Turnstone Press

Turnstone Press Turnstone Press, located in the heart of the Exchange District in Winnipeg, publishes poetry, fictio

Founded in a Winnipeg pub in 1976 to publish chapbooks by Manitoba poets, Turnstone Press has become one of the most highly regarded book publishers in western Canada, publishing not only poetry but also fiction, literary criticism and non-fiction. In 1998 Turnstone Press launched Ravenstone Books, an imprint dedicated to mysteries, thrillers, and noir fiction. Turnstone Press is committed to our

literary and cultural role in Manitoba and Canada and our mandate reflects this. We publish only Canadian authors or landed immigrants, we strive to publish a significant number of new writers, to publish in a variety of genres, and to publish 50 per cent Manitoba writers and/or books with Manitoba content. At Turnstone Press we pride ourselves on taking chances with new writers and we've had our share of successes doing so. Turnstone Press has launched the careers of many Canadian writers, including, Di Brandt, John Gould, Lawerence Hill, Sylvia Legris, Margaret Sweatman, Armin Wiebe. Our books and authors have won or been nominated for Governor General's Literary Awards, the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, The Giller Prize, the Leacock Prize, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, The Lambda Awards, The Rogers Trust Prize, The Relit Awards, and numerous regional awards. Despite the risk inherent in publishing new Canadian literary writing, Turnstone Press remains committed to pursuing and promoting new, thought-provoking authors and books. Canadian writing has never been more exciting, and Turnstone Press is proud to have been a part of its history and keenly looks forward to the future.

12/17/2025

Celebrating Wednesday with an unboxing pic of M.S. Berry's BEHIND THE DOOR!

Our last Season’s Readings suggestions for 2025 Friends! Today Non-fiction!From now until December 31 you can enjoy a ho...
12/15/2025

Our last Season’s Readings suggestions for 2025 Friends!

Today Non-fiction!

From now until December 31 you can enjoy a holiday discount of 30% off site wide with code HolidayReads25. (Yes, even new releases!)

Note: Due to ongoing labour disruptions with Canada Post orders placed after December 15 may not arrive before December 25.
You can see the whole list from poetry to mystery and everything in between on our website at these coordinates:

https://turnstonepress.com/






Now this looks like fun . . .
12/11/2025

Now this looks like fun . . .

Next Thursday Edmonton Friends! Janice MacDonald (WEXFORD CAROLE), Gail Sidonie Šobat, and Carissa Halton join together with Timothy Anderson and musical guests for an evening of readings and song! Audreys Books Ltd. will be on hand to handle any last-minute holiday book purchases you might wish to make!



Janice MacDonald Books

12/10/2025

And now to roll out TSR reviewer 's 2025 top book picks:

Terminal Solstice, by : This "light sci-fi, apocalyptic novel" explores the impact of a 2008 time freeze in a Toronto-like city on three characters who are "well-developed and engaging, and readers will be invested in the outcome of their stories." Compelling and interesting, and including time shifts, "the plot moves quickly." Turnstone Press https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/terminal-solstice-by-sean-minogue

The Fun Times Brigade, by : "Amy is struggling with the demands of new motherhood. ...As a children’s entertainer, she’s never considered the lives of the parents of her target audience. Amy’s story is interwoven with flashback chapters that give the background of how she entered her career." She forms a band with two folk music artists and so begins the Fun Times Brigade. An "enjoyable read... fresh and different." Bookhug Press https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-fun-times-brigade-by-lindsay-zier-vogel

The Immortal Woman, by Su Chang: Spanning generations of a Shanghai-based family, the novel "explores the damaging consequences, and tragic outcomes of communist governmental control for one family and ...the choices people make to survive. Lemei is a high school student who reluctantly becomes a Red Guard despite her strong reservations." Daughter Lin "goes to the US for university, intending to become a true Westerner," only to discover "the reality of the American dream, and how much of an illusion it is." House of Anansi Press Su Chang https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-immortal-woman-by-su-chang

Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.Today ...
12/10/2025

Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.

Today Fiction Book Club Favourites!

From now until December 31 you can enjoy a holiday discount of 30% off site wide with code HolidayReads25. (Yes, even new releases!)

Note: Due to ongoing labour disruptions with Canada Post orders placed after December 15 may not arrive before December 25.

You can see the whole list from poetry to mystery and everything in between on our website at these coordinates:

https://turnstonepress.com/







Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.Today ...
12/10/2025

Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.

Today SciFi and SpecFic!

From now until December 31 you can enjoy a holiday discount of 30% off site wide with code HolidayReads25. (Yes, even new releases!)

Note: Due to ongoing labour disruptions with Canada Post orders placed after December 15 may not arrive before December 25.

You can see the whole list from poetry to mystery and everything in between on our website at these coordinates:

https://turnstonepress.com/










Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.Today ...
12/08/2025

Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.

Today Mysteries & Thrillers & Crime!

From now until December 31 you can enjoy a holiday discount of 30% off site wide with code HolidayReads25. (Yes, even new releases!)

Note: Due to ongoing labour disruptions with Canada Post orders placed after December 15 may not arrive before December 25.

You can see the whole list from poetry to mystery and everything in between on our website at these coordinates:

https://turnstonepress.com/






It’s that time of year again. Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season...
12/07/2025

It’s that time of year again. Season’s Readings Friends! Sharing a few highlights from our catalogue for our 2025 Season’s Readings Suggestions.

Today poetry!

From now until December 31 you can enjoy a holiday discount of 30% off site wide with code HolidayReads25. (Yes, even new releases!)

Note: Due to ongoing labour disruptions with Canada Post orders placed after December 15 may not arrive before December 25.

You can see the whole list from poetry to mystery and everything in between on our website at these coordinates:
https://turnstonepress.com/




Delighted to see Alice Major (KNIFE ON SNOW) back on Edmonton's Bestseller's list!
12/05/2025

Delighted to see Alice Major (KNIFE ON SNOW) back on Edmonton's Bestseller's list!

Edmonton’s Bestselling Books for the week ending November 30, 2025! Audreys Books Ltd. NeWest Press Frontenac House

12/05/2025

Tune in for a magical poetry reading from Kim Fahner who shares "Sea Road Visitation, August 13, 2022" from her collection THE POLLINATION FIELD (Turnstone Press). The poem carries us to the ocean’s edge, where its creatures come alive.

https://alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-kim-fahner-the-pollination-field

What a great line-up for this year's Cozy Fest with All Lit Up! Can't wait to spend time with the authors part of this y...
12/01/2025

What a great line-up for this year's Cozy Fest with All Lit Up! Can't wait to spend time with the authors part of this year's festival-- including our own Kim Fahner (THE POLLINATION FIELD)!

All Lit Up's Cozy Fest is here with 17 readings from some of our favourite Canadian authors. An all-virtual, on-demand literary festival, that you can tune ...

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