our amazing authors.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
th book uv lost passwords 1 by the legendary bill bissett is here! th book uv lost passwords 1 expands on bissett's long-standing poetic practice by rearticulating the novel as a radiant field of sound, image, story, memory, dream, and fantasy.

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November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🕯️🎃 Happy Halloween from Talonbooks! 🎃🕯️Here are some eerie #reads to keep the season's vibes going.

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October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today! Catch bill bissett launching th book uv lost passwords 1 alongside ... bill bissett! at University of Alberta's Henderson Hall! Don't miss it!

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October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Celebrate the launch of Heartlines, the new #play by Sarah Waisvisz at Novel Idea Bookstore in Kingston! Heartlines delves the extraordinary love, art, and resistance of gender pioneers Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore.⁠ Join Waisvisz, Evalyn parry, & Zoë Sweet for an evening of literature.

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October 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We are elated to share that Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon and translated by Jessica Moore is a finalist for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation! Congratulations to Joséphine, Jessica, and all of this year's finalists! 💙📚

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October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
TOMORROW!!

You're invited to the Talonbooks Fall 2025 Launch on October 24! Join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall or on the Talonbooks YouTube channel to celebrate the release of five fantastic poetry collections. Attendance is free! The venue is accessible, light fare will be provided.
October 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Brooklyn! Celebrate the launch of Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social at the Eglantine Poetry Reading Series at the Sunview Luncheonette Acropolis! Readings byJackshaw, Kendra Sullivan, and Ada Smailbegović. The event takes place at Sunview Luncheonette Acropolis on October 25th, 6 p.m.
October 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ONE WEEK! Join us in East Van at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall for the Talonbooks Fall 2025 launch ft. @rahat.bsky.social, @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social, @scottjackshaw.bsky.social, and @drewmcew.bsky.social! If you can't be there in person, tune in on YouTube!

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October 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The latest issue of Some Magazine is out and we are so pleased to find three in-depth reviews of recent Talonbooks titles in its pages!
October 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We're still buzzing about two Talon authors taking home awards at the BC & Yukon Book Prizes gala! ⁠

We're thrilled that Fred Wah received the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, and that wet by Leanne Dunic won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize!⁠

🎉 Congratulations! 🎉
October 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The SpokenWeb Project, University of Alberta’s Department of English and Film Studies, and the Centre for Literatures in Canada present the Edmonton launch of th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett! On Oct 28, head to Henderson Hall from 12:30 p.m.–2 p.m. MDT!

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October 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Toronto! Get ready for @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social, A Jamali Rad, and Hajer Mirwali! On November 13, head to Flying Books on College street for readings from No Depression in Heaven, No Signal No Noise, & Revolutions!

Free to attend, RSVP required. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-talonboo...
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hot off the press! Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social has arrived! Stigmata draws inspiration from apophatic theology, body horror, queer theory, classic films, poststructuralism, and bad sex. This is a #poetry collection that weaponizes the confessional mode.⁠
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Good news! @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social is hitting the ole dusty trail and bringing No Depression in Heaven to a bookstore near you! Get your local dose of the Grand Ole Opry at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social, @mcnallyrobinson.com, and more!

⁠📖No Depression in Heaven is available now! 📖
October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Halifax! Don't miss Hajer Mirwali and Nanci Lee at Venus Envy! These two phenomenal artists aren't to be missed.

For more information and to register, check out this link: venusenvy.ca/collections/...
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are thrilled to share that Oana Avasilichioaei has won the Bernard Heidsieck Centre Pompidou International Literature Prize in the annual prize category for 2025! This prestigious award honours artists whose work lifts literature off the page and brings it into other spaces. Congratulations Oana!
October 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So nice to see Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social, th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett, and tours, variously by @drewmcew.bsky.social on CBC's list of fall poetry titles to look forward to! Check out their entire list:⁠

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October 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Vancouver! Head to Pale Fire Gallery on October 8 to enjoy an evening of #literature with three stellar authors!

@mdnardone.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today is #WorldRiversDay! Celebrate with some fluvial #poetry: Conversations with the Kagawong River by @sophieanneedwards.bsky.social and beholden: a poem as long as the river by rita wong & fred wah are wonderful collections with which to mark the occasion.

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September 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We are thrilled to announce that #poetry collection cop city swagger by Mercedes Eng has been named a finalist for the 2025 City of Vancouver Book Award 💙📚! Congratulations, Mercedes!

Check out this year's winner and all of the finalists here: vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
September 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM