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Poetry collection Real Grownup by Elizabeth Bachinsky (Nightwood Editions) sits atop a notebook with an ornate gold cover, along with a black fine tip pen

Handwritten transcription of the poem Isn't Everyone Thinking About the Fermi Paradox? by Elizabeth Bachinsky from the poetry collection Real Grownup - an uncapped pen rests on the notebook page, a corner of a blue book holds open the poetry collection, and blue-framed glasses and a blue coffee cup sit nearby

Close-up of handwritten transcription of the poem Isn't Everyone Thinking About the Fermi Paradox? by Elizabeth Bachinsky from the poetry collection Real Grownup, with blue-framed glasses sitting nearby

"Maybe everyone's already here,
we just can't see them. God, maybe they were here, but
didn't make it."

#TodaysPoem #poetry
Isn't Everyone Thinking About the Fermi Paradox? by Elizabeth Bachinsky in Real Grownup (2026 @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social) nightwoodeditions.com/collections/...

From Prairies to Pages with Meg Todd S8E2P1 Nicola Furlong's guest on About the Peninsula is Meg Todd. Meg’s a prairie gal, fitness instructor, mother, grandmother, keen observer of the extraordinary in the ordinary, and author of Most Grievous

Catch Part One of Nicola Furlong's interview with Meg Todd, author of Most Grievous Fault, on Radio Sidney! Tune in and listen now.

Vancouver friends! Catch Isabella Wang (November, November) and Wendy Donawa (The Time of Falling Apart: Poems) at the Twisted Poets Literary Salon on March 11.

Blue and ecru poster of poetry book launch event. Photos of Russell Thornton and Christina Shah, and book covers.

Honoured to be reading with Russell Thornton at his North Shore launch for his new collection, Two Songs! Come on down- Thurs. Feb 26th at 32 Books in North Van, 7 pm. @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social @harbourpublishing.bsky.social

When the World Was Twice as Big, written by Aaron Cully Drake, is a witty and endearing story about a young man who confronts family secrets, his tumultuous relationship with his father, and one girl who ties it all together.

Out April 7 from @harbourpublishing.bsky.social!

#RLBC #2026Releases

rob mclennan : Real Grownup, by Elizabeth Bachinsky Real Grownup , Elizabeth Bachinsky Nightwood Editions, 2026         In the introduction to Real Grownup (Gibsons BC: Nightwood Ed...

"Through the poems of Real Grownup, it is as though Elizabeth Bachinsky is attempting to put the details of her life into focus, into a larger context of who she is and where she currently is, and acknowledge the dark elements of her past..."

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Our Spring 2026 books are almost here 🔥 All titles are available for preorder NOW from your local independent bookstore, major retailers and on our website.

The cover of if: prey, then: huntress by Christina Shah. A blurred dark foreground frames a sunset-lit industrial harbour with cranes silhouetted against an orange sky.

A poetry reading you don't have to travel to: Christina Shah reads from her first full-length collection IF: PREY, THEN: HUNTRESS (@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social) on Poetry in Motion.

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I've waited more than a decade to be able to say this: hell yeah, new Elizabeth Bachinsky!!!

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A photo of Isabella Wang with an inset photo of her book November November. She is a woman of Asian descent with long pink and black hair. She is sitting on a chair and smiling into the camera.

“Grief became a meditative and sustaining energy throughout the writing of this book and in my life.”

Isabella Wang reflects on grief, illness, and writing her second poetry collection NOVEMBER NOVEMBER (@nightwoodeditions.bsky.social)

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Oh hell yes! A selected poems from one of the best poets around.

"Two Songs: Selected Poems 2000-2025" by Russell Thornton, just released by @harbourpublishing.bsky.social:

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Warm holiday wishes to our authors and readers, with gratitude for a year filled with wonderful books!

The cover of Chandelier, by David O'Meara. It looks like a pastel drawing of stormy turquoise, black and white water

Read @buriedinprint.bsky.social's review of David O'Meara's novel Chandelier (pub. @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social) in Issue 33!

... The novel’s preoccupation is not with disconnection but connection ...

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Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview: Poetry Alongside collections confronting political upheaval and technological acceleration are works that celebrate place, art, and the enduring power of literature.

