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The Wolf That Wasn't

Farley Mowat's 1963 book 'Never Cry Wolf' changed public perception of wolves, portraying them as complex social animals, not just killers. The book remains controversial. While Mowat insisted it was non-fiction, critics have long alleged that he fabricated key events. The debate over its factual accuracy highlights the blurred line between narrative non-fiction and storytelling. #Canada #FarleyMowat #CanLit #Conservation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

The Wolf That Wasn't

Farley Mowat's 1963 book 'Never Cry Wolf' changed public perception of wolves, portraying them as complex social animals, not just killers. The book remains controversial. While Mowat insisted it was non-fiction, critics have long alleged that he fabricated key events. The debate over its factual accuracy highlights the blurred line between narrative non-fiction and storytelling. #Canada #FarleyMowat #CanLit #Conservation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

SO excited for this book tour from trans CanLit legends Vivek Shraya and Kai Cheng Thom but they only shared it on Instagram 😭😭😭 So I'm doing my part and reposting it here

vivekshraya: We couldn't be more thrilled to be coming together to share our new books with you! Both are speculative fiction novels that explore future worlds - THE HYSTERICALS is about a dystopia, while THE SHAPESHIFTER'S GUIDE is about utopia. And both are responses to the very real-world social and environmental crises we are facing today...
We are hoping these events can be spaces for trans and queer people to find release, inspiration and each other!
More details will be shared later this summer, but for now, please save your dates and pre-order our books from the links in our bios!
We can't wait to see you very soon <3
xo Vivek & Kai Cheng
Photo: @ nessdevos
HMU: @ alanna_ot_love

The Hystericals: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/704484/the-hystericals-by-vivek-shraya/9780771001390

The Shapeshifter's Guide to Gym Class: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Shapeshifters-Guide-to-Gym-Class/Kai-Cheng-Thom/9781668210871

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaAXiADkQ1y/

#bookstodon #books #canlit #canada

SO excited for this book tour from trans CanLit legends Vivek Shraya and Kai Cheng Thom but they only shared it on Instagram 😭😭😭 So I'm doing my part and reposting it here

vivekshraya: We couldn't be more thrilled to be coming together to share our new books with you! Both are speculative fiction novels that explore future worlds - THE HYSTERICALS is about a dystopia, while THE SHAPESHIFTER'S GUIDE is about utopia. And both are responses to the very real-world social and environmental crises we are facing today...
We are hoping these events can be spaces for trans and queer people to find release, inspiration and each other!
More details will be shared later this summer, but for now, please save your dates and pre-order our books from the links in our bios!
We can't wait to see you very soon <3
xo Vivek & Kai Cheng
Photo: @ nessdevos
HMU: @ alanna_ot_love

The Hystericals: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/704484/the-hystericals-by-vivek-shraya/9780771001390

The Shapeshifter's Guide to Gym Class: https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Shapeshifters-Guide-to-Gym-Class/Kai-Cheng-Thom/9781668210871

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaAXiADkQ1y/

#bookstodon #books #canlit #canada

Hi #ScribesAndMakers ...

I am new and introducing myself!

I believe I qualify as both a scribe and a maker. I write and publish ecofiction (mine and other people's), am a painter (abstract art inspired by my Reiki practice), and work as an architect in the realm of historic buildings (among other architectural pursuits; heritage is my fave). Just getting ready to publish ecofiction novel #3! I'll share more soon. In the meantime - Goodreads and Studio pages are linked on my bio. Have a great day all!

P.S. I'm in British Columbia (BC) Canada.

P.P.S. My favourite activity here is #3GoodThings and my favourite person here is @PaulaToThePeople, our Climate Justice Social Mastodon admin. :-)

#Architecture #Art #BC #Canada #CanLit #CreativeWriting #Ecofiction #Reiki #VisionaryEcoficion #Writing

Hi #ScribesAndMakers ...

I am new and introducing myself!

I believe I qualify as both a scribe and a maker. I write and publish ecofiction (mine and other people's), am a painter (abstract art inspired by my Reiki practice), and work as an architect in the realm of historic buildings (among other architectural pursuits; heritage is my fave). Just getting ready to publish ecofiction novel #3! I'll share more soon. In the meantime - Goodreads and Studio pages are linked on my bio. Have a great day all!

