“Be intentional — ask yourself: what do you want the words, spacing, enjambment, marks (i.e., commas, dashes, etc.) and blank page to say?”

Read our recent Power Q & A with Ellen Chang-Richardson:
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(Author photo by Manahil Bandukwala.)
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Smoke by Nicola Winstanley—Wolsak & Wynn, May 14, 2024—is an unforgettable short story collection. Dark, lulling, and gorgeously written, these linked stories examine intergenerational trauma from different viewpoints.

“A bad thing happens and then it never stops.”

#CanLit

This great event is just one week away! Hamilton friends, we hope you can come out!

It's Independent Bookstore Day! We've placed our winning cards at these fabulous local stores hidden in these great W&W books. Happy hunting!

Check out Manahil Bandukwala's review of A Dream Wants Waking by Lydia Kwa (Wolsak & Wynn)

Taking place in both the future and the past, A Dream Wants Waking blends Chinese mythology and science fiction to create a fast-paced and immersive novel.

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Catherine Owen and I go really gothic at The City & The City Catherine will present her latest book, Moving to Delilah.

Hamilton Friends, this great event is coming back in May and we're looking forward to seeing you all there!

Paris (Ontario) friends, this great reading is coming up this weekend!

Friends we're delighted to announce a fun contest that we're running with five fabulous local bookstores this Independent Bookstore Day. Visit our website, wolsakandwynn.ca for more details:

Forthcoming from award-winning author Ariel Gordon, the incomparable “fun-gal” is this fascinating and frolicking collection of personal essays: Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest (Wolsak & Wynn—June 4, 2024).

Request a review copy!
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#Mushrooms

Toronto friends, this great event is coming up in just one month!

Hamilton friends, another great Lit Live is coming up on May 5th at the Staircase, featuring Ellen Chang-Richardson! We hope we can see you there

Day 19 of National Poetry Month via Chaudiere Books with a new poem by Jake Byrne, / Wolsak & Wynn Brick Books League of Canadian Poets Lambda Literary ;
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This great event is just a week away! Vancouver friends we hope you can come out:
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Edmonton friends, this great event, featuring Tim Bowling is happening in just two days! Click on the image to learn more:
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Poet Catherine Graham talks to CBC!
Catherine Graham Wolsak & Wynn

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A fabulous spotlight series is planned for this gritLIT weekend. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, you can get them here: buff.ly/3JGd36d

Inspired by Tim Bowling’s poem “Report Card for Middle Age” from his gorgeous new collection, In the Capital City of Autumn (published by Wolsak & Wynn), I visited Ms. More’s grade 4 class today and we wrote our own report cards as poems.

#poetry

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Has it been 10 years? 10 years since we launched the Buckrider Books imprint with Wolsak & Wynn and a roster of brilliant authors. 10 years and over 75 books later, we are still committed to making great books. All I ask is that you please keep reading.
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