We are so excited to see three Thistledown authors shortlisted for Saskatchewan Book Awards! 2023 Non-Fiction Award – Shortlist: I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like by David Carpenter 2023 City of Saskatoon Award – Shortlist: I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like by David Carpenter 2023 Poetry Award – Shortlist: Shimmers of …
We have a new review of Nikki Vogel’s Silencing Rebecca! Read the full review here. “I have no idea how to categorize this book. It is a coming of age story for sure but it also has touches of horror, fantasy, and dramatic fiction, among other genres. I love that it broke through so many …
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We are thrilled to see The Elephant on Karlův Bridge by Thomas Trofimuk on the Edmonton Journal‘s “Bookmarks: Top Edmonton Reads of 2022”! Read the full list here.
Our wonderful publicist Jun Lee is leaving us at the end of December. We are so grateful for his hard work, commitment, and creativity. (And those wonderful video trailers he created for our books!) We wish him well in his next adventure. We are happy to welcome Jaclyn Morken as our new Publicist. She will …
We are so excited to see Thomas Trofimuk’s novel, The Elephant on Karlův Bridge, on 49th Shelf’s “Top 22 of ’22: Our Books of the Year”! Read the full list here.
Check out this lovely review of Thomas Trofimuk’s The Elephant on Karluv Bridge written by Kerry Clare on the Pickle Me This blog! “Thoughtful, artful, playful . . . Thomas Trofimuk’s latest novel, The Elephant on Karluv Bridge, is an absorbing literary puzzle and truly a delight to encounter.”—Kerry Clare, Pickle Me This
On Friday, December 16 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and author, librettist, and playwright, Phoebe Tsang for the launch of Setting Fire to Water (Thistledown Press). This debut collection of stories that illuminates the lives of those who exist inside otherness: shifting restlessly from dark to light and back again, written in …
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“Dear Peter, Dear Ulla will fill the reader’s heart and emotional toolbox in the best ways, in the ways literature does. I’ll not use the word ‘should.’ This is not a didactic story. It’s a real and human story, and timeless.”—Alison Acheson, The British Columbia Review Read the full review here here!
“Carpenter’s a bonafide storyteller & and a ‘rabid conservationist,’ & his entertaining stories & mind-broadening research into ‘this ancient cafeteria called nature’—& who and what threaten it—is an epiphanic read.” —Shelley A. Leedahl, SaskBook Reviews You can read the full review here.
Check out this fine interview with David Carpenter in Prairie Books NOW where he talks about hunting, monsters, and his new book of nature essays I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like: A Memoir. “Bless them all, the apex predators, and the people who see that carnivorous creatures and their habitat are sacred.”David Carpenter
This event is free, and will take place on THURSDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2022 in the Peña Room at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (UBC Library, Vancouver Campus) between 7PM-8:30PM. Refreshments will be served! Join Thistledown Press & Annick Press for a double author reading featuring Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt, author of Peacekeeper’s Daughter, and Michelle Barker, author of My Long List …
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This event is free, and will take place on WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2022 at the Trinity Western House (9272 Glover Rd, Langley, BC — adjacent to the Fraser River and opposite the Fort Pub and Grill) between 4PM-6PM. Join Thistledown Press & Annick Press for a double author reading featuring Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt, author of Peacekeeper’s …
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Check out the audio clip here to listen to John Bemrose speak about his novel The River Twice with Jason D’Souza, host of CBC Ontario’s Fresh Air.
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Tune in here to listen to David Carpenter chat with CBC Saskatchewan’s Shauna Powers about his book of nature essays I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like: A Memoir. Rattlesnakes in Arizona! Wolves up close! And plenty more here.
John Bemrose will be appearing at Ottawa International Writers Festival on Sunday, October 23 at 3 PM at Christ Church Cathedral (414 Sparks St)! John will be in conversation with Roy MacSkimming on the topic of his latest novel, The River Twice. You can find out more and purchase tickets here.
We’re absolutely thrilled to see Nikki Vogel’s novel Silencing Rebecca on CBC Books’ list of YA books to watch for in fall 2022! Check out the full list here.
Head over to The 49th Shelf to read an excerpt of David Carpenter’s book of nature essays, I Never Met a Rattlesnake I Didn’t Like: A Memoir. Make sure to enter their Giveaway contest for a chance to win a copy!
“Like so many stories that have withstood the passage of time, the story of the Golem included, Rebecca’s journey is a universally relatable one – one of self discovery. Silencing Rebecca is a fun and engaging read that fuses contemporary narratives with pious tradition and stirring folklore.”—Regan Treewater-Lipes, Alberta Jewish News You can read the …
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Here is a lovely piece written by John Bemrose for All Lit Up about his hometown Paris, Ontario (depicted in the photo below), the setting of his novel The River Twice.
