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Mar 26, 2021

The Anansi Beer with Henderson Brewing Co. is Here!

1967. Frustrated by the tiny selection of Canadian-authored books published in Canada, two young writers, Dennis Lee and David Godfrey, sat down over a beer to sketch out an idea for a Canadian publishing company. House of Anansi Press was born. Two years later, Anansi was responsible for over one-third of all English language novels published in Canada. Over the...

Mar 26, 2021

Presenting the Anansi Girls and the Art of Book Club Maintenance Contest!

Want to meet an amazing author? How about win FREE BOOKS? It’s all possible with the Anansi Girls and the Art of Book Club Maintenance Contest! In a book club? Witness the grand prize — a visit to your book club from one of five great Anansi authors + five copies of her book + one copy of each of...

Mar 26, 2021

Anansi and Groundwood news update

The latest from Anansi: Alison Pick’s Far to Go has been presented with the 2010 Words Worthy Award! This award is chosen by the staff of Words Worth Books to honour a book that has been overlooked by Canada’s major literary prizes. From the press release: “We are pleased to announce that in our estimation, Alison Pick’s second novel Far...

Mar 26, 2021

New Releases from Anansi for February 2018

New month, new books! We’ve got four new titles coming out this month, check them all out below: Channel of Peace by Kevin Tuerff Available February 6 When Kevin Tuerff and his partner boarded their flight from France to New York City on September 11, 2001, they had no idea that a few hours later the world — and their...

Mar 26, 2021

A Goodbye Playlist from Publicity Director extraordinaire, Laura Repas

Today is my last day working at House of Anansi. I got the job here in Fall 2002, and barring two years of leave, I’ve been here since. I don’t know how to say goodbye to my friends here, to the memories, to the place that introduced me to my husband, some of my closest friends, and to many, many...

Mar 26, 2021

Check your answers! Here are the authors in our #ReadWomen2014 video

Last month we asked you to identify the authors in this video. Hundreds of your responded, and one of you won a fabulous prize. If you didn’t get the package of books this time around, you might want to study up for next time, and so we humbly present the authors from our #ReadWomen2014 video: the women Anansi publishes (in...

Mar 26, 2021

Reviews roll in for Kathleen Winter’s ANNABEL + Atlantic Canada Reads + Blog tour

This past weekend marked the publication of Annabel, the debut novel from acclaimed writer Kathleen Winter. With it came a flood of excellent reviews, a nomination for Atlantic Canada Reads, and the start of an exciting author blog tour (an Anansi first!). Reviews “Read it because it’s a story told with sensitivity to language that compels to the last page,...

Mar 26, 2021

The Not Just Chick Lit Book Club – a fly-on-the-wall guest post by Jane Ozkowski

“Reading week is in February, so we’ll read February at the start of March.” “Ok, what book?” “February.” “Yes, but what were we supposed to read in February?” “The book is called February.” “Oh.” “And we’re reading it in March.” And so begins my afternoon with the Not Just Chick Lit Book Club, five ESL teachers who have been meeting...

Mar 26, 2021

Shaftesbury Acquires Screen Rights for Undercard by David Albertyn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2019 – Toronto Shaftesbury has acquired screen rights for Undercard the debut novel by Toronto based author David Albertyn. House of Anansi Press published Undercard earlier this month. Set over the course of twenty-four exhilarating hours, Undercard is the story of four childhood friends, now in their early thirties, unexpectedly reunited by a high-profile prizefight...

Mar 26, 2021

Anansi acquires world rights for Me, Myself, They: The Future Is Non-Binary

Photo by Liane Hentscher FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 27 February 2018 — Toronto House of Anansi Press has acquired world rights from the Gersh Agency to renowned non-binary trans filmmaker, writer, and activist Joshua M. Ferguson’s first book to be published in Spring 2019. Me, Myself, They: The Future Is Non-Binary examines what it means to live with a non-binary identity...

Mar 26, 2021

The Walrus Foundation, House of Anansi Press, and the Chawkers Foundation are pleased to announce the Walrus Imprint

The Walrus Foundation, House of Anansi Press, and the Chawkers Foundation are pleased to announce the Walrus Imprint TORONTO—Two Canadian literary powerhouses, the Walrus Foundation and House of Anansi Press, have joined forces to publish excellent long-form non-fiction under the new Walrus Imprint, which is made possible by the Chawkers Foundation Writers’ Project. Staff at the Walrus Foundation have long...

Mar 26, 2021

14 Books Written By and About Smart, Strong and Brave Women

Today (and every day!) we are celebrating all women— smart, strong, brave women— and their allies, who are changing the world for the better. In honour of International Women's Day on March 8, we've put together a list of books that celebrate the experience of womanhood. Shrewed by Elizabeth Renzetti A funny, intelligent, and insightful collection of original new essays...

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