Stygian Society

12/28/2025

Our 2025 Wrapped is here!
In some ways this year felt slow but it has truly been a year of building new foundations, honing our craft, and planning for the years that are coming.
I'm so thankful for everyone who has kept this ship steering smoothly, albeit through choppy waters. Pamela, Ainsley, Jane, and our amazing team at The Order of the Written Word. I couldn't have made it without you all!
While we may have been doing less in some ways, I can really see the progress of our work and I'm so proud of what we're putting out into the world.
Thank you to everyone who follows and supports us!
We've got plenty of plans for 2026 and Stygian is only going to get bigger and better.
-Holly Rhiannon

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from your friends at The Stygian Society!
We're wishing you some rest, relaxation, and wonderful conversations with friends & family; whether that's the family you were born with or the one you've chosen.
And of course, be sure to get some reading in! That TBR list won't deal with itself. 📚

12/19/2025

The longest night is almost here 🌒
Find The Stygian Society at Marche Maleficarum’s Somber Solstice on Sunday December 21 from 11 to 6 only!

Come explore our dark fiction and artist driven, human made publishing for readers who prefer real imagination over algorithms. If you like your stories strange, shadowy, and crafted with intention, stop by and say hello.

Location: 4000 rue St Ambroise suite 278, Montreal. Free entry.
See you on solstice Sunday, creatures of the dark 🖤📚
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12/15/2025

The Christmas Bird Diary: Destined to be a Canadian Christmas classic. Thank you for the kind words, Will Ferguson and David Bouchard! Your own works are an inspiration to us all.
You can get your copy of The Christmas Bird Diary in English (ou en français) at stygiansociety.com in print format, digital, or as a bundle with a cup of Stygian tea!
Or support indie bookstores and pick your copy up at one of these locations:
-The Redpath Museum in Montreal
-TYPE Books in Toronto
-Owl's Nest Books in Calgary
-Shelf Life Books in Calgary
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12/12/2025

The perfect holiday duo? Books and tea!
Choose the English or French edition of The Christmas Bird Diary along with one tea blend. A cozy pairing for reading days and winter evenings!
(Also the perfect gift!)
$18CDN for the bundle.
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Le duo parfait pour les fêtes ? Des livres et du thé !
Choisissez l’édition anglaise ou française de The Christmas Bird Diary accompagnée d’un mélange de thé. Une association toute douce pour les journées de lecture et les soirées d’hiver !
(C’est aussi le cadeau idéal !)
18 $ CAD pour l’ensemble.
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12/08/2025

The longest night is almost here 🌒
Find The Stygian Society at Marche Maleficarum’s Somber Solstice on Sunday December 21 from 11 to 6 only!

Come explore our dark fiction and artist driven, human made publishing for readers who prefer real imagination over algorithms. If you like your stories strange, shadowy, and crafted with intention, stop by and say hello.

Location: 4000 rue St Ambroise suite 278, Montreal. Free entry.
See you on solstice Sunday, creatures of the dark 🖤📚
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12/05/2025

Come say hi tomorrow from 1-3pm! :)

12/03/2025

Quotes from Matt Poll regarding his Canadian cozy mystery set in 1960s Montreal. The perfect gift for the bird lover or Canadian in your life! Available in English and French.

Get your copy signed this Saturday between 1-3pm at the Redpath Museum!
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Citations de Matt Poll au sujet de son roman policier « cozy » canadien se déroulant dans le Montréal des années 1960. Le cadeau idéal pour l’ornithologue amateur ou le Canadien de votre entourage ! Disponible en anglais et en français.

Faites signer votre exemplaire ce samedi entre 13 h et 15 h au Musée Redpath !
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12/01/2025

English follows
📅 ✨ 📚 Le 6 décembre 2025, vivez un moment unique au Musée Redpath !

Nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir l’auteur et l’illustrateur du roman jeunesse Le carnet de l’oiseau de Noël pour une séance de dédicace pleine de convivialité.

De 13 h à 15 h, venez les rencontrer et échanger avec eux.

Des exemplaires du livre en français et en anglais, ainsi qu’une illustration tirée de l’ouvrage, seront disponibles à la boutique du musée.

Au plaisir de vous y voir !

📅 ✨ 📚 On December 6, 2025, experience a unique moment at the Redpath Museum!

We are delighted to welcome the author and illustrator of the children’s book The Christmas Bird Diary for a warm and friendly book signing session.

From 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., come meet them and enjoy a great conversation!

Copies of the book in both English and French, as well as an illustration from the book, will be available for purchase at the Museum Shop.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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11/30/2025

December at The Society ✨

December at The Society

11/25/2025

Holiday event announcement!

Come to the Redpath Museum on December 6th for a cozy little signing of The Christmas Bird Diary (et Le carnet de l'oiseau de Noël)!

Matt Poll (author) and Dan Svatek (artist) will both be there to sign your books and art prints, featuring the Redpath's famous t-rex.

A great chance to grab a creative, local gift, and support artists, indie publishing, and the most beautiful museum in Montreal.

Entry is free to the signing as well as the museum! So you can really make a day of it.

Hope to see you there!
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11/21/2025

Montréal has always been shaped by its writers. From quiet cafés to old neighbourhood streets, the city’s stories live in the voices that wrote here. Our new blog looks at the authors, bookshops and ideas that helped form Montréal’s literary character. Pour yourself a coffee and take a look!
https://wix.to/k1FiTKx

Montréal is a city of contrasts. Stone churches cast shadows over modern galleries. The voices of poets echo in both French and English. From the storied streets of Mile End to the quiet study halls of McGill, Montréal’s literary history is as complex and compelling as the city itself.