If: prey, then: huntress by New Westminster poet Christina Shah made Publishers Weekly’s most notable poetry list in the Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction Preview:
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Exciting news! 🎉 The longlist for the 2025 Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry is out, and I FEEL THAT WAY TOO by jaz papadopoulos has made the list!

Congrats to all the longlisted poets!

the recording of the recent (zoom) conversation between Renée Sarojini Saklikar and rob mclennan on above/ground press is now online, / @reneesarojini.bsky.social @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social ;
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Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #52 Featuring Katie Welch, Ann Cavlovic, Meg Todd, and Conor Mc Donnell

Meg Todd: "Most Grievous Fault was not an easy novel to write, and I put it aside for many years. But Crystal stayed with me, and perhaps her voice in my head is why I wrote it, or at least why I went back to it. I felt I owed it to her."

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Christina Shah, author of the new collection if: prey, then: huntress, answers a series of questions and poses others, such as: Why are there still places and networks in which women’s participation and access to opportunity is limited?

112. Accurate to a Feeling w/ Nick Thran Podcast Episode · Page Fright: A Poetry Podcast · 2025-11-24 · 50m

Catch Nick Thran, author of Existing Music, in conversation with podcast host Andrew French, recorded live at the Fraser Valley Writers' Festival. #Canadianpoetry
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The Case Against Us: Language as Misogynist Weapon Read Janet Pollock Millar's review of jaz papadopoulos's I Feel That Way Too in Issue 71: Fall 2025 of The Ex-Puritan, then check out the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence!

"I Feel That Way Too experiments with language and form to critique the treatment of survivors of sexualized violence. By shining a light on misogynist construction and distortion of meaning, papadopoulos offers hope for a way out of the darkness."
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Didn't get a chance to listen yesterday morning? The interview is now live—tune in here! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Tune in this Sunday at 7:35 am to CBC North by Northwest! 📻
Margaret Gallagher speaks with Isabella Wang about her new poetry collection, November, November. Don’t miss it — you could win a copy of the book!

Christina Shah chats with Joseph Planta on The Commentary about her debut collection If: Prey, Then: Huntress. Don’t miss this insightful conversation! 🎙️📚

@christinashah.bsky.social
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Renée Sarojini Saklikar—whose new book Bramah's Discovery arrives Spring 2026—joins rob mclennan online for a must-watch interview.

Tune in! 🔗👀

I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis Poetry by and for working people making a living under conditions of climate disaster.

Next Saturday! Vancouver launch of new work poetry anthology 'I’ll Get Right On It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis'! I'll be reading with other contributors.

Saturday, Nov 15th @ 7pm

People's Co-op Bookstore

1391 Commercial Dr, Vancouver

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Planet Earth Poetry: Isabella Wang (Nov 7, 2025) YouTube video by Planet Earth Poetry

Catch Isabella Wang’s Planet Earth Poetry reading of her new collection, November, November—now streaming on YouTube!

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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Meg Todd Meg Todd  [photo credit: Anick Violette] grew up in the Alberta prairies. She is a two-time finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize, and her ...

In this Q&A with rob mclennan, Meg Todd discusses the inspiration behind her debut novel, Most Grievous Fault, and offers insight into her writing process.
#MegTodd #MostGrievousFault #Canadiannovel

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Isabella Wang. November, November (Nightwood, 2025) - The Lit Room - 2025-11-04 In this first episode, Susan talks with Canadian poet Isabella Wang. An immigrant writer who came to Canada at the age of seven, Wang now lives and writes on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, S...

Susan Johnston of CKCU launched The Lit Room with an in-depth interview featuring Isabella Wang, author of November, November. “With grace and emotional precision, her poems invite us to dwell in loss, transformation, and the quiet resilience of the human voice.”
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Victoria friends! Planet Earth Poetry will host Isabella Wang (November, November) at Russell Books on November 7th! Doors open at 7:00 pm, the event starts at 7:30. Isabella will also read at New Horizons in James Bay tomorrow at 2pm.

Prolific author Joseph Dandurand speaks with Margaret Gallagher about his new poetry collection, I Would Like to Say Thank You, on North by Northwest.
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