House of Anansi Press

08/01/2025

It's ! 🍺

What better way to celebrate than hop on over to our neighbour, Henderson Brewing Company, and check out our beer themed book, TORONTO IN 100 BEERS?

TORONTO IN 100 BEERS is a collection of fun, surprising, and often forgotten stories about Toronto’s past—and the 100 unique beers they inspired! 🍻

Learn more about it here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/toronto-in-100-beers?_pos=1&_sid=c4c7a61eb&_ss=r

07/31/2025

07/30/2025

Less than one week until THE GOLDEN DAUGHTER 🌻 is out!

Secret wartime letters, a volatile love triangle, an unmarked grave—a revelatory mother-daughter memoir about discovery, love, and forgiveness.

“The Golden Daughter is a story first of survival in the face of unmatched brutality, but then so much more." —Peter Mansbridge

🔗 THE GOLDEN DAUGHTER is out August 5th, learn more about it here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/the-golden-daughter?_pos=1&_sid=02428d1c4&_ss=r

07/29/2025

John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers is out October 7th.

You can pre-order a copy from your favourite bookstore here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/john-candy?_pos=1&_sid=e0b662d2f&_ss=r

07/28/2025

Read an excerpt from THE HAND OF IMAN, out August 12th.

The four of us walked in the dark streets, under the skeletons of lampposts with dead bulbs. Sylvie had joined us—Iman, Alissa, and me. We were going to her uncle’s. I kept my eyes on her so I wouldn’t have to look at Alissa and Iman. They lagged behind and whispered to each other, laughing....

07/28/2025

you are only here

to learn from those who came before

and make space

for those who come after

At once descendants and future ancestors, procession explores the connections we have with ourselves, with friends, and within families and Nations. These poems muse on the nature of aging, of belonging, of nostalgia, and of the ceaseless march of time.

procession, a collection of poems from award-winning poet and novelist katherena vermette is out September 30th. You can pre-order your copy here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/procession?_pos=1&_sid=163a1cd1d&_ss=r

07/28/2025

Another great summer treat is the Chocolate Dipped Frozen Bananas recipe from Heydays Restaurant at https://canadiancookbooks.ca/chocolate-dipped-frozen-bananas/ The kids (and adults!) will love it! House of Anansi Press

07/28/2025

Challenge #11 in our summer reading quest is to read a book from a small publisher. And at Westboro Books, we love small and independent presses! Here is a selections of titles from some brilliant indies we adore. Give them a follow and browse their title lists - we guarantee you will find something that piques your interest.

🍁 Dundurn Press
🍁 House of Anansi Press
🍁 Guernica Editions
🍁 Biblioasis
🍁 Invisible Publishing
Charco Press
Nightboat Books
New Directions Publishing
Open Letter Books
CLASH Books
🍁 Coach House Books
🍁 Bookhug Press
And Other Stories Publishing
🍁 Anvil Press
🍁 Drawn and Quarterly
🍁 Conundrum Press - Canada

07/28/2025

07/25/2025

A perfect cozy mystery series for the cottage! 📖🚣‍♀️🌺

Port Ellis journalist Cat Conway is back in WIDOWS AND ORPHANS, the second instalment in the Quill & Packet series!

Hoping for an easy assignment while covering a major wellness summit at the Pinerock Resort, Cat's wishes soon fall flat when an influencer turns up dead and suspicion falls on the high-profile guests.

BURY THE LEAD and WIDOWS AND ORPHANS are out now! You can order them from your favourite bookstore here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/widows-and-orphans?_pos=2&_sid=e625e10a1&_ss=r

07/24/2025

Throwing it back this Thursday to a release from last summer with Spencer Gordon’s genre-bending collection, A HORSE AT THE WINDOW.

“A collection of super-funny, consistently enervating quasi-monologues that vehemently exists both in the right-now and in the eternal.” — Toronto Star

Learn more here: https://houseofanansi.com/products/a-horse-at-the-window?_pos=1&_sid=bc8c2703b&_ss=r