Bookseller Sophia Ross Eckert from The Spaniel's Tale shared with us why readers are about to be obsessed with Exit Party. @harpercollins.bsky.social

Exploring one of the most pressing issues of our time, Housing Inc. looks at the makings of the decades-long global housing crisis. This fall, pick up a new book to learn about a new topic that will expand your mind. @houseofanansi.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to Said the Dead by @doireann.ni.ghriofa! This ghostly new novel that bends the limits of time, space and genre brings all the autumnal vibes needed for your next fall read. 👻 🍂 Learn more at indiebookstores.ca/tbl

Thanks so much for your message, Carol Bruneau! The plot sounds so incredible. Local stories are special literary treasures readers can eagerly anticipate. The Little Way is out now. You can find it at a local indie bookstore near you. 📚

Thank you so much for your message, Emily! Readers are going to be blown away by your new novel, out now! 🤸 ✨ Stay tuned to this space for an exclusive sneak peek of the novel.

Bookstores everywhere have been graced with some standout new reads. 🤯 There’s new dystopian fiction, Greek retellings, and a sharp insight into the contemporary right to dive into this week. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

Author Amanda Peters returns with her latest novel following one woman as she confronts buried truths, lost love and the fragile future she alone must protect. Here’s why bookseller Angela Torgerson from @mcnallyrobinson.com fell in love with this story. Find it at your local indie bookstore now.

It’s an honour to get to celebrate Canadian-published books like yours, Colin! Don’t miss out on this gorgeous modern Greek retelling of true love, innocence, beauty, and finding a light through the darkness. Daphnis and Chloe is out September 15. 🔖 @biblioasis.bsky.social

Your Breath in Charcoal peers into the mind of its irrepressible and relentlessly quotable East Coast everyman. Bookseller Norine McGinn from Bookmark Fredricton shared her thoughts on this coming-of-age tale:

St.John’s upcoming novel and Top Pick of the The Booksellers’ List for Fall, Exit Party, invites readers into a nonstop adventure of doppelgangers and multiuniverses set in 2031 California that is both daunting yet hopeful. Available September 15. Learn more at indiebookstores.ca/tbl

Happy #NewReleaseTuesday to 3 juicy new books off the TBL list for Fall! Fans of R.F. Kuang, be sure to look out for the special limited hardcover edition of Taipei Story, featuring gorgeous stencilled edges. 😮 You won’t be able to stop staring at it.

Take your walking adventures to the next level with this collection of writings by powerful female voices, including Jenny Odell, Miriam Toews, Andrea Gibson, Zalika Reid-Benta, Janika Oza, Ann-Marie MacDonald, and Catherine Hernandez. The audiobook will soon be available from @coachhousebooks. 🎧

September is starting off with a 💥with three new books exploring identity, social connection and an engrossing saga on reclaiming a family legacy. Any of these books will pair well on your next solo coffee date. ☕ 😍 Learn more about these TBL selections for Fall 2026 at indiebookstores.ca/tbl

It’s the most thrilling literary season of the year and a whole new list of exceptional reads are rolling out with it! 🍂 📚 Say hello to twenty books selected by indie booksellers for this season’s Booksellers’ List! Check out the Fall 2026 selections at indiebookstores.ca/tbl. 🔗

Follow mysteries, ambitions, and misunderstandings that ricochet and echo through a close-knit family and the woman and her garden at its centre. Bookseller Brandi Morpurgo from Daisy Chain Co shared with us what makes her so excited for readers to pick this one up:

Calling all music history buffs; you’re going to want to stay for this! Read the untold story of Canadian electronic music from post-war labs to global pop. Here’s what bookseller Joanne Saul from Type Books had to say about it:

Never Whistle At Night: Back for Blood Part II delivers another hit for every savvy horror fan that will sate your darkest appetites and leave you slavering for more. Here’s what bookseller Michael Hamm from Bookmark Halifax shared with us about this book:

Wise, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny, Natalie Sue’s sophomore novel is a story about burning out, starting over and finding your people in the most unexpected places. Read what Stephen Davidson from The Spaniel's Tale thought about this stand-out sequel

From the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians, comes an unforgettable powerful family saga. Bookseller Miranda Marion from @mcnallyrobinson.com told us what about this book make its completely unforgettable:

Author Téa Mutonji offers a taut, piercing exploration of race and privilege, codependency and the ways in which world-defining friendships can be both beautifully and excruciatingly life-altering in My Person. Bookseller Felicia Quon from Flying Books shared with us what’s in store for readers:

Be swept away, challenged, and engrossed in this thought-provoking love story. Leila and Khaled is a lyrical, unflinching meditation on belonging, memory, and the enduring wounds of colonialism. It’s no surprise why booksellers are loving this selection.

Part essay collection, part “accidental memoir of sorts," Richard Kelly Kemick’s Decadence gathers up the odds and ends of living what makes a modern life, quiet and desperate as it may be at times, worth celebrating and living.

In the market for something new and refreshing?☀️ Two riveting stories hit shelves today just in time for horror and literary fans alike. Find the full list of TBL selections for Summer all available now at an indie retailer near you. Let us know what's on your end-of-Summer TBR in the comments!

Have a bit of spare time this evening? 🍵 📚 Start a new read! The Summer TBL list is bursting with Canadian-authored gems, highly-anticipated sequels, love and friendship, making any of these reads a wonderful evening escape. Are you currently reading any of these?

Emily McBride's Queen Mab is a riveting portrait of madness, motherhood, the myths that haunt us, and the families who keep us tethered. Here’s what bookseller Angela Torgerson from @mcnallyrobinson had to say about this poignant novel on self-discovery:

How can we define what’s true in the age of misinformation? 💭 Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies offers sociological, historical, philosophical, and literary perspectives on conspiracy theories to help cut through the fog of questionable claims we encounter every day.

Which riveting new summer read is the Reese's Book Club pick for August and also the most voted on pick on the Summer TBL list? 😱 If you guessed The Wild Beneath by @doctorkellyanderson, you’d be correct! Be a part of the buzz and join in reading this one this month.

Today is absolutely stacked with new Summer TBL releases! 🤩 🔥 From hilariously relatable office comedies and friendship break-ups to finding home away from home to a love story that reckons with home and belonging, four juicy tales are now available to explore while they're hot.

We Were Forbidden is the newest translated work from a resurfaced literary talent you should pick up this month. Baylee Adams, a bookseller from @daisychainbookco, shared with us why new and returning fans of Harpman will want to pick this one up:

If you had a calling, would you follow it even if it meant leaving everything familiar behind? This season’s Top Pick is a thought-provoking, immersive read that captivated the hearts of Canadian indie booksellers. Read why bookseller Colin Holt from @bolenbooks got lost in this novel: