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An independent Canadian publisher based in BC • Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry • Dagger Editions is our imprint for queer women-identifying writers.

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Looking for a Valentine dinner suggestion? Try this Cheese Souffle from "Spicing Up the Cariboo" at canadiancookbooks.ca/cheese-souff... @caitlinpress.bsky.social

12.02.2026 13:25 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Jessica Poon reviews Is This an Illness or an Accident? by Daniela Elza Jessica Poon reviews Is This an Illness or an Accident?, by Daniela Elza (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press, 2025) $24 / 9781773861630

"Is This an Accident or an Illness? is a deep-hearted memoir full of uncomfortable reflections and questions...Best read under a tree, if you can." Read Jessica Poon's review of @danielaelza.bsky.social's debut prose collection on BC Review at thebcreview.ca/2026/02/10/2... #memoir #bcreview

10.02.2026 21:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Palma’s Picks: A look at identity and who we are | Watch News Videos Online Watch Palma’s Picks: A look at identity and who we are Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

@nicolebreit.bsky.social and Claire Sicherman were interviewed on Palma's Picks on @globalnews.ca by Jennifer Palma. Watch here: globalnews.ca/video/116584...

09.02.2026 20:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ron Verzuh reviews War Resisters: Standing Against the Vietnam War by Ron Verzuh reviews War Resisters: Standing Against the Vietnam War, by Joline Martin (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press, 2025) $26 / 9781773861685

"In this intimate account, Comox Valley writer Joline Martin uniquely focuses on the draft resisters who came to Vancouver Island and became Canadians." Read more at thebcreview.ca/2026/01/29/2... #warresisters

02.02.2026 20:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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25 B.C. Books to Read in the Bathtub - BC Living Sit back and soak with one of these books in hand on February 9 for Read in the Bathtub Day

Bloom by @nicolebreit.bsky.social and Claire Sicherman are featured in bcliving.ca/entertainmen...!

02.02.2026 20:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anna Byrne's The Last Caravan offers a new paradigm for deathcare by returning it to the hands of the community. Get your copy at caitlinpress.com/Books/T/The-... or anywhere books are sold!
#coverreveal #MAID #community

28.01.2026 20:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is how the trilogy ends—.not by fire but by ice. Pre-order now

23.01.2026 05:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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In The Fifth Season, award-winning journalist, essayist and poet Cori Howard explores the seasons of a woman’s life, from marriage and motherhood to divorce, what she aptly names “disaster dating” and reinvention. Pre-order your copy now at caitlinpress.com/Books/T/The-...

21.01.2026 21:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sure, you hear "The conclusion of the epic trilogy..." frequently enough, but how often does that sentence finish "... of poetry anthologies!"

Don't miss out!

20.01.2026 22:14 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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In Sublime, celebrated poets from across North America consider the beauty, fragility and decline of ice. They ask: what will be released as the planet’s ice melts? And how will this reshape the planet we call home? Pre-order now at caitlinpress.com/Books/S/Subl... @yvonneblomerwrites.bsky.social

20.01.2026 22:08 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
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Congratulations to Garry Gottfriedson for winning the @rclas.bsky.social 12th Annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry! As judge Cecily Nicholson noted, 'The Flesh of Ice...is grounded in ongoing contributions to Secwépemc language, sovereignty, and community.'

19.01.2026 17:54 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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We have more exciting news today, as Geoff Mynett was named a finalist in the 2026 Jeanne Clarke Publication Award for A Gentleman of Considerable Talent!
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Get your copy on our website or anywhere books are sold! #finalist #jeanneclarkeawards

16.01.2026 18:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A huge congratulations to Tina Biello for winning the AICW Bressani Literary Prize for Poetry! You can get your copy of the book at caitlinpress.com/Books/T/The-...

16.01.2026 18:07 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Brooke Lee reviews Compulsory Figures, by John Barton Brooke Lee reviews Compulsory Figures, by John Barton (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press, 2025) $20.00 / 9781773861661

“…a collection that is not only evocative and visceral but masterfully precise, honouring its namesake (a reference to the formerly common training routine of figure skaters to practice control, precision, and balance).” Read the complete review by Brooke Lee at thebcreview.ca/2025/10/16/2...

12.01.2026 18:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Beyond Blue, edited by @christinamyers.bsky.social and Oga Nwobosi, is now available as an ebook! It brings to light the hidden struggles of postpartum mental health in a compassionate and empowering collection that breaks the silence and fosters hope. Get your copy now wherever ebooks are sold!

09.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Sternwheelers and Canyon Cats Forbidding canyons, raging rapids and menacing rocks -- this was the daily challenge that faced whitewater men who worked the wild rivers and creeks to bring freight and supplies to northern BC in the...

a good one about the upper fraser, which perhaps @akurjata.ca knows, is this one by jack boudreau, published by @caitlinpress.bsky.social
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08.01.2026 22:56 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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the pre-publication page is up for my spring poetry title, edgeless (@caitlinpress.bsky.social), w generous blurbs by Michael Turner, @alinaetc.bsky.social, Stephen Cain, Kate Siklosi; we're using this artwork by my youngest, Aoife; im curious to see how it looks,
caitlinpress.com/Books/E/edge...

