Selena Mercuri is a Toronto-based writer and publishing professional. She received the 2023 Norma Epstein Award and was runner-up in The Ampersand Review’s 2026 Essay Contest. Selena is Reviews Editor at The New Quarterly and Havana Times, and a book publicist at River Street. Find her on Instagram at @selenamercuriwriter. How Book Publicity Works in 2026 As a freelance book…

We had a wonderful group of writers talk about their work and share their stories with us this past Wednesday. Click here for the recorded live stream of our September 9th event featuring Alyssa Jane O’Dell, Maria Giesbrecht, Tyson Stewart, and Emily A. Weedon, along with guest speaker Selena Mercuri, who spoke to us on the topic “How Book Publicity…

Tyson Stewart is an author of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai and an associate professor of Indigenous Studies at Nipissing University. He has delivered numerous lectures and presentations on Indigenous noir in media, exploring the genre’s historical influences and the concept of biskaabiiyang (returning to ourselves). The Return of the Nish is his debut novel. Link: Interview with Deborah Kalb…

Round Lake By Alyssa Jane O’Dell   I wrote this poem in late summer 2025, when many parts of our region were experiencing historic drought. Being a regenerative farmer and writer who understands the land as kin, this year’s record rainfall brought its own challenges. As many parts of our world continue to experience drought and…

Emily A. Weedon is the author of Hemo Sapiens and Autokrator and the co-editor of Whatever, a Gen X anthology. She is a Canadian Screen Award winner for the webseries Chateau Laurier and an animation screenwriter. She hosts Drunk Fiction. She is repped by Carolyn Forde at Transatlantic Agency. www.emilyweedon.com Book Trailer and Synopsis: Hemo…