So grateful to Julia Lichtblau for this brilliant reading of The Fall-Down Effect alongside Eoghan Walls's Field Notes from an Extinction. (cc @bookhugpress.bsky.social, @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social)

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"What’s one species, they say, compared to my precious convenience? Trees and birds do their bit for the ecosystem merely by existing." Julia Lichtblau reviews "The Fall-Down Effect" by Liz Johnston and "Field Notes from an Extinction" by Eoghan Walls. Read it below!

#WomeninTranslationMonth Something That Helps by Mona Høvring, translated by Kari Dickson, (Book*hug Press, 10/26) Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-street-reads A stirring portrait of a girl’s sexual awakening, & the turbulence of family life, of friendship and loss.

Ritual, Interrupted (poems) by David Ly, forthcoming with Palimpsest Press, September 15, 2026 Request a review or media copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... Learn more: palimpsestpress.ca/books/ritual... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social #poetry

“Creating and sustaining spaces for literary conversations takes an enormous amount of work, but those spaces matter.” —Selena Mercuri Read the full interview about state of reviewing in Canada: the-wood-lot.ca/2026/08/11/t... @selenamercuri.bsky.social @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social #poetry

Book review of Laurie D. Graham's poetry collection, "Calling It Back To Me." Review for @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social www.sarahailstone.com/book-reviews... #Canlit #poetry #bookreview

Calling It Back To Me — Sara Hailstone

Book review of Laurie D. Graham’s, “Calling It Back To Me.”

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Read an excerpt: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-comedi... Blending wit with deeply moving scenes of empathy & compassion, The Comedian’s Book of the Dead is a heartbreaking & humorous journey into the joy & pain of parenthood, and a thoughtful exploration of choice & agency, sacrifice and love.

The Comedian’s Book of the Dead: An excerpt of the new novel by Gary Barwin

Preview Gary Barwin's new book, a profound and imaginative underworld quest, and a fresh, funny page turner

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A few years ago, I had a piece of short fiction published in The Ampersand Review and in this most recent issue, your girl here is on the cover. theampersandreview.ca/hollay-ghade... 💕: @theampersandreview.bsky.social . . . #publicity #bookpublicity #canadianauthor #ketabdoost #iraniancanada

Interview on HOWL Radio CIUT 89.5FM So very grateful to @hollay.bsky.social for inspiring, energizing, generous conversation about Mega-Galaxies, my poetry chapbook from @DriftwoodPress Listen to episode here: howlciut.podbean.com/e/howl-tuesday… 🎙️ Host: @newbooksnetwork & @howl895fm

grenoside, new poetry by Jessica Popeski, forthcoming with Gordon Hill Press, 01/09/26. Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... In grenoside, Jessica Popeski turns back time across multiple generations, transporting readers to war-torn Sheffield, England. #poetry

Read Emily Stewart’s wonderful review of Margo LaPierre’s sophomore poetry collection, Ajar (Guernica Editions). emilystewart.ca/2026/08/04/r... #poetry @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @margolapierre.bsky.social

oceanleaving by Daze Jefferies, (The Porcupine’s Quill, September 1, 2026.) Request a review copy: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... In oceanleaving, Daze Jefferies offers a counter-history of rural trans & sex worker resistance in Atlantic Canada. ghp-pql.com/products/oce... #poetry

The Quill & Quire has featured two of the phenomenal nonfiction books we’ve been celebrating in their fall nonfiction preview!✨ Sixteen Homes by Catherine Owen (Wolsak & Wynn) & Lovable by Roxanna Bennett (with Gordon Hill Press) quillandquire.com/omni/2026-fa... #nonfiction

Jaime Forsythe captures the uncertainty and darker undercurrents of new motherhood in her long poem YIELD (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social). Enjoy a reading from the book here: alllitup.ca/poetry-in-mo...

ICYMI: celebrated essayist Alex Boyd was on Shane Hewitt & the Nightshift on NewsTalk 1010 taking about themes explored in his fascinating new book, Take This for the Pain (Palimpsest Press) — a curious look at art and culture in a rapidly changing world. Tune in: shanehewitt.ca/new-just-wri...