08.01.2026 18:25 — 👍 27    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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In a startling account as gripping as it is uncomfortable, bestselling BC author Geoff Mynett brings us to a breaking point in Canada’s fur trade. Pre-order your copy at caitlinpress.com/Books/T/The-..., Indigo, Amazon, or your local bookstore.

06.01.2026 20:46 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at Caitlin Press! Thank you all for your support over the past year. We appreciate every single book bought and event attended. Wishing you a warm and cozy season with a pile of your favourite books! 🎄🎁📚

19.12.2025 22:03 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Nothing is better than staying cozy inside with a stack of great books for the holidays in a comfy ugly sweater. 📚 👕

#UglySweaterDay @rmbooks.bsky.social @arsenalpulp.bsky.social @heritagehouse.bsky.social @caitlinpress.bsky.social @tradewindbooks.bsky.social @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social

19.12.2025 16:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Books by past CBC Literary Prizes winners and finalists that came out in 2025 | CBC Books Being a finalist for the CBC Literary Prizes can jump-start your literary career. Need proof? Here are some books that were published in 2025 written by former CBC Literary Prizes winners and finalist...

Exciting to see multiple Caitlin Press authors including @danielaelza.bsky.social, Christine Lowther, John Barton, and @joannastreetly.bsky.social on this list: www.cbc.ca/books/books-... The work of these award-winning authors is available on our website and anywhere books are sold!

18.12.2025 18:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sunrise Over Half-Built Houses is now available as an ebook! Erin Steele delivers an authentic, humble and ultimately inspiring story through love, addiction and learning to find peace in the darkest moments of longing. Get your copy now wherever ebooks are sold! #ebookrelease #canadianbookstagram

18.12.2025 18:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations Garry Gottfriedson on being named in the 2025 Longlist for the 12th Annual Fred Cogswell Award For Excellence In Poetry for his book, The Flesh of Ice. Thank you to the Royal CityLiterary Arts Society for this honour!

15.12.2025 17:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congratulations to @arsenalpulp.bsky.social, @caitlinpress.bsky.social, and @harbourpublishing.bsky.social! 💐

The following collections have been selected as part of CBC's best Canadian poetry of 2025. Check out the full article here: buff.ly/6AGsakT #bcbooks #poetry

11.12.2025 23:14 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A graphic with the text: "Now Reading on Cozy Fest: Jaik Josephson, Queer Country Crossroads; featuring the cover of the book and an inset photo of the author.

A graphic with the text: "Now Reading on Cozy Fest: Jaik Josephson, Queer Country Crossroads; featuring the cover of the book and an inset photo of the author.

Jaik Josephson reads “On Becoming a Country Mouse” from QUEER COUNTRY CROSSROADS (@caitlinpress.bsky.social), a collection of nonfiction & poetry by rural 2SLGBTQIA+ writers. For #ALUCozyFest Jaik shares a story about two city guys finding their way in rural Manitoba.

alllitup.ca/cozy-fest-ja...

11.12.2025 16:20 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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The best Canadian poetry of 2025 | CBC Books Check out our picks for the best Canadian poetry of the year!

Exciting news! John Barton's Compulsory Figures has been named in CBC's list of The best Canadian poetry of 2025: www.cbc.ca/books/thge-b... Get your copy on our website or anywhere books are sold! #canadianpoetry

10.12.2025 19:16 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks to @fishgottaswim.bsky.social for sharing this (happily) lovely review!

10.12.2025 03:26 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Our Top Fiction of 2025 · Blog Post · 49th Shelf The fiction that rocked the year that was. 

Have you checked out our top fiction of 2025? The only thing better than this wide-ranging list of excellent Canadian fiction is that every single title on it is up for giveaway!

49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/12... @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @nimbuspub.bsky.social #CanLit

10.12.2025 16:12 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Finding publishers like these is now easier than ever, thanks to the Certified Canadian Publisher seal. On our website, users can now easily identify if a book has been produced by a Canadian-owned publisher. Just look for the seal! #BuyCanadian #MadeInCanada #CanLit

09.12.2025 15:39 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 1
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Steven Ross Smith reviews All of Us Hidden, by Joanna Streetly Steven Ross Smith reviews All of Us Hidden, by Joanna Streetly (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press: 2025) $20.00 / 9781773861722

"Joanna Streetly's verse shows a strong understanding of poetic craft. Her tales are personal, observant, moving, and expansive." Read Steven Ross Smith's review of All of Us Hidden by @joannastreetly.bsky.social at thebcreview.ca/2025/12/09/2...

09.12.2025 17:48 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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