P.S. I'm in British Columbia (BC) Canada.

P.P.S. My favourite activity here is #3GoodThings and my favourite person here is @PaulaToThePeople, our Climate Justice Social Mastodon admin. :-)

#Architecture #Art #BC #Canada #CanLit #CreativeWriting #Ecofiction #Reiki #VisionaryEcoficion #Writing

FINAL DAY TO ENTER!

The Alberta Views short story contest ends tonight at midnight.
We are in the office to answer questions until 4:30 MDT.
For full details check out: albertaviews.ca/short-story-...

#WritingContest #BookSky #WriteSky #FictionContest #Magazine #CanLit #Writers #LiteraryContest

FINAL DAY TO ENTER!

The Alberta Views short story contest ends tonight at midnight.
We are in the office to answer questions until 4:30 MDT.
For full details check out: albertaviews.ca/short-story-...

#WritingContest #BookSky #WriteSky #FictionContest #Magazine #CanLit #Writers #LiteraryContest

So excited to share the new book covers for my ecofiction trilogy! These were designed by Canadian artist and graphic designer Laurie Landry, who artfully incorporated my paintings. I worked on the trilogy for 15 years and the paintings (part of a series of 27 large panels) for 5 years...

The first two novels, The Erenwine Agenda: A Hydraulic Fracturing Love Story, and Otter Coast: A Medical Marijuana Mystery, were previously published and will be reprinted with the new covers. Rail: A High Speed Adventure, will be published for the first time in a few weeks.

What connects fracking, marijuana and infrastructure, you might ask? They are threaded together by the singular journey of the protagonist, Amalia Sengupta Erenwine, who begins as an intern working in architecture, then pursues her licensing exams, and finally, works as a registered architect. Her visionary states lead her across regions, countries and continents, culminating in the final novel, Rail. Though a trilogy, these can be read (and people are currently reading) standalone, not in order. I'll share more with next steps and notes from the studio.

For now: three good things, in Mastodon style: 1. inspired ideas 2. great collaborators 3. easy platforms on which to share them-thank you @PaulaToThePeople ! @ThreeGoodThings

#AmericanAuthor #ArchitectsInFiction #Architecture #BookCovers #BookCoverDesign #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #Climate #CliFi #ClimateFiction #DesiAuthor #Ecofiction #FrackingFiction #IndieAuthor #IndiePublisher #InfrastructureFiction #MarijuanaFiction #Solutions #SolutionsFiction #SolutionsJournalism #ThreeGoodThings #VisionaryFiction

So excited to share the new book covers for my ecofiction trilogy! These were designed by Canadian artist and graphic designer Laurie Landry, who artfully incorporated my paintings. I worked on the trilogy for 15 years and the paintings (part of a series of 27 large panels) for 5 years...

The first two novels, The Erenwine Agenda: A Hydraulic Fracturing Love Story, and Otter Coast: A Medical Marijuana Mystery, were previously published and will be reprinted with the new covers. Rail: A High Speed Adventure, will be published for the first time in a few weeks.

What connects fracking, marijuana and infrastructure, you might ask? They are threaded together by the singular journey of the protagonist, Amalia Sengupta Erenwine, who begins as an intern working in architecture, then pursues her licensing exams, and finally, works as a registered architect. Her visionary states lead her across regions, countries and continents, culminating in the final novel, Rail. Though a trilogy, these can be read (and people are currently reading) standalone, not in order. I'll share more with next steps and notes from the studio.

For now: three good things, in Mastodon style: 1. inspired ideas 2. great collaborators 3. easy platforms on which to share them-thank you @PaulaToThePeople ! @ThreeGoodThings

#AmericanAuthor #ArchitectsInFiction #Architecture #BookCovers #BookCoverDesign #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #Climate #CliFi #ClimateFiction #DesiAuthor #Ecofiction #FrackingFiction #IndieAuthor #IndiePublisher #InfrastructureFiction #MarijuanaFiction #Solutions #SolutionsFiction #SolutionsJournalism #ThreeGoodThings #VisionaryFiction

A very special episode of Alberta Unbound for you! This year marked the 20th anniversary of the University of Alberta’s Kreisel Lecture, named for the great Edmonton author and academic, Henry Kreisel. Normally, CBC Radio’s flagship doc program IDEAS broadcasts the annual literary lecture. But this year, IDEAS opted not to do so - which means WE have the honouring of sharing the podcast with you. .

