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Read an Excerpt from THE BODY RIDDLE, the Spellbinding Debut Novel by Sam K MacKinnon

Change doesn't follow a straight line in The Body Riddle (House of Anansi Press), the impressive debut novel by Sam K MacKinnon. Instead, it creates new questions, reshapes old relationships, and challenges ...

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Read an Excerpt from SELDOM SEEN ROAD, the First Title in the New Burnt River Mystery Series from John Degen

A murder on a riverbank pulls an unlikely detective out of retirement in Seldom Seen Road (Latitude 46),l the first instalment in John Degen’s Burnt River mystery series.When the body of a local environmental ...

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ONWARD Groundwood Books Giveaway! Win All Three Titles in the Series!

Groundwood Books, a celebrated stalwart among children's publishers in Canada, is celebrating the publication of this Deborah Ellis's latest title in the ONWARD series with a fantastic giveaway of all ...

June 22, 2026

Highly Acclaimed Poet Derek Beaulieu Passionately Explores His Craft, and Implores Other Scribes to DO IT WRONG

Poetry handbooks often focus on rules, technique, and best practices. Do It Wrong: How to Be a Poet in the Twenty-First Century (Assembly Press) starts from a different place, asking what happens when ...

June 18, 2026

Sometimes Saving the World Means Breaking the Rules in LYING, STEALING, AND OTHER WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET

Teen activism gets messy fast in Lying, Stealing, and Other Ways to Save the Planet (Annick Press), a sharp, funny YA novel that throws environmental politics, revenge, and high school grudges into the ...

May 28, 2026