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Just in time for , it’s the newest release from Saskatchewan’s Ken Wilson, Walking Well: Essays on Paths and Pilgrimage...
11/04/2026

Just in time for , it’s the newest release from Saskatchewan’s Ken Wilson, Walking Well: Essays on Paths and Pilgrimages (Wolsak & Wynn, October 27, 2026).

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An elegantly written collection of essays where Wilson delves into the mental, emotional and physical impact of walking, whether it’s a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago or a simple walk across his local park, alongside Wascana Creek.

Each essay follows one journey, and Wilson shares his insights and experiences as he treks across Canada and into Europe, covering areas from the Haldimand Tract in Ontario to the Whithorn Way in Scotland, while remaining grounded in his home in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Ken Wilson grew up in the Haldimand Tract in southwestern Ontario. He now lives in oskana kĂą-asastĂȘki, also known as Regina, Saskatchewan, where he is an assistant professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at the University of Regina. His first book, Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road, won the 2026 Saskatchewan Book Award for Non-fiction; Walking Well: Trails, Paths, Pilgrimages, his second book, is available for preorder from Wolsak and Wynn.

📖: Ken Wilson Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Nonfiction Writers Workshop

What’s the River Street collective reading? Michael Schmidt is reading My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Simon & Schuster)....
11/02/2026

What’s the River Street collective reading?

Michael Schmidt is reading My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Simon & Schuster).

“This novel was recommended to me by someone whose reading tastes I trust, and now I feel I can definitely recommend it to others. The story is witty, easy-to-read, and very moving, capturing the magic of lifelong friendships that begin in adolescence on an intimate level, and there are plenty of twists and surprises to keep me turning to the next page.”

Michael Schmidt is an emerging writer from the quiet woods and fields of rural Southern Ontario, with a keen interest in telling stories that explore the fantastical. He completed a BA for English and Creative Writing at Western University in 2022, and then went on to study publishing at Centennial College in 2024. He’s had poetry featured in Blank Spaces Magazine. You can find him on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) as Michael Schmidt

📚: Michael Schmidt Simon & Schuster Fredrik Backman

Awesome to see Pamela Mordecai’s Two Days in Mayaro featured in the Bocas Book Bulletin in the Trinidad Express!“Two Day...
11/02/2026

Awesome to see Pamela Mordecai’s Two Days in Mayaro featured in the Bocas Book Bulletin in the Trinidad Express!

“Two Days in Mayaro (Goose Lane Editions) by Pamela Mordecai assembles a suite of new short stories from the prize-winning Jamaican-Canadian author. In interlinked narratives that guide the reader through multiple perspectives, Two Days in Mayaro creates ample space to ruminate on ageing, belonging, and the indissoluble ties between Jamaica and Canada. In its titular story, an older man, now bound to a physical care facility, reflects on his life in all its myriad possibilities.”

Click our LinkTree bio link for the full feature.

Two Days in Mayaro is available from wherever books are bought or borrowed.

📖: PAMELA MORDECAI Goose Lane Editions Bocas Lit Fest Trinidad Express Newspaper

We love it when Canadian published Canadian authors get the recognition they deserve! â€ïžâ€đŸ”„Award-winning author Nancy Jo ...
11/01/2026

We love it when Canadian published Canadian authors get the recognition they deserve! â€ïžâ€đŸ”„

Award-winning author Nancy Jo Cullen’s new novel, Dish, is featured in Chatelaine by Assistant Editor Sarah Bauly. You can read the full article, “14 Books To Read After Yesteryear, 2026’s Buzziest Page-Turner” by clicking our LinkTree bio link.

Dish was just released on October 13, 2027 by Hamilton, Ontario’s phenomenal publisher, Wolsak and Wynn, and has been receiving rave reviews!

From Chatelaine’s Sarah Bauly:

“Frida Davis-Lefebvre returns to her hometown in B.C. after selling her debt-ridden Toronto restaurant and getting sober, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she’s living with her two mothers, working alongside her very hot ex-fiancĂ© and getting to know her s***m donor, whom she’s never met and who has now moved onto the family property. As old relationships and new family complications pile up, Frida starts to wonder whether the life she thought she wanted is actually the one right in front of her.“

Thank you to Chatelaine for the spotlight on one of our favourite reads of the year!

💓: Nancy Jo Cullen Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Chatelaine

What’s the River Street collective reading?River Street Founder and award-winning author Hollay Ghadery is reading Soft ...
10/31/2026

What’s the River Street collective reading?

River Street Founder and award-winning author Hollay Ghadery is reading Soft Targets: Guns in America and the Kids Caught in the Crossfire (Street Noise Books, 2026).

About Soft Targets:

A work of comics journalism around the stories of four kids who have died in the U.S. due to gun violence or gun negligence—the leading cause of death for minors since 2020, and dispelling myths of the history of gun culture in the U.S. Who have we lost? How did we get here? Why do gun-lovers love their guns? These are the questions that people across America ask every time another news story broadcasts a death from gun violence. With compassionate, thoughtful journalism, this graphic novel explores the lives of four kids and teenagers and the guns that ended their lives: from incidents of gang violence to school shootings to su***de. These tragedies are presented alongside the history of gun culture and legislation, discussing the NRA, the legal system, and the racial imbalances in American gun violence.

Camila Kerwin is a journalist who makes comics and radio. She’s a regular comics contributor to The Boston Globe and a founding member of the Rough Cut Collective, an on-demand audio editing studio. Camila illustrated WLRN’s Class of COVID-19: An Education Crisis for Florida’s Vulnerable Students, which won an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2022. She has been a Producer at Marketplace’s This is Uncomfortable, Storycorps, and NPR’s On Point: and an Editor at KCRW’s Bodies. Her work has appeared on WNYC, NPR’s Morning Edition, Sony’s Cheat!, The World from PRI, The Miami Herald, and more. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from NYU and holds a master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism as well as an MFA from Boston University. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with her wife and cat. Soft Targets is her debut book. Follow her Camila Kerwin

📖: Camila Kerwin Hollay Ghadery Street Noise Books

What’s the River Street collective reading? 🧐📚Join us for a posting ‘sesh of our most recent reads.First up is the wonde...
10/30/2026

What’s the River Street collective reading? 🧐📚

Join us for a posting ‘sesh of our most recent reads.

First up is the wonderful đ’œđ’¶đ“đ’Ÿđ“Žđ’¶đŸŠ‡! Aaliya is currently reading Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran.

‘Spoiled Milk’ is a q***r, gothic tale about a deadly, supernaturally-infected all girls’ boarding school called Briarley, where Emily Locke and her classmates investigate the suspicious death of their friend, Violet. As the year goes on, the body count continues to rise as further strange and disturbing deaths occur, forcing the girls to turn to spiritualism as their only chance to escape the horror-infested school.

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More about Aaliya:

Aaliya Sylvia is a writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds a BA from the University of Winnipeg where she studied English and Creative Writing. She loves the fall-time and all things spooky, and relies solely on her wicked caffeine addiction to keep her running. She is an avid reader and admirer of the gothic horror and mystery genres, and when she isn’t reviewing and promoting books, she spends her spare time working on her dark academia psychological horror novel.

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10/30/2026

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