This year’s special anniversary lecture featured three remarkable authors - Richard Van Camp, Shani Mootoo and Lise Gaboury-Diallo. Today, we’ve dropped the first episode, featuring a lovely talk by Richard, an Edmonton-based Dene novelist and essayist. But the whole thing kicks off with my own appreciation of Henry Kreisel, a mentor whom I adored. A very special pre-Canada Day treat for you all. #AlbertaUnbound #yeg #Edmonton #ualberta #canlit

A very special episode of Alberta Unbound for you! This year marked the 20th anniversary of the University of Alberta’s Kreisel Lecture, named for the great Edmonton author and academic, Henry Kreisel. Normally, CBC Radio’s flagship doc program IDEAS broadcasts the annual literary lecture. But this year, IDEAS opted not to do so - which means WE have the honouring of sharing the podcast with you. .

This year’s special anniversary lecture featured three remarkable authors - Richard Van Camp, Shani Mootoo and Lise Gaboury-Diallo. Today, we’ve dropped the first episode, featuring a lovely talk by Richard, an Edmonton-based Dene novelist and essayist. But the whole thing kicks off with my own appreciation of Henry Kreisel, a mentor whom I adored. A very special pre-Canada Day treat for you all. #AlbertaUnbound #yeg #Edmonton #ualberta #canlit

Several of my poems have just dropped at The Temz Review. https://www.thetemzreview.com/powell-poetry-35.html

and one story, too: a stoner horror-comedy.

https://www.thetemzreview.com/powell-prose-35.html

#Bookstodon #CanLit #poetry #Stoner #HorrorComedy #ShortStory

Several of my poems have just dropped at The Temz Review. https://www.thetemzreview.com/powell-poetry-35.html

and one story, too: a stoner horror-comedy.

https://www.thetemzreview.com/powell-prose-35.html

#Bookstodon #CanLit #poetry #Stoner #HorrorComedy #ShortStory

The Wolf That Wasn't

Farley Mowat's 1963 book 'Never Cry Wolf' changed public perception of wolves, portraying them as complex social animals, not just killers. The book remains controversial. While Mowat insisted it was non-fiction, critics have long alleged that he fabricated key events. The debate over its factual accuracy highlights the blurred line between narrative non-fiction and storytelling. #Canada #FarleyMowat #CanLit #Conservation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

The Wolf That Wasn't

Farley Mowat's 1963 book 'Never Cry Wolf' changed public perception of wolves, portraying them as complex social animals, not just killers. The book remains controversial. While Mowat insisted it was non-fiction, critics have long alleged that he fabricated key events. The debate over its factual accuracy highlights the blurred line between narrative non-fiction and storytelling. #Canada #FarleyMowat #CanLit #Conservation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

@ericmacknight
*The Quill* is a very longstanding short story magazine in Canada.

https://www.thequill.ca

#Literature #CanLit #Canada

@ericmacknight
*The Quill* is a very longstanding short story magazine in Canada.

https://www.thequill.ca

#Literature #CanLit #Canada

5 days remaining. Deadline is June 30
Alberta writers, send us your stories!
albertaviews.ca/short-story-...

#WritingContest #Fiction #ShortStory #Booksky #WriteSky #FictionContest #LiteraryContest #Alberta #Magazine #Contest #Alberta #CanLit

5 days remaining. Deadline is June 30
Alberta writers, send us your stories!
albertaviews.ca/short-story-...

