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May 18, 2026 - As always in life, the new day brings us good news and bad, but always keeps on keeping on.Rachel A. Rose...
05/18/2026

May 18, 2026 - As always in life, the new day brings us good news and bad, but always keeps on keeping on.

Rachel A. Rosen spent the weekend at TriCon Halifax, while Carl Dow spent it in hospital, and my sweetie is winging her way to Regina.

And I? I've managed another blog before I take my six-year for a walk in the Gatineau hills.

04/23/2026

The fourth annual Ottawa Indie Bookstore Crawl starts THIS FRIDAY! Rain or shine🌦️

🙌 Here’s how to participate:

Pick up your passport at a participating store starting Friday, April 24 and visit 7 out of 9 participating bookstores between April 24-26.

Submit your competed passport at a participating indie bookstore by the close of business on Sunday, April 26th for your chance to win:

• $225 to spend at Ottawa indie bookstores, OR
• One of nine secondary prizes of $25 to spend at an Ottawa indie.

No purchase necessary!

🎁 Each store will also have their own in-store activities and giveaways to celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day.

Holy moly! Rachel A. Rosen has been nominated for not one, not two, but *three* Prix Aurora Awards! Best novel (Blight),...
04/21/2026

Holy moly! Rachel A. Rosen has been nominated for not one, not two, but *three* Prix Aurora Awards! Best novel (Blight), best short story ("What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire’s Yacht?"), and best fan related work (the Wizards and Spaceships podcast, co-hosted with David L. Clink).

Needless to say, I am beyond thrilled for Rachel, as well as for all the nominees (but, well, especially for Rachel).

Visit our website for more details. https://bppress.ca/rachel-a-rosen-nominated-for-3-aurora-awards/

April 18, 2026 - Who says fantasy and science fiction are merely escapist entertainment?If you're in Toronto (I wish I c...
04/18/2026

April 18, 2026 - Who says fantasy and science fiction are merely escapist entertainment?

If you're in Toronto (I wish I could be!), join *Cascade* and *Blight* author Rachel A. Rosen and Su J Soko, as they discuss discuss the role of art — and speculative fiction in particular — as a tool of community organizing and social justice imagining, and fighting fascism. Megan Kinch will be moderating the talk.

7:00 PM, Thursday, April 23, at Church of St. Stephen in-the-Fields, 103 Bellevue Avenue in the heart of downtown Toronto.

The event page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/938052088984656/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

If you can't make but want to read Rachel's books, they can be purchased from the usual online vendors, or directly from us at www.bppress.ca/ .

(Picture below is the poster for the event.)

Happy (Inter)National poetry month, 2026!April 5, 2026 - It's been a busy time for me, but I managed to post a blog abou...
04/05/2026

Happy (Inter)National poetry month, 2026!

April 5, 2026 - It's been a busy time for me, but I managed to post a blog about National Poetry Month (and other matters, including my six year-old's work-in-progress) at bppress.ca back on Friday.

https://bppress.ca/happy-international-poetry-month-2026/

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