Radical Bookshop and Press

06/12/2025

No big deal… just the number one selling book in Calgary this week 🔥🔥🔥

Get your copy of They’re All Named Poppy at or check out for Lareina Abbot’s title Pchit/Emerse cuz she just won a Writers Guild Award (like… do we know brilliant authors or what?)

Shop local in YYC or order online directly from radicalbookshop.com and we’ll add in some little surprises with your order.

06/05/2025

Two Rad authors hit the stage tonight with the launch of They’re All Named Poppy and Desert Artesmia at Owl’s Nest in YYC.

If you want to read the work of Sarah Pratt and Lareina Abbott then hit up our store https://www.radicalbookshop.com/ or visit the if you’re in Calgary!

06/02/2025

Join us on June 4th for the release of They're All Named Poppy!

Join Prairie Soul Press and The Seventh Terrace for the double super fabulous launch of Desert Artemisia: Badlands Bits & Bones and They're all Named Poppy, a novel by Sarah Pratt.

06/02/2025

Join us for this awesome co-launch of Sarah's new novella They're All Named Poppy

Join Prairie Soul Press and The Seventh Terrace for the double super fabulous launch of Desert Artemisia: Badlands Bits & Bones and They're all Named Poppy, a novel by Sarah Pratt.

05/15/2025

Get your tickets to the launch of They’re All Named Poppy by Sarah Pratt on June 4 at 7 pm! Tickets are available on Eventbrite! Link in bio :)

05/01/2025

You can now find The Strange Adventures of Jupiter Black on Kobo

04/26/2025

We’re excited to reveal something strange 👀

Launching on May 1.

We are releasing our first novel as an ebook on our website and kindle.

What if your powers were stolen before you knew they existed? Power is in her blood. Danger is at her door. And the adventure is just beginning.

04/16/2025

Have you joined our newsletter yet? We’ve got some amazing things lined up this year!

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04/10/2025

Bring ‘em out! We are getting pretty excited to launch two upcoming titles this summer! Check out and whose work will be coming to you soon!

Want an advance copy? Join our advance reader program and email [email protected] or visit our website for more information!

03/24/2025

Oh no big deal just our chief editor being shortlisted for the Killer Twist Pitch Prize 😉 check out her novel Beyond the Thickets and Trees and don’t forget to follow who put this project together.

It’s Scotland’s tartan noir meets Canada. Are you ready for it?

02/04/2025

It’s back to business today as we cruised in to our favourite bookstore in Edinburgh to see some of our lovely chapbooks and collections on shelves!

Pop in to get copies of Curious Women & Other Creatures, Pchit-Little One, and Camellia Manor!

12/04/2024

We’re excited that Sam Le Burt’s short story collection Curious Women & Other Creatures is a featured read in Edinburgh. Get a copy along with some of our other titles now stocked at this brilliant bookshop tucked away in the heart of the city 💜