#WritingContest #Fiction #ShortStory #Booksky #WriteSky #FictionContest #LiteraryContest #Alberta #Magazine #Contest #Alberta #CanLit

ICYMI: we sent out a rare newsletter the other day. T. K. Rex's THE WILDCRAFT DRONES is out in the world, with some amazing buzz + books on Netgalley and upcoming events. If you're in Toronto, check out our Pride bookfair this weekend!
https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/2026/06/26/stelliform-summer-june-newsletter/

#Toronto #TorontoEvents #Bookfair #BooksandBrews #Brewerybookfair #CanadianPublishers #CanadianAuthors #CanLit #SmallPress #IndiePress #SmallBusiness #Bookstodon

ICYMI: we sent out a rare newsletter the other day. T. K. Rex's THE WILDCRAFT DRONES is out in the world, with some amazing buzz + books on Netgalley and upcoming events. If you're in Toronto, check out our Pride bookfair this weekend!
https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/2026/06/26/stelliform-summer-june-newsletter/

#Toronto #TorontoEvents #Bookfair #BooksandBrews #Brewerybookfair #CanadianPublishers #CanadianAuthors #CanLit #SmallPress #IndiePress #SmallBusiness #Bookstodon

ICYMI: we sent out a rare newsletter the other day. T. K. Rex's THE WILDCRAFT DRONES is out in the world, with some amazing buzz + books on Netgalley and upcoming events. If you're in Toronto, check out our Pride bookfair this weekend!
https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/2026/06/26/stelliform-summer-june-newsletter/

#Toronto #TorontoEvents #Bookfair #BooksandBrews #Brewerybookfair #CanadianPublishers #CanadianAuthors #CanLit #SmallPress #IndiePress #SmallBusiness #Bookstodon

ICYMI: we sent out a rare newsletter the other day. T. K. Rex's THE WILDCRAFT DRONES is out in the world, with some amazing buzz + books on Netgalley and upcoming events. If you're in Toronto, check out our Pride bookfair this weekend!
https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/2026/06/26/stelliform-summer-june-newsletter/

#Toronto #TorontoEvents #Bookfair #BooksandBrews #Brewerybookfair #CanadianPublishers #CanadianAuthors #CanLit #SmallPress #IndiePress #SmallBusiness #Bookstodon

It's been 2 years since released! It's still 5-star!

It's available to order in most bookstores globally! I have had sales in 12 countries on 5 continents!

The story is based in the Canadian Rockies, near where I live.

story.adamwebster.ca

#Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #ContemporaryFantasy #ParanormalFantasy #Supernatural #FantasyBooks #Werewolf #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #CanadianFiction #RockyMountains

It's been 2 years since released! It's still 5-star!

It's available to order in most bookstores globally! I have had sales in 12 countries on 5 continents!

The story is based in the Canadian Rockies, near where I live.

story.adamwebster.ca

#Bookstodon #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #IndieBooks #ContemporaryFantasy #ParanormalFantasy #Supernatural #FantasyBooks #Werewolf #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #CanadianFiction #RockyMountains

I didn't think it was coming out until next month, but my story Thumbing to Sugar Daddy Oberon has been published in Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy volume 5.

https://amzn.to/3QuiI6c
#Bookstodon #faeries #anthology #CanLit #SpeculativeFiction

I didn't think it was coming out until next month, but my story Thumbing to Sugar Daddy Oberon has been published in Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy volume 5.

https://amzn.to/3QuiI6c
#Bookstodon #faeries #anthology #CanLit #SpeculativeFiction

The Wolf That Wasn't

Farley Mowat's 1963 book 'Never Cry Wolf' changed public perception of wolves, portraying them as complex social animals, not just killers. The book remains controversial. While Mowat insisted it was non-fiction, critics have long alleged that he fabricated key events. The debate over its factual accuracy highlights the blurred line between narrative non-fiction and storytelling. #Canada #FarleyMowat #CanLit #Conservation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

The Wolf That Wasn't

Farley Mowat's 1963 book 'Never Cry Wolf' changed public perception of wolves, portraying them as complex social animals, not just killers. The book remains controversial. While Mowat insisted it was non-fiction, critics have long alleged that he fabricated key events. The debate over its factual accuracy highlights the blurred line between narrative non-fiction and storytelling. #Canada #FarleyMowat #CanLit #Conservation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Cry_Wolf

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

Hello #Bookstodon #ReadingCommunity! Fiction Fest is coming this summer and we have an AWESOME schedule of 36 different author readings and panel discussions that anyone with an Internet connection can attend for FREE! Check out our event page and register for whichever ones you're interested in at:

➡️ https://fictionfest.ca/events/

The event runs from June 21st to July 4th with multiple live sessions each day, and each of which feature 3 to 5 #Canadian authors. (But you don't have to be Canadian to attend any of the sessions, you just need an Internet connection! Everyone is welcome!)

