Anansi Turns 55

Anansi Turns 55

When you purchase $55 worth of books from our anniversary collection you will receive a limited edition Anansi enamel pin.

 

 

To celebrate our 55th anniversary we're looking back at some of the critically acclaimed, award-winning, culture-defining books that made Anansi what it is today. In our 55th anniversary collection you'll find 55 books that reflect our original mission: challenge the status quo. Among these books are Canadian fiction, non-fiction, and poetry that has redefined genres, started national conversations, and stolen hearts in Canada and around the world.

Looking to the future, we're guided by the same principles that inspired Dennis Lee and David Godfrey to found Anansi. Our new publisher, Leigh Nash, put it best in a recent edition of Publishers Weekly: "We want to be powered by that sense of relentless optimism that buoyed early Anansi lists." This holiday season, that glittering feeling of possibility guides our celebrations as we step back to admire 55 years of very good books and look forward to the new year ahead.

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Player One

Now available in a new edition, Douglas Coupland’s CBC Massey Lectures is an innovative exploration of the modern crises of our time.

Civil Elegies

A List edition of Dennis Lee's Civil Elegies, with an introduction by Nick Mount.

Death Goes Better With Coca-Cola

Originally published in 1967, Death Goes Better with Coca-Cola features stories about hunting — in Florida, in Africa, and in northern Ontario.

No Pain Like This Body

The A List edition of Harold Sonny Ladoo’s enduring novel, a raw, unsentimental story of life in a small Caribbean community.

The Honeyman Festival

A night in the life of a woman in her mid-thirties who is torn between her family and the need for a life in which impulse can once again find play.

Poems for All the Annettes

Poems for All the Annettes stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career.

Ana Historic

A CanLit classic, here is the A List edition of Daphne Marlatt’s utterly original novel about rescuing a forgotten woman from obscurity.

Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants to Canada

A handbook for Americans who refused to serve as draftees in the Vietnam War and were considering immigrating to Canada, with new modern relevance.

Hard Core Logo

A graphic novel about a legendary Canadian punk band, based on the feature film by Bruce McDonald and the novel by Michael Turner.

The Circle Game

A-List series edition of Margaret Atwood's Governor General's Award–winning The Circle Game, with an introduction by Suzanne Buffam.

When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks

The first collection of short fiction from bestselling author Austin Clarke is a provocative exploration of the Black immigrant experience in Canada.

Technology and Justice

Six magnificent and stimulating essays examining the role of technology in shaping how we live, by one of Canada's most influential philosophers.