"The opening sample introduces Banks’s wit, rhythm, aesthetics, and philosophy...From the sublime to the demotic drop in the bucket list, Banks says dynamite, and detonates." theseaboardreview.ca/p/alternator-p…

"...Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells is an urgent and vivid testament to the sacredness of wounds and the cracked and luminous glow of the unfiltered human spirit." ~Jess Housty, author of Crushed Wild Mint Pre-order NOW. Publishes APRIL 15, 2025.

We're pleased to present Nightwood's spring line-up of titles!

🚨 #RIPSCOOT by #SaraFlemington is here! From Nightwood Editions, this literary #mystery blends the sharp edge of RED HARVEST, with THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME + The Big Lebowski. 🕵️‍♂️🐾 📚 Grab yours today: buff.ly/43kwGeK #BookRelease #PubDay #OutNow

Jess Housty (Crushed Wild Mint) will be a featured guest at WORDS ON THE WATER in Campbell River on March 7th and 8th. wordsonthewater.ca

Newly posted on the Periodicity Journal: GENRE-HOPPERS: A Conversation with Nick Thran (Existing Music, If It Gets Quiet Later On I Will Make a Display) and Ottawa's Poet Laureate David O'Meara (Chandelier). periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/03/genre-…

CBC North by Northwest guest host Jeremy Ratt connects with Dene spoken word artist Tawahum Bige to talk about his new poetry collection "Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells," releasing April 15th. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Tawahum Bige will launch their new poetry collection, "Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells," at Enabling Arts on Granville Island on April 26th!

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the 2025 Al & Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize: Brian Bartlett, Tim Bowling, A.F. Moritz, Michael Ondaatje, and Harold Rhenisch!

Nick Thran "riffs expertly on pop music, small talk, clouds and dead poets, as if searching for the tone or the melody that the lyric imagination might take a little comfort in...to haunt those of us lucky enough to have read this powerful new collection." the-wood-lot.ca/2025/04/02/a-s…

Trillium Book Award-winner Nick Thran will be launching his new poetry collection, Existing Music, across the country with events on both coasts!

Dene poet and spoken word artist Tawahum Bige discusses how using one's voice as a weapon creates an awareness that can also galvanize change. "I feel like I learned how to be loud long before I ever learned how to be quiet.” windspeaker.com/news/windspeak…

Vancouver friends, don't miss Tom Wayman and Nick Thran's launch of their new poetry collections on Thursday, May 8th at Iron Dog Books. RSVP here: irondogbooks.com/events/2546820…

Thank you, Quill & Quire, for sharing "Oh" from Nick Thran's new book, Existing Music, with your readers! quillandquire.com/omni/oh-by-nic…

Vancouver friends, experience a night of storytelling and conversation on April 26th with moderator Franz Seachel and Tawahum Bige, author of a new poetry collection, Stages of Tanning Words and Remembering Spells.

Today on #BCBookDay, we celebrate our province’s vibrant literary landscape. Share a favourite BC-published book and tag #BCBooks!

TEETH is a finalist for BC & Yukon Book Prizes' 2025 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Congratulations to author Dallas Hunt! Winners will be announced on September 21 at the BC & Yukon Book Prizes Gala in Vancouver.

We're thrilled to announce that Nightwood poet Isabella Wang has been named a Writers' Trust Rising Star of 2025! Wang's forthcoming collection NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER (Fall 2025) is available for pre-order! Isabella Wang

Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize: A.F. Moritz, author of GREAT SILENT BALLAD! A generous endowment from Eurithe Purdy supports the $10,000 annual prize and will help foster a lasting appreciation of poetic excellence in Canada.

We’ve flown the coop! 🐦 You can now find us over on Bluesky—come say hello, follow, and stay tuned for all the bookish goodness! @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social