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House of Anansi Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path, Marcus McCann

Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path

Marcus McCann
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Check out this PARK CRUISING excerpt in @XtraMagazine! In it, author @mmccnn looks at the at the history of Toronto's Marie Curtis Park that was the site of a police sting in 2016. https://t.co/Nsvym88Lfh

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Basic Black with Pearls, Helen Weinzweig

Basic Black with Pearls

Helen Weinzweig
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Get to know our A List collection! This collection of beautifully designed modern classics includes very good books like Austin Clarke's WHEN HE WAS FREE AND YOUNG AND HE USED TO WEAR SILKS, Helen Weinzweig's BASIC BLACK WITH PEARLS and more. Learn more: https://t.co/4SR0eRUZ2f https://t.co/uBz1k73V4M

Paperback, 2018

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Hockey Sweater, Roch Carrier

The Hockey Sweater

Roch Carrier
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Back to the archive! 📚 Today we’re featuring a Canadian favourite, THE HOCKEY SWEATER by Roch Carrier. Check out this early edition next to our A List edition! Learn more about Anansi at 55: https://t.co/0yGBJMJQQ9 https://t.co/NfQzWhdtrj

Hardcover, 1984

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Believer: Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle, Sarah Krasnostein

The Believer: Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle

Sarah Krasnostein
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

THE BELIEVER by @sarahkrasnostein and NARINJAH (THE BITTER ORANGE TREE), written by Jokha Alharthi and translated by Marilyn Booth, are two of the @NewYorker's Best Books of 2022 (so far)! Congrats to Sarah, Jokha and Marilyn! 🥳 https://t.co/94s9uEV7pM https://t.co/lLFGbVVoMn

Hardcover, 2022

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner, Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner

Joan Didion
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

"This is a searing book, reminiscent of Joan Didion’s masterpiece, “The Year of Magical Thinking.” - @miramichireader on THE LAST GOOD FUNERAL OF THE YEAR by @edoloughlin https://bit.ly/3jELQUl

Paperback, 2007

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Conscious Creative: Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work, Kelly Small

The Conscious Creative: Practical Ethics for Purposeful Work

Kelly Small
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Happy Pride, everyone! We wanted to celebrate and honour this month in a special way, and have teamed up with