Enjoy two poems from Tim Bowling's newest collection IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF AUTUMN (Wolsak & Wynn) alllitup.ca/two-poems-in-t…

A perfect #fridayreads for #womenintranslation month: an excerpt from Thuận's novel ELEVATOR IN SÀI GÒN (Book*hug Press), translated by Nguyễn An Lý. alllitup.ca/excerpted-elev…

"Being a writer is much like being a builder in my eyes." Fantasy writer Coltrane Seesequasis talks to us about world-building & writing his YA fantasy novel SECRETS OF STONE (Kegedonce Press) alllitup.ca/writers-block-…

The ALU team had a lot praises to sing about our August #alubookclub pick, THE RAGE LETTERS (Metonymy). Read up on the discussion and grab our questions for your own book club here: alllitup.ca/alu-summer-boo…

"I want to know how to gently embrace the effort of being in a human body / to gracefully bloom and fade." Listen to Trisia Eddy Woods read from her debut poetry collection, A ROAD MAP FOR FINDING WILD HORSES (Turnstone Press), on #poetryinmotion. alllitup.ca/poetry-in-moti…

“People are fundamentally mysterious when you get down to it [...]" Damian Tarnopolsky chats with us about writing & his forthcoming collection of linked short stories, EVERY NIGHT I DREAM I'M A MONK, EVERY NIGHT I DREAM I'M A MONSTER (Freehand Books) alllitup.ca/people-are-fun…

"All my characters come from some small or large part of myself." We chat with multi-genre writer Hollay Ghadery (she/her) about her highly-anticipated forthcoming collection of stories WIDOW FANTASIES (Gordon Hill Press) about the interior lives of girls and women alllitup.ca/all-my-charact…

What should you read after our Aug #alubookclub pick THE RAGE LETTERS (Metonymy)? We share four follow-ups (plus one fitting bonus read) from Anvil Press, ECW Press, Vehicule Press, and Biblioasis: alllitup.ca/alu-summer-boo…

"I return again and again / to dig for errors, omissions" We share two poems from Samantha Jones's debut collection ATTIC RAIN (NeWest Press), poems that put OCD centre stage through explorations of time, space, and relationships. alllitup.ca/two-poems-atti…

Today's #fridayreads is the upcoming anthology THYME TRAVELLERS (Fernwood Publishing) edited by Sonia Sulaiman Thyme Travellers is out Sept 5th: an anthology of 14 of the Palestinian diaspora’s best voices in spec-fic, including Ziyad Saadi's "The Third or Fourth Casualty", our featured excerpt. alllitup.ca/excerpted-thym…

Here are just some of the books we're excited about this fall: alllitup.ca/alu-staff-pick… We'd love to know what books you can't wait to dig into - drop them in the comments.

"My father was sworn to secrecy and he took those secrets to the grave." In today's #underthecover, Genni Gunn shares her father's real-life, wartime spy story, and how it inspired her latest novel THE CIPHER (Signature Editions). alllitup.ca/under-the-cove…

We had so much fun interviewing speculative fiction writer Cait Gordon about her book SEASON ONE: IRIS AND THE CREW TEAR THROUGH SPACE! (renaissancepress) & and her hand in bringing neurodiverse & disabled characters into view alllitup.ca/our-lives-refl…

"Possessed by the spirit of capitalism, we create our own mythologies." Today we're reading an excerpt from Angel B.H.'s debut novel ALL HOOKERS GO TO HEAVEN (Invisible Publishing): alllitup.ca/excerpted-all-…

"Similar to my animation ideas, my written stories are slightly mischievous with unexpected twists at the end." Paul Driessen talks to us about animation & his storied career in the field, captured in his book MY LIFE IN CARTOONS (At Bay Press) alllitup.ca/like-my-films-…

"Stopped eating / picked my own bones clean / with health" Hear Ashley-Elizabeth Best read from her new collection BAD WEATHER MAMMALS (ECW Press) alllitup.ca/poetry-in-moti…

Read a passage from David O'Meara's new novel CHANDELIER (Nightwood Editions), a three-part portrait of a young adult and her divorced parents as they navigate profound loss and the crux between despair and optimism. alllitup.ca/excerpted-chan…

We're entering our preteen era: All Lit Up is 10! Check out 10 memorable moments over the decade + get 10% off all books all weekend with promo code alu10. alllitup.ca/all-lit-up-tur…

I write because literature must find new ways to be political and new ways to be literature." Jacob Wren talks to us about writing & his next project, a trilogy starting with his forthcoming novel DRY YOUR TEARS TO PERFECT YOUR AIM (Book*hug Press) alllitup.ca/writers-block-…

After a seemingly-mild case of COVID-19, Danial Neil started to experience lingering symptoms that interfered with his ability to write. He shares the challenges of writing with Long COVID, and how he's persisting despite the diagnosis: alllitup.ca/writing-for-my… (cc NeWest Press)