Writers, how many of you read poetry to improve your writing or gather new ideas? Poet Alice Major has some excellent ideas here on how to begin using this method - oncreativewriting.com/post/key-to-be…

My short fiction collection, Widow Fantasies (Gordon Hill, 2024) is a finalist for the Toronto Book Award! toronto.ca/news/city-of-t… City of Toronto 🇨🇦

I adore Jack Wang’s new novel, The Riveter (House of Anansi, 2025) & am delighted I had the chance to speak with him about telling a different kind of WWII story, my big crush on his main character, and more. newbooksnetwork.com/the-riveter New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)

The Pugilist and The Sailor is the debut novel by Nadia Ragbar, forthcoming from Invisible Publishing! The story conjoined twins, Bruce and Dougie. Dougie is an amateur boxer. Bruce is a bookkeeper… Request a review copy: riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-str…

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD our latest show on CIUT 89.5 FM host Hollay Ghadery (she/her) talks to poets Tracy Wai De Boer about her collection of “Nostos” PalimpsestPublishers & Thomas Leduc about his collection “Palpitations” Latitude46Publishing LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/

What is Broken Binds Us by beloved Canadian prairie poetry Lorne Daniel is forthcoming September 2025, with University of Calgary Press. Request a review copy: riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-str… This beautiful collection shares stories of loss, absence, acceptance, and hope.

In this NBN episode, I’m speaking with the wildly talented co-editors and poets, Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about their extraordinary anthology, A Thousand Tiny Awakenings (Latitude 46 Publishing). Listen to the conversation. 💛 newbooksnetwork.com/a-thousand-tin…

“If there is a single word that can encapsulate the novel Zulaikha, it is beauty.“ Read the rest of this marvellous review in CHA Journal by Fatima M of Nilofar-Lily Soltani’s unforgettable novel, Zulaikha, published by Inanna Publications, 2023. chajournal.blog/2025/07/12/zul…

In this NBN episode, I chop it up with fellow rural writer and township neighbour, Daryl Sneath, about his thrilling novel, In the Country in the Dark (Signature Editions). Listen in: newbooksnetwork.com/in-the-country… New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)

Come with me, we’ll trickle through the dam / like eyelashes blinking in the sun. —from “My Northern Lake” by Thomas Leduc, Palpitations (Latitude 46) Read the full poem. 🌲 ☀️ riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/6/6/… Latitude46Publishing

Prodigals is the wonderful new play by Sean Minogue forthcoming with Latitude 46 on August 10, 2025. Request a review copy: riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-str… If you haven’t ever read a play, now is your chance to step into a new amazing world!

I went into this interview with Christy Climenhage stoked to talk about her sci-fi thriller, The Midnight Project, and also, worried I’d give something away. This is one of those books I wish I could read again for the first time. newbooksnetwork.com/the-midnight-p… New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)

TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm host Valentino Assenza ☮️ welcomes Sophie B. Hawkins talking about the 30th anniversary of her album “Whaler” & upcoming Canadian tour. Also on the show Hollay Ghadery (she/her) talks to Anthony Bidulka “Home Fires Burn” StonehousePublishing TUNE IN TONIGHT!

I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Toronto mystery author Alice Fitzpatrick about new her novel, A Dark Death (Stonehouse Publishing). This woman-led detective novel set in Wales has been delighting readers—including this one! newbooksnetwork.com/a-dark-death New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)

The Writing on the Wind’s Wall by Kevin Andrew Heslop (fall 2025, Porcupine’s Quill). The Writing on the Wind’s Wall listens at length to the voices of those affected by ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’. Request a review copy. riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-str…

Still is the stunning debut novel by BC author Joanna Cockerline, and it’s arriving September 1, 2025 from The Porcupine’s Quill! Request a review copy! riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-str… #canlit

It was a delight to speak with the glorious Lindsay Zier-Vogel about her exceptional novel, The Fun Times Brigade ( Book*hug Press). We also talked about art & motherhood, being your own judge of your own success & more. newbooksnetwork.com/the-fun-times-… New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)

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A Watch of Nightingales is the forthcoming historical mystery novel by activist and author Catherine Walker that offers an absorbing reimagining a little-known chapter in the life of famed Canadian painter Emily Carr. Request a review copy! riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-str…

Ladouceur’s début novel is a splendid read that celebrates gay life and honours queer resistance and resilience.” —Richard Burnett, Fugues Magazine Read more about Ben Ladouceur critically-acclaimed queer coming-of-age début novel, I Remember Lights. tr.ee/91L3OgpGGb