Happy holidays from Caitlin Press & Dagger Editions! We’re taking a break for the holidays, but we’ll be back the week of January 6th with books that’ll launch you into a year of great reading! Until then, we hope you’ll take inspiration from our resident feline and stay cozy!

Rolling off the press in 2025! The poems in Al Rempel’s Sprocket return to the freedom of long, endless summertime days, when, as long as you were home by suppertime, you could go anywhere on your bike. Between now and February 15th books are GST free! https://t.co/YJgyKIQi9t

Read Meghan Fandrich's story in Burning Sage: Poems from the Lytton Fire: "Nine months after her hometown in British Columbia burned to the ground, Meghan Fandrich walked through the charred remnants of her small business, which was obliterated by fire."

@caitlinpress Correction: The publication for this date is November 22, 2024. Good news for everyone who was excited to get their hands on this book— no need to wait until the new year, you can pick it up today!

Author Catherine Lang was recently on Global News discussing her new book, Embedded, which honours the life of her niece, Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, who was killed while embedded with Canadian troops near Kandahar City, Afghanistan:

#BookReview: Sunrise Over Half-Built Houses by Erin Steele “It’s called growing up, it’s how we all survive, and it’s a far more human, if far less sensational, story...in those beguiling if misleading bestselling memoirs” @caitlinpress https://t.co/zifn5jhveA

Great things happen when writers come together! Check out these 11 anthologies and author collabs from @ReadLocalBC https://t.co/wUVuBadlHP @talonbooks @HHPublishing @TouchWoodEd @Harbour_Publish @ubcpress @orcabook @caitlinpress

Our auction is live! A big thank you to @caitlinpress, @BikeKitchenUBC, and @AnvilPress for their donations. Head to https://t.co/aF4QUITrKY to see their contributions and start bidding! #auction #bcstudies #bikerepair

Check out five choice picks for the progressive-minded readers on your list: https://t.co/JlH28z6LBW

In an exclusive interview with BCBookLook, Erin Steele discusses her memoir (@caitlinpress), exploring themes of addiction, identity and stigma, highlighting the power of honest storytelling to foster understanding and compassion. Read more:  https://t.co/QfwEc46tTJ

Vancouver Sun Book review: Arctic Patrol a triumph of research in quest that shaped Canada: "Eric Jamieson tracks The Longest Patrol, an 81-day, 2,800-kilometre dogsled trip in the eastern Arctic designed to strengthen Canada’s claim to the Arctic islands" https://t.co/OP0xIk5Sci

Erin Steele's new memoir explores a teenager’s quest for meaning amidst addiction. Read an excerpt here: https://t.co/x8o9QJykVV

In her new book, Barbara Black draws inspiration from various liquors, using them as a lens to explore stories and emotions, intertwining flavours with narrative to evoke deeper meanings and connections (@caitlinpress). Read the full review of her book:  https://t.co/HPIfLFxa3w

Looking forward to BookFest Windsor this weekend, where I'll be reading from SISTERS OF THE SPRUCE on a panel with Renee Bondy and Daniel Allen Cox. More information about the festival is available at: https://t.co/L7P6kkJDqB @BookFestWindsor @caitlinpress @TRFNews

Coming up!

Read an interview with Catherine Lang and a review of her book, Embedded, in the Calgary Herald: "Memoir explores life and work of journalist niece and the grief that followed her death in Afghanistan":

Kelowna author Erin Steele talks about her new memoir about coming of age as a queer woman and her struggle with addiction: https://t.co/BlYJCKIRWW

CBC Radio spoke with Gottfriedson about his latest book, The Flesh of Ice, dedicated to those who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School and residential schools in Canada. Listen here: https://t.co/RHv7MfhrAQ . . . #NationalDayofTruthandReconciliation #orangeshirtday2024

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