House of Anansi Press

01/12/2026

✨ SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY by Ashraf Zaghal, out February 3rd 🌙

A Palestinian teenager is forced to confront painful truths about loss, survival, and what it means to find hope in this taut coming of age novel. ☁️

“Beautiful and complex … The tension in Ashraf Zaghal’s prose is palpable … A remarkable debut.” —Jessica Johns, author of Bad Cree

🔗 Available for pre-order, learn more here: https://ow.ly/WeaC50XTbgE

01/09/2026

✨ Transformative Practice 1: Gratitude ✨

Through the lens of five transformative practices, bestselling author Monique Gray Smith weaves together short stories, poignant reflections, and thoughtful questions that invite readers to pause and reconnect with their inner light. 🌤️

🔗 SHARING THE LIGHT: STORIES AND REFLECTIONS by Monique Gray Smith publishes January 27th, available for pre-order here: https://ow.ly/j7FV50XTBBj

01/08/2026

EVERYTHING IS FINE HERE by Iryn Tushabe has been selected for the 2026 longlist! 🎉 CBC Books

🔗 Explore the rest of the longlist here: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/canada-reads-2026-longlist-9.7029177

01/07/2026

✨ “A vulnerable, creative, and lyrical memoir about the human condition.” —Kirkus Reviews

In A LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE UNKNOWN, Gillian Deacon makes a clear and compelling case that uncertainty is a condition we are built for. That our best shot at creativity, innovation, and human connection occurs when we radically embrace the uncertainty we habitually struggle against.

🔗 LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE UNKNOWN by Gillian Deacon publishes January 27th, you can pre-order your copy here: https://ow.ly/NM5150XMIFS

01/06/2026

Read an exclusive excerpt from SHARING THE LIGHT by Monique Gray Smith (out January 27th) in People Magazine below! 💬

The bestselling indigenous author offers wisdom and guidance in a book that can be used as an inspirational guide or read cover-to-cover.

01/06/2026

Thrilled to announce that SHARING THE LIGHT by Monique Gray Smith is a Winter 2026 selection for The Booksellers’ List (IndieBookstores.ca)! 🎉

🔗 Explore The Bookseller’s List by clicking here: https://www.indiebookstores.ca/tbl/

01/05/2026

✨ GIVEAWAY on Goodreads for SEVEN HEAVENS AWAY (out February 3rd)! ✨

In this coming-of-age novel, a Palestinian teenager is forced to confront painful truths about loss, survival, and what it means to find hope.

“Beautiful and complex … The tension in Ashraf Zaghal’s prose is palpable … A remarkable debut.” —Jessica Johns, author of Bad Cree

✨ Giveaway is open from January 1st – 31st, with 10 available copies to win. ✨

🔗 Click here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/427637-seven-heavens-away
Giveaway is open to Canada and the United States only.

01/02/2026

Today is ! 🪐

Here's what we're reading to celebrate:
✨ AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre
✨ VALID by Chris Bergeron
✨ WE ARE DREAMS IN THE ETERNAL MACHINE by Deni Béchard
✨ RAVENSCRAG by Alain Farah, translated by Lazer Lederhendler
✨ THE BJÖRKAN SAGAS by Harold R. Johnson

🔗 Head to our website to learn more about these books and more: https://houseofanansi.com

12/30/2025

Whether your goal is to start a writing routine, get into gardening, declutter, or to try new recipes, we suggest these books for your new year routines! 🗓️

✨ Coming soon! ✨ A LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE UNKNOWN by Gillian Deacon and SHARING THE LIGHT by Monique Gray Smith — out January 27th.

🔗 Shop these books on our website or wherever books are sold: https://houseofanansi.com

12/27/2025

Coming soon! These much-needed inspirational reads for the new year. ✨

🌤️ SHARING THE LIGHT by Monique Gray Smith is a collection of uplifting stories, vignettes, and reflections to inspire gratitude, love, joy, happiness, and hope to help navigate this challenging world.

💙 A LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE UNKNOWN by Gillian Deacon is a refreshing look at the inevitability of uncertainty and how it can help make the hard parts of life more manageable.

🔗 Both of these books publish January 27th, you can pre-order your copies here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/coming-soon

12/24/2025

Some yummy inspiration for your holiday meals! 🍲

🍴Bison Tenderloin with Fingerling Potatoes and Quick-Pickled Cabbage from TAWÂW.

🥄 Lobster Bisque from the 2025 Taste Canada Award-winning, HEYDAYS AT THE JUNE MOTEL.

🔗 Learn more about these cookbooks here: https://houseofanansi.com/collections/cookbooks