The Bumblepuppy Press

12/19/2024

Canada's mail lockout is over, so we can once again send books to folks outside of Ottawa. Even better, Canada's desperate federal government has declared a tax holiday: there will be no VAT until February 15. And better than that? All our books - paper and electronic - are on sale (but only until January 5th)!

If you're looking for a last-minute stocking-stuffer for the bookworm in your life (or even for yourself), you've come to the right place. And if you're in Ottawa, drop me a line before you buy and I should be able to deliver it to your (or someone else's) door.

www.bppress.ca/shop

06/22/2024

Après ça, la déluge – so, Ottawa folks come on out before Sunday’s storm and buy a book at the spring 24 Ottawa Small Press Book Fair to keep you cozy while it pours!

The Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road Ottawa, K0A 3M0!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/152426844824533

(If you’re not in town, visit https://www.bppress.ca/shop/ )

06/20/2024

Cascade writer Rachel A. Rosen and David L. Clink dropped the Episode 2 of the Wizards and Spaceships podcast this past Saturday. You can listen to "You Never Get a Second Chance to Make First Contact" at https://wizardsandspaceships.ca/2024/06/15/you-never-get-a-first-chance-to-make-first-contact/.

In this episode, we talk about meeting sentient extraterrestrials: The challenges of communication, what first contact stories say about our own Earthbound society, and why the aliens won't return our texts.

06/19/2024

Falling in Love with Oliver and Mortensen: A Meter Cute with Stevenson and Auclair

06/19/2024

Ottawa theatre lovers unite! This looks like a good play at the Fringe!

Our cast and crew have the day off today!

We are hoping to have full houses for our final three shows, and we’d love your help getting the word out there that BUYSEXUAL is worth seeing! We invite you to share a post or story on FB or IG about what you thought of the show - Tell us what you liked, what you loved, what made you laugh, and/or what made you continue the conversations after you left the theatre. Any and all thoughts will be appreciated! 🍆🙏🏼

(You can email us in secret, asking to remain anonymous, or post publicly on your socials accounts, tagging us and Ottawa Fringe if you can.)

06/19/2024

And ... another win for AI!

06/19/2024

Of Pride and Poetry

Another week, another post! (Please click the link below for all the details.)

• Our most recent release, Skipping Stones, is now available through most of your favourite online vendors in both paper and electronic editions, as well as directly from our shop;
• The Bumble Puppy Press celebrates Pride Month with a 25% discount on Cascade and Reprise. (I also talk about my own relationship with Pride);
• For Ottawa folks, we have a table at the upcoming Ottawa Small Press Book Fair on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Tom Brown Arena between noon and 5:00 PM;
• And a reminder about the Skipping Stones virtual book launch on June 26!

(Now click this link! https://bppress.ca/from-the-bumblepuppys-nest-002/)

06/11/2024

More BumblePuppy news: Booklaunches and podcasts, oh my!

https://bppress.ca/bumblepuppys-nest-001/

06/10/2024

Online Launch: Skipping Stones

As early sales trickle in, and as I work to set up in-person events, Skipping Stones authors Marie-Andrée Auclair and Adrienne Stevenson, Writer will be hosting a virtual launch of this wonderful collaboration in verse on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, between 7:00 and 8:00 PM (eastern time).

The event will feature a poetry reading followed by an interview with the authors. The event is free, but registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/chapbook-launch-skipping-stones-tickets-914917481817/.

If you can't make it, the book itself is available directly from the publisher via https://bppress.ca/shop, or from your favourite online vendor via https://books2read.com/skipping-stones.

Skipping Stones is a poetry collaboration between two Ottawa poets, Adrienne Stevenson and Marie-Andree Auclair.

05/28/2024

May 28, 2024 - It seems like it took forever, but in truth it's only been three quarters of a year or so.

Our first book (or chapbook, if you prefer) of poetry is now officially out and about in the world.

Skipping Stones, by Adrienne Stevenson, Writer and Marie-Andrée Auclair, is a singular collaboration, a cycle of poems that finds the magic at the heart of the everyday.

Order from:

• The publisher via www.bppress.ca/shop
• Amazon via https://www.amazon.ca/Skipping-Stones-Adrienne-Stevenson/dp/1738759849
• Your favourite online vendor via: https://books2read.com/skipping-stones

05/21/2024

On beyond Amazon ... the ebook is now available for pre-order outside of the Big A. Find it at your favourite digital store! https://books2read.com/skipping-stones

05/19/2024

I am thrilled to announce that Skipping Stones, our first book of poetry is now available for pre-order!

https://bppress.ca/pre-order-skipping-stones/