From Mike Blouin — the writer whose poetry I once called a “a wet kiss in a dirty bathroom” (and meant it in the best possible way) — comes the most recent review of my novel, The Unravelling of Ou, which appears in ubTerrain Magazine—and I’m floored with gratitude. www.subterrain.ca/issue-103

“My protagonist is a version of me that I wish existed.” —Crystal AJ Smith To read the full interview with Crystal — a Haisla, Ts’ymsen and was adopted into the Heiltsuk nation — go to Deborah Kalb’s excellent interview series. deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2026/07/q-wi... #mmiwg #books

Celebrate International Cat Day on August 8, 2026 with award-winning author and friend of felines everywhere, Rod Carley, who’s partnering with Purrfect Cafe in Scarborough to raise funds for Finally Home Cat Rescue. #torontolife #catsoftoronto #scarborough #nationalcatday #catlovers

Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments.

“Why go after authors? We have no money. But that’s exactly the thing the scam is exploiting.” —Samuel Ashworth, Electric Lit, December 9, 2025 Head to my Substack to read the post: substack.com/@hollayghade... . . . #writerslife

A Boil on the Butt of My Professional Life: Author scams

Also, a video story time with Ameh Hollay where she shares a shameful, shameful tale of tech phobia but mostly, laziness.

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More literary love for a stellar spread of fiction we’re proud to be celebrating this year! Thank you to Quill & Quire for compiling an excellent autumnal preview. Go to the full list: quillandquire.com/omni/2026-fa... #readers #litfic #mustread

“Annie Finch speaks of how a poet needs must find ‘the right form for the right occasion’ but David Martin shows in nightstead that such lengthy mournings require as many ways of phrasing (and dismantling) the elegy as singing brings him.” -Catherine Owen reviews nightstead by David Martin 1/2

“It quickly jumped into my top ten favourite books of all time. […] If you are looking for a deeply moving story with a lot of heart, this book is an absolute masterpiece.” —Briar’s Reviews A MASTERPIECE, ya hear?! Read the full review: 🧦 ♥️ briarsreviews.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/t... #litfic

Read an excerpt from my novel, The Unravelling of Ou, here: THERE ARE NO LOOSE ENDS; ONLY OUTCOMES WE DON’T LIKE www.whatisthatbookabout.com/promos/2026/... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social #litfic #iran #bookish

Spotlight: The Unravelling of Ou by Hollay Ghadery — What Is That Book About

Moving on is hard. Even harder when it’s from a make-believe friend—someone, or in this instance, some thing—who’s been your strongest source of support. On what should be one of the happiest days eve...

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@hollay.bsky.social and I had a good a great time taking a crack at the big questions like, why does it feel like Canadian writers have turned more towards speculative fiction, and do we like books (yes)

Authors In Conversation: Hollay Ghadery and Ben Berman Ghan | The Nerd Daily

Acclaimed Calgary author Ben Berman Ghan joins Iranian-Canadian author Hollay Ghadery to talk about the speculative fiction renaissance in Canada and beyond, because what are borders anyway? And doesn...

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“The Unravelling of Ou, Ghadery’s debut novel, is one of the most profoundly beautiful novels I’ve read. The poetic juiciness and succulent sadness of each exquisitely crafted insight just blew me away.“ —Lisa de Nikolits, A Turn of Phase Full review: open.substack.com/pub/lisadeni... #litfic

In this NBN episode, I speak with David Ly about his fascinating novel, Not All Dragons (Wolsak & Wynn, 2026). Listen in: newbooksnetwork.com/not-all-drag... @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social @davidlywrites.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social . . . #fantasybooks #dragons #speculativefiction #books

First up in my @smokelong.bsky.social #blurbchallenge flash fiction recommendations: Widow Fantasies by Iranian 🇨🇦-ian Hollay Ghadery—an atmospheric collection about people grappling w/ regrets & longings. Wonderful concrete imagery throughout ( @hollay.bsky.social is also a poet/multi-genre writer).

The Quill & Quire — one of Canada’s premier digital magazines of the Canadian book trade—shared its fall preview for short fiction, poetry, and graphic novels and we’re thrilled to see four of the books we’ve been celebrating on the list. quillandquire.com/omni-categor... #poetry #shortstory

Family Rooms, by Dr. Jennifer Wilson and Dr. Carlye Jensen, published by Piquant Press. Request an ARC: www.riverstreetwriting.com/join-river-s... Dr. Jennifer Wilson and Dr. Carlye Jensen recount dramatic, comic, & quietly devastating moments from decades of practice in their community & beyond.

Nicole Mae, Ribgrass, Poems / @writerstrust.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/07/nico...

Nicole Mae, Ribgrass, Poems

my review of Saskatchewan poet Nicole Mae’s self-produced Ribgrass, Poems (Peachpiles, 2026) is now online at periodicities: a journal of p...

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