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Nice! Lisa de Nikolits, author of "The Rage Room", is featured in Beach Metro News! #FemLitCan #CanLit #SpeculativeFiction #DystopianFiction #FeministFiction #TimeTravel #TechnoThriller #books "Local author Lisa de Nikolits’ life is as fascinating as one of her award-winning novels https://www.inanna.ca/product/rage-room/

Hot off the press! Two new Inanna titles are now available. "Festival of All Souls" by Jean Eng Author/Artist [https://bit.ly/3p0MdKf] and "The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)" by Carol Rose GoldenEagle [https://bit.ly/350DAaE]. Order today! #FemLitCan #CanLit #DiverseReads #FeministPoetry #FeministFiction Jean Eng is an intrepid poet who captures arresting images, and distills the essence in crystalline form. Animal spirits, ancestral voices, and cultural motifs appear a...t will in Festival of All Souls, enervating the quotidian like the waves of Lake Ontario, and the joy of learning a new language. Carol Barbour, author of Infrangible Strong women united in friendship and solidarity are an unstoppable force. These characters will stay with you. This story is haunting in all the good ways. Katherena Vermette, author of The Break

TONIGHT! Ilona Martonfi, author of "Salt Bride", curates and reads at Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse, Prose & Song Thursday (with Barry Webster, Cora Sire, Kelly Norah Drukker, Brian Campbell, Tom Abray, Flavia Cosma, and Su J. Sokol), Argo Bookshop Online: 7:00-9:00pm! To register, email [email protected] for the Zoom link https://www.facebook.com/events/738874276934105

Listen! New #interview with Nina Munteanu Writer and Limnologist, and author of "A Diary in the Age of Water", with thanks to Joseph Planta and The Commentary! #FemLitCan #CanLit #EcoFiction #CliFi #SpeculativeFiction #ClimateFiction #Water #books http://thecommentary.ca/ontheline/1864-nina-munteanu/

Ursula Pflug reads from her new short story collection, Seeds and Other Stories. Ursula Pflug’s stories are the kind you want to carry around with you for those days when it feels like you’re living in a strange and incomprehensible world; her stories will make you feel less alone. They are wondrous and unique little creatures that desire nothing more than to play fetch with your weirdest dreams. They are wild inventions built of words and sentences that dig into your psyche and send back reports about all you never knew of the world. They are sly and joyous, scary and entrancing, profound, unsettling, amusing, and utterlyperfectly!unique. Matthew Cheney, Hudson Prize winning author of Blood: Stories

Save the date! Thursday, November 12! Register today! Inanna Fall Book Launch No. 2: Join us for a virtual evening of readings and revelry featuring #authors Jean Eng Author/Artist ("Festival of All Souls"), Candice James - Poet Laureate Emerita ("The Path of Loneliness"), and Gianna Patriarca ("To The Men Who Write Goodbye Letters"). Books discounted for event, Author Q & A & more: 5:00-6:15pm. #FemLitCan #CanLit #CanWomenInLit #books Register: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/inanna-booklaunch-fall2/register

Have you signed up for #Fanship? Discover great new books, support writers, and be rewarded for making reading recommendations to your friends. In honour of the launch of Lisa de Nikolits's new novel, "The Rage Room", Fanship is offering a 500-reward-point welcome bonus to get you on your way to your next great literary discovery. Join Fanship at the link and enter Promo Code RAGE after creating a password. Promo valid until November 8! #FemLitCan #CanLit #SpeculativeFiction... #TechnoThriller #DystopianFiction #FeministFiction #CanWomenInLit #ebooks Need more help deciding what to read next? Check out Lisa's hand-picked recommendations on #Fanship all this week: https://fanship.fan/

Fun! 'An Interview with Burlesque Sensation Wanda Wiggles!' (from Heather Babcock, Author's "Filthy Sugar"). Check out the full "interview" at the link c/o Heather's blog 'Meet Me at the Soda Fountain' (The bee's knees of #1920s and #1930s film and pop culture)! #burlesque #FeministFiction #WorkingClassHistory #books 'Brazen and busty, Wanda Wiggles, the star of Filthy Sugar, has taken the burlesque world by a storm! She’s been described by the Underwood bangers as both a v...oluptuous dream sweeter than a whipped cream strawberry sundae and a Vengeful Vamp. Here at the Soda Fountain, we thought it was high time to sit down with the rebellious redhead herself. So we put on our best negligee, broke out the rotary dial telephone and gave Ms. Wiggles a call on the horn. Join us below as we discuss everything from burlesque to brassieres and bathtub gin with the infamous hoofer!' https://meetmeatthesodafountain.home.blog//an-interview-w/

