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All Lit Up is an online bookstore and blog featuring books published by members of the Literary Press Group, an association of Canadian-owned literary publishers.

Poet Ben Ladouceur's debut novel I REMEMBER LIGHTS (Bookhug Press) begins in the summer of 1967 during Expo 67, explorin...
04/06/2025

Poet Ben Ladouceur's debut novel I REMEMBER LIGHTS (Bookhug Press) begins in the summer of 1967 during Expo 67, exploring the details of q***r life: tribulation and joy, exile and solidarity, cruelty and fortitude.

Today, Ben shares about the research behind his novel and how digging into the past and connecting with the people who carry it helped shape his novel into a vital reminder of q***r history.

alllitup.ca/under-the-cover-finding-forgotten-gay-histories-in-ben-ladouceurs-i-remember-lights/

"From age 19 to 32, I worked the casinos in Alberta and British Columbia. I dealt blackjack, roulette and was one of the...
29/05/2025

"From age 19 to 32, I worked the casinos in Alberta and British Columbia. I dealt blackjack, roulette and was one of the first craps dealers in Alberta. I was also a pit boss and supervisor. This book is inspired by true-ish events from that time."

The wild-but-true stories of Lee Kvern's casino days inspired her latest novel, the literary thriller CATCH YOU ON THE FLIPSIDE (Great Plains Press). Read today's interview with Lee here: https://alllitup.ca/writers-block-lee-kvern/

In her book BENEATH DARK WATERS (Arsenal Pulp Press), journalist and author Eve Lazarus documents one of Canada’s most d...
28/05/2025

In her book BENEATH DARK WATERS (Arsenal Pulp Press), journalist and author Eve Lazarus documents one of Canada’s most devastating and overlooked maritime disasters: the sinking of the Empress of Ireland on May 28, 1914.

In our interview, Eve shares what drew her to the story, the painstaking process of uncovering overlooked histories, and how the tragedy shaped families and communities across Canada.

https://alllitup.ca/i-decided-to-focus-on-the-stories-of-the-canadian-survivors-an-interview-with-eve-lazarus

"For over a decade, I worked as the librarian in Petitcodiac, and spent more time there, awake, that I did in my own tow...
27/05/2025

"For over a decade, I worked as the librarian in Petitcodiac, and spent more time there, awake, that I did in my own town. I suppose, as a writer, I was bound to write something longer about the village and its many fires."

Danny Jacobs tells us about the real-life fires of Petitcodiac, NB, that inspired his novel THE IGNIS PSALTER (The Porcupine's Quill).

https://alllitup.ca/under-the-cover-a-poetics-of-place-in-danny-jacobss-the-ignis-psalter/

"I love the form’s attention to language. I love its ambiguity. I love its condensation. I love how the best stories are...
23/05/2025

"I love the form’s attention to language. I love its ambiguity. I love its condensation. I love how the best stories are constructed to feel inevitable."

Mikka Jacobsen joins our Short Story Month series to talk short fiction and her debut collection GOOD VICTORY (Freehand Books), which captures the surreal and absurd experience of coming of age in the twenty-first century.

https://alllitup.ca/the-short-of-it-mikka-jacobsen-good-victory

"I was too shy to contemplate becoming an actress, but it’s the only other profession that would have satisfied my need ...
22/05/2025

"I was too shy to contemplate becoming an actress, but it’s the only other profession that would have satisfied my need to imagine having more than one life, more than just one destiny."

Irena Karafilly answers our questionnaire on the characters she'd most like to meet, her (tough but fair) advice to new writers, and her latest book, TUNES FOR DANCING BEARS (Livres Baraka Inc.).

https://alllitup.ca/writers-block-irena-karafilly/

"I felt heart-struck, and so curious. Who was this woman? How did she come to be a notorious cattle rustler in 1920’s Sa...
21/05/2025

"I felt heart-struck, and so curious. Who was this woman? How did she come to be a notorious cattle rustler in 1920’s Saskatchewan, and how did she meet her end with it all?"

We interview writer Natalie Appleton about her debut novel, the poetic literary western I WANT TO DIE IN MY BOOTS (TouchWood Editions), which focuses on the (real!) life of the cattle rustler Belle Jane.

https://alllitup.ca/i-think-she-made-my-job-a-lot-easier-an-interview-with-natalie-appleton/

"Art is nothing if not a supreme act of validation, of one’s thoughts and the totality of one’s life."Today, Saad Omar K...
20/05/2025

"Art is nothing if not a supreme act of validation, of one’s thoughts and the totality of one’s life."

Today, Saad Omar Khan talks to us about writing his novel DRINKING THE OCEAN (Wolsak & Wynn Publishing Ltd), a story of connections lost and found and of the many kinds of love that shape a life, whether familial, romantic or spiritual.

https://alllitup.ca/under-the-cover-saad-omar-khans-drinking-the-ocean

"One of the most exciting things about writing is that both the process and result is so unpredictable and changeable. (...
16/05/2025

"One of the most exciting things about writing is that both the process and result is so unpredictable and changeable. (You know, like making spaghetti.)"

For our Short Story Month series , Gary Barwin discusses his favourite short story writers, writing everywhere, and his new collection SCANDAL AT THE ALPHORN FACTORY (Assembly Press).

https://alllitup.ca/the-short-of-it-gary-barwin-scandal-at-the-alphorn-factory/

SPEECH DRIES HERE ON THE TONGUE (The Porcupine's Quill) is an anthology of poetry by Canadian authors exploring the rela...
15/05/2025

SPEECH DRIES HERE ON THE TONGUE (The Porcupine's Quill) is an anthology of poetry by Canadian authors exploring the relationship between environmental collapse and mental health. Edited by Hollay Ghadery, Rasiqra Revulva, and Amanda Shankland, the collection includes poetry from over 20 exciting and celebrated poets.

Read two poems from the book here: alllitup.ca/two-poems-speech-dries-here-on-the-tongue

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All Lit Up is an online bookstore and blog featuring books published by members of the Literary Press Group, an association of Canadian-owned literary publishers.