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Founded in 1977, Between the Lines publishes nonfiction books that expose and challenge oppression in our society.

BTL is proudly leftwing and the books we publish reflect our activist roots and our commitment to social justice struggles. Between the Lines books present new ideas and challenge readers to rethink the world around them. Our authors offer analysis of historical events and contemporary issues not often found in the mainstream. We specialize in informative, non-fiction books on politics and public

policy, social issues, Canadian and world history, international development, gender and sexuality, critical race issues, culture, adult and popular education, labour and work, environment, technology, and media.

11/12/2025

The holidays are fraught for many (understatement!), but books are always a reliable bright spot. ✨ If you’re giving gifts this year, why not offer a portal into deeper empathy, sharper critical thinking, and bolder political action? 🔥

They also give the recipient an excellent excuse to sneak away for some alone time in and around family chaos. We, your favourite hard-hitting Canadian publishers (cough*troublemakers*cough), have got you covered.

Here’s what we’re wrapping up this year…🎀

🌱 Bebías Into Ǫhndaa Ke: Q***r Indigenous Knowledge for Land and Community
Edited by Sydney Rae Krill, Kleo P. Skavinski

🎮 Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games
By Kawika Guillermo

✊ Partisans: A Graphic History of Anti-Fascist Resistance
Edited by Raymond Tyler and Paul Buhle

🌍 He Who Would Walk the Earth
By Griffin Bjerke-Clarke

🌊 Mouth Full of Salt
By Reem Gaafar

🌺 Tamil Terrains: poems. translations. reflections
Edited by Nedra Rodrigo & Geetha Sukumaran

All holiday spirit here is ironic… mostly. 👀 The books in this reel are available through the selected publishers’ websites or your favourite local indie bookstore. We recommend , , , and .bookshop.

11/12/2025

🚨 Last day of our FLASH SALE!
📚 30% off on all our books via our webstore.
⏰ Shop now until December 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST.

🔗 https://btlbooks.com/

09/12/2025

It's day 2 of our flash sale! 🚨 30% off on all our books via our webstore.

⏰ Offer available until December 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST.

Shop now: https://btlbooks.com/

08/12/2025

📚 FLASH SALE! 📚

🚨 30% off on all our books via our webstore.

⏰ Offer available until December 11, 2025 at 11:59 pm EST.

Shop now: https://btlbooks.com/

01/12/2025

continues! These recommendations are coming from the award-winning duo Sean Carleton and Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.

Sean and Ellen’s reading list includes books from , and among others.

Born Sacred: Poems for Palestine by Smokii Sumac
The Question of Palestine by Edward Said
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017, Rashid Khalidi
War on Gaza by Joe Sacco
Driving in Palestine by Rehab Nazzal
Perfect Victims by Mohammed El-Kurd
Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer

They are amplifying the fundraiser for the writer, Mohammed Zaqzooq. He is a writer, editor, and researcher born in Khan Younis in 1990. He studied Arabic language and literature at Al-Aqsa University and is a contributor to various Palestinian and Arab platforms. Learn more about Mohammed via the P4P website’s fundraiser page and donate to Mohammed’s Go Fund me.

29/11/2025

For you can download a free ebook of Banging on the Walls of the Tank by Haidar Eid. Check it out at btlbooks.com

28/11/2025

Last chance to claim the holiday bundle! Now just $100: don't miss this special offer.

Give the gift of radical reading and save $50! This limited-time bundle includes all four books, tax, and free shipping—all at one low price. Make your gift count: support a leftist independent publisher AND delight the radical reader in your life!

Offer ends November 30, 2025. Claim your bundle ASAP: https://btlbooks.com/bundles/view/radical-reader-holiday-bundle

26/11/2025

Congratulations to John-Henry Harter and Mark Leier, co-authors of Roles of Resistance! Their books won the 2025 Creative Expression Award from the United Association of Labour Education.

More About the Book:
Welcome to class. Today, we’ll be learning how to become (effective) troublemakers. In this classroom, no one gets in trouble for defying authority. Designed for educators and facilitators from the union hall to the lecture hall, Roles of Resistance outlines revolutionary lesson plans on how to fight the power with people power. The thirteen lesson plans in this book created by John-Henry Harter and Mark Leier can be used independently or combined to create a semester-long course. Sections include units on teaching political economy, labour history, and social activism based on democratic, experiential teaching, including role-plays, simulations, and games. The tried and tested classroom activities in this teacher’s guide—successfully applied in high schools, universities, and union classrooms—are bound to create a vibrant learning experience, enriching debates, and providing the main tool we need to change the world: collective action.

Order the book on our website: https://btlbooks.com/book/roles-of-resistance

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