Fantastic new review of "Filthy Sugar" by Heather Babcock, Author, with thanks to Bonnie DeMoss and Historical Novel Society! Full review at the link! #FemLitCan #CanLit #FeministFiction #HistoricalFiction #WorkingClassHistory #Burlesque #books 'This is an extremely sensual work of art with very mature themes exquisitely written by Heather Babcock. The characters are real and raw. Wanda’s loves and losses are palpable and so clearly mirrored in the choices she makes. Babcock’s writing skill is evident, and the way she uses ordinary objects, such as a billboard or a bottle of milk, to express extreme emotions or the desperation of the time is very effective.' https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/filthy-sugar/

Reminder! Thursday, October 22! Register today! Inanna Fall Book Launch No. 1: Join us for a virtual evening of readings and revelry featuring #authors #IngridBetz ("The Borrowman Cell"), #BarbaraMillerBiles ("Dear Hearts"), #CarolMalyon ("Underneath the Water with the Fish"), #JanRehner ("The House of Izieu"), and #ThelmaWheatley ("Tamarind Sky"). Books discounted for event, Author Q & A & more: 5:00-6:30pm. #FemLitCan #CanLit #CanWomenInLit #books Register: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/inanna-booklaunch-fall1/register

Gianna Patriarca reads from her new poetry book, "To the Men Who Write Goodbye Letters." To The Men Who Write Goodbye Letters is the work of an artist at the top of her game. In this elegantly crafted collection of poems, Patriarca has tapped into one of poetry’s most magical powers, its ability to sweeten the tragic and make it palatable to the human heart. Even when the poet sings of suicide and death, there is gentle comfort in the lyrical flow of the voice and its loving attention to the simple and ordinary details surrounding even the most sorrowful events. Luciano Iacobelli, author of Book of Disorders and Dolor Midnight

Hot off the press! Order today! "The Borrowman Cell" by #IngridBetz! #FemLitCan #CanLit #CanWomenInLit #AnimalRights #AnimalActivism #AnimalProtection #thriller #capitalism #politics #books *Join us at the virtual launch of "The Borrowman Cell" on October 22 [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/inanna-booklaunch-fall1/register] They make an odd pair: Verena Vitek, a youthful refugee from Serbia, and John Borrowman, a London, Ontario zoologist moonlighting as an animal-rights activist.... He’s haunted by a recent trip to China during which he witnessed the barbaric practice of milking moon bears for their bile, an ingredient in a growing variety of commercial products. To stop a Chinese company from harvesting bears for their bile in Algonquin Park, he finds himself having to rely on Verena emotionally damaged, dysfunctional, but a crack shot with her AR-7 rifle. Others too, become involved; individuals with agendas of their own. The bears may be saved, but death and lives forever changed are part of the human price to be paid. 'Verena, a refugee from Serbia, has tasted blood and wants to kill again. This fast-moving story about a group of animal-rights advocates has all the ingredients of a thrillercorruption, conspiracy, murderbut it also raises profound questions about human relations and, as Verena’s mentor puts it, the human dilemma. How to right a wrong without doing more harm.' Erika Rummel, author of The Painting on Auerberg’s Wall and The Road to Gesualdo https://www.inanna.ca/product/the-borrowman-cell/

Amazing! Big thanks to The Minerva Reader (Lisa de Nikolits) for reviewing these four new Inanna fall titles! Full reviews at the link! Need more help deciding what to read next? Check out Lisa's hand-picked recommendations on #Fanship all this week: https://fanship.fan/ #FemLitCan #CanLit #CanWomenInLit #FeministFiction #FeministPoetry #books "The Path of Loneliness" by Candice James - Poet Laureate Emerita... 'Extraordinary and uplifting. I particularly loved the poems in Spirit.' "Dancing with Chairs in the Music House" by Caro Soles 'An absolute gem of a book. So beautifully written that one glides along with the prose.' "Dear Hearts" by Barbara Miller Biles 'Splendid, contemplative, poignant and wise, Dear Hearts is a dear read indeed. ' "Underneath the Water with the Fish" by #CarolMalyon 'Pithy, succinct, insightful, disturbing, thought-provoking and utterly hilarious!' https://theminervareader.com/

TONIGHT! #LisaBraxton ("The Talking Drum"), is a featured #author at Raising A Reader MA's virtual Gala Dinner with an Author! Online: 6:00pm. Register at the link! #FemLitCan #ReadBlackWomen #HistoricalFiction #1970s #gentrification #DiverseReads #ImmigrantCommunities #BlackCommunities #books 'With an insider’s eye for nuance, Lisa Braxton captures both the powerlessness and the resilience of communities threatened by urban development. At once tragic and hopeful, The Talki...ng Drum is a heartfelt exploration of the deep roots of gentrification, brimming with vitality and richly drawn characters.' Wil Medearis, author of Restoration Heights https://e.givesmart.com/events/ioY/