We've got all your favourite fiction genres, covered, too: #fantasy, #horror, #scifi, #romance, #mystery and more.

I have personally been pouring all my non-day-job hours into putting this book fest together and doing everything I can to ensure it runs smoothly, so it would mean the world to me if you attended some of these sessions. You can also sign up for a general reminder email on the site's homepage and I'll let you know when Fiction Fest starts so you don't forget to check out our amazing showcase and author gallery!

#reading #books #FictionFest #fiction #Canada #CanCon #CanLit #CanKidLit

Hello #Bookstodon #ReadingCommunity! Fiction Fest is coming this summer and we have an AWESOME schedule of 36 different author readings and panel discussions that anyone with an Internet connection can attend for FREE! Check out our event page and register for whichever ones you're interested in at:

➡️ https://fictionfest.ca/events/

The event runs from June 21st to July 4th with multiple live sessions each day, and each of which feature 3 to 5 #Canadian authors. (But you don't have to be Canadian to attend any of the sessions, you just need an Internet connection! Everyone is welcome!)

We've got all your favourite fiction genres, covered, too: #fantasy, #horror, #scifi, #romance, #mystery and more.

I have personally been pouring all my non-day-job hours into putting this book fest together and doing everything I can to ensure it runs smoothly, so it would mean the world to me if you attended some of these sessions. You can also sign up for a general reminder email on the site's homepage and I'll let you know when Fiction Fest starts so you don't forget to check out our amazing showcase and author gallery!

#reading #books #FictionFest #fiction #Canada #CanCon #CanLit #CanKidLit

2 … which is set in the wildness and violence of the borderlands between Canada and the US in the mid/late Nineteenth Century. #books #BookSky #CanLit

2 … which is set in the wildness and violence of the borderlands between Canada and the US in the mid/late Nineteenth Century. #books #BookSky #CanLit

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

Books and Brews, the Book Fair for Adults IS BACK!
May 23rd, 12–5pm, Collective Arts, 207 Burlington St E., Hamilton, ON - come see Little Ghosts Books, Aaron Millard Illustration, Stelliform Press, Wolsak & Wynn, Bookhug, and The City & City Books. Come out for great drinks and the best indie reads.

#HamOnt #HamiltonON #HamOntArts #HamOntEvents #BookFair #IndiePress #SmallPress #CanLit #CanadianPublishing #SpeculativeFiction #BookCulture #CraftBeer #OntarioEvents #StelliformPress

So, I did my very first author visit in a school this week, with a couple of classes that are doing my book, River of Crows, as a novel study. It was an evening event and I was the special mystery guest for a live recording of their class podcast (they hadn't been told that I would be there). Check out this segment, in which a bunch of sock puppets discuss my book. 😆

#reading #ottawa #OttCity #bookstodon #CanLit #CanKidLit

https://youtu.be/eiZyuXAP9eU?si=EmwbVd0BZfbS54dx&t=1591

So, I did my very first author visit in a school this week, with a couple of classes that are doing my book, River of Crows, as a novel study. It was an evening event and I was the special mystery guest for a live recording of their class podcast (they hadn't been told that I would be there). Check out this segment, in which a bunch of sock puppets discuss my book. 😆

#reading #ottawa #OttCity #bookstodon #CanLit #CanKidLit

https://youtu.be/eiZyuXAP9eU?si=EmwbVd0BZfbS54dx&t=1591

A Novelist's Alter Ego

Robertson Davies, a key figure in Canadian literature, was known for novels like 'Fifth Business.' Less known is his work's connection to Jungian psychology, exploring archetypes & the subconscious. His famous public persona, with its flowing beard and grand style, was said to mirror the wise 'magus' characters found in his fiction, blurring the line between the author & his creation. #Canada #RobertsonDavies #CanLit #Jung

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Davies

Pluralistic: Lee Lai's "Cannon" (08 May 2026)

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/08/gung-gung/