Reminder! Thursday, November 12! Register today! Inanna Fall Book Launch No. 2: Join us for a virtual evening of readings and revelry featuring #authors Jean Eng Author/Artist ("Festival of All Souls"), Candice James - Poet Laureate Emerita ("The Path of Loneliness"), and Gianna Patriarca ("To The Men Who Write Goodbye Letters"). Books discounted for event, Author Q & A & more: 5:00-6:15pm. #FemLitCan #CanLit #CanWomenInLit #books Register: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/inanna-booklaunch-fall2/register

Missed it? Listen to this excellent interview with Carol Rose GoldenEagle, #author of "The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)" on 650 CKOM Saskatchewan Afternoon with David Kirton! #FemLitCan #IndigenousLit #FeministFiction #CanLit #books https://www.ckom.com/saskatchewan-afternoon/

TONIGHT! Carol Rose GoldenEagle, author of "The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)", is a featured author @ BookFest Windsor // Festival du Livre Online: 7:00pm EST! Register at the link below. #FemLitCan #CanLit #IndigenousLit #IndigiLit #CanWomenInLit #DiverseReads #books BookFest Windsor 2020 'Strong women united in friendship and solidarity are an unstoppable force. These characters will stay with you. This story is haunting in all the good ways.' Katherena Vermette, author of The Break https://www.bookfestwindsor.com//bookfest-festival-du-liv/

Missed it? Terrific new review of "A Diary in the Age of Water" by Nina Munteanu Writer, with thanks to Anthony Avina! Full review at the link! #EcoFiction #ClimateFiction #Water #SpeculativeFiction #FeministFiction #books 'A must-read sci-fi and post-apocalyptic read with an eco-twist, author Nina Munteanu’s A Diary in the Age of Water is a hit. The beautiful way the author relates these characters to the audience along with numerous facts both historically and scientifically that readers were treated to make the story come alive in a way most aren’t able to accomplish. An eye-opening story for those who are still on the fence about climate change, this is the perfect fall read for both sci-fi readers and eco-interested readers alike. Be sure to grab your copy today!' https://authoranthonyavinablog.com//a-diary-in-the-age-of/

TOMORROW (October 15)! Merle Nudelman author of "The Seeker Ascends", is a guest speaker for Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation Sisterhood (Arizona): "Poetry: Feeding the Spirit in Unreal Times" Online @ 1:00pm. During turbulent, challenging times, poetry nourishes the soul and helps us find meaning in our experiences. Merle will read and explore recent poems inspired by the events of these last months. She will discuss the spiritual, creative process as well as how to make poetry... more accessible. Merle is the author of five published books of poetry including Borrowed Light (Guernica Editions, 2003) which won the 2004 Canadian Jewish Book Award for Poetry. Her fifth collection, The Seeker Ascends, was released in 2018 by Inanna Publications. Merle's poems have garnered prizes and have been published in literary journals, anthologies and magazines both in Canada and in the United States. Her essays on poetic inquiry appear in Canadian academic texts. Merle gives lectures on healing and growth through writing. Her sixth book of poems, Destiny's Bouquet is currently being considered for publication. https://www.inanna.ca/product/seeker-ascends/

Reminder! Writing a provocative #feminist novel, #poetry volume, or non-fiction work? Keep us in mind... check out our submission guidelines! #FemLitCan #CanLit #DiverseReads #CanWomeninLit #books Founded in 1978, Inanna Publications and Education Inc. is one of only a very few independent feminist presses remaining in Canada, and run exclusively by women. Our aim is to conserve a publishing space dedicated to feminist voices that provoke discussion, advance feminist thought, and speak to the diverse lives of women. https://www.inanna.ca/publish-us/

Author #BarbaraMillerBiles reads from her new book, "Dear Hearts". "Dear Hearts" is a collection of character-driven stories that are whimsical, sometimes magical, unsentimental yet poignant, and focus on the ways in which girls and women who were teenagers in the 1960s experienced the changing cultural values shaped by feminism.

TOMORROW NIGHT (October 15)! Don't miss "She, the River" - the film - produced and performed by Rayanne Haines Author of "Stained With the Colours of Sunday Morning" (with Anna Marie Sewell, Titilope, Pierrette Requier, Laurie MacFayden, Alice Major, Iman Mersal, Medgine Mathurin & Nisha Patel) Online: 7:00pm (MDT); 6:00pm (PST); 9:00pm (EST)! *This event is presented, with thanks to the Edmonton Heritage Council, the Edmonton Arts Council, the Writers Guild of Alberta, Glass... Bookshop and Lazy Kitten Productions. "She, the River" is a multicultural, multigenerational and multilingual poetry film, showcasing the voices of Edmonton’s celebrated female poets and storytellers. "She, the River" started as a theatre piece but due to COVID 19 was re-envisioned as a film featuring eight powerhouse Edmonton female poets of varying ages and cultural backgrounds. The film, through a form of braided poetry, explores the poets’ upbringing, identity stories, and family journeys. Together, they share stories of what it means to be here, in this place. What it means to be a woman in this city. Says Rayanne Haines, Producer and Poet, By entwining our journeys together in film, we invite you to embrace the story of our diverse histories and complexities as women. https://www.facebook.com/events/263085854735648

"Dear Hearts" by #BarbaraMillerBiles is #1 on the Calgary Herald's Bestsellers list FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW! #FemLitCan #CanLit #ShortFiction #ShortStories #FeministFiction #Calgary #CanWomenInLit #books Barbara Miller Biles 'In Dear Hearts, Barbara Miller Biles thoughtfully explores of the experiences of women and girls who grapple with love and finding their way in a world which is often confusing and unfair. Her stories contain multitudes of wisdom and whimsy, love a...nd regret, shot through with quiet humour and more than a few touches of magical realism. A delight.' Lori Hahnel, author of Vermin: Stories https://www.inanna.ca/product/dear-hearts/

TONIGHT! Book launch discussion for "Early Days, Early Dancers: Early Years of the National Ballet" edited by #JocelynTerellAllen. Online c/o DTRC / CRTD - Dancer Transition Resource Centre: 6:00-8:00pm! #FemLitCan #biography #ballet #NationalBallet #books The National Ballet of Canada. Special discount on books until midnight, October 14: 20% off with coupon code: earlydays20 order books here: https://www.inanna.ca/product/early-days-early-dancers/ Foreword by Karen Kain; A...fterword by Veronica Tennant. Early Days, Early Dancers documents the first decade of the National Ballet, focusing on the dancers of the 1950s, especially principal dancers Lois Smith, David Adams, Angela Leigh, Donald Mahler, and Celia Franca, herself a dancer and later the Company’s Artistic Director. With an enthusiastic foreword by Karen Kain, and a moving afterword by Veronica Tenant, the book includes pieces by twenty-two dancers, plus memorial tributes to dancers who have passed away. Contributions explore the dancer’s journey through St. Lawrence Hall, summer school, rehearsal, and life on tour, as well as life after a career in dance. Portraits includes comments by the dancers on such figures as Celia Franca, Betty Oliphant, and Kay Ambrose among others, and memorial tributes to those dance figures who have died are written by well-known writers contemporaries such as Michal Crabbe, John Fraser, Vanessa Harwood, and Veronica Tenant. These memories of the Company’s early dancers provide a unique impression of the origins of the National Ballet, and the history of dance in Canada, and highlight the way the present dances on the shoulders of those who have gone before. Jocelyn Terell Allen became a dancer with the National Ballet Company in 1956 at the age of sixteen. She danced for the first time, as a member of the corps de ballet, in the Carter-Baron Amphitheatre in Washington, DC., studied dance in New York and London as a member of the Company, and became a principal dancer in the fall of 1963. She danced for half her life and then a series of injuries forced her to have to adjust to life without dance. She enrolled in York University as a mature student and subsequently completed a Master’s degree in English at the University of Toronto. In later years, she was privileged to sit on the boards of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre, or DTRC, and Peggy Baker Dance Projects. She married Peter Allen, had three sons and now has six grandchildren. She continues to enjoy attending ballet, theatre and the arts, and she loves to write. https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails

Congratulations Maria and Ilona! Each won new Inanna #books in our monthly #newsletter #contest draw! Have you signed up for our newsletter yet? You should! Sign up at the link. #FemLitCan #CanLit https://www.inanna.ca/

Listen! "Blue Bear Woman" by #VirginiaPesemapeoBordeleau is now available as an #AudioBook! Order today from audiobook vendors everywhere! #FemLitCan #IndigiLit #Indigenous #CanLit #FamilyHistory #Cree #books https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/audiobook/blue-bear-woman-1

For our many #Writer friends! Just a few days left to enter! Deadline: October 15, 2020! The Puritan's Ninth Annual #ThomasMortonPrize . Fiction judged by Pasha Malla, Poetry by Robin Richardson 1st Prize: $1,000 Runner Up: $200 Entry Fee: $20... http://puritan-magazine.com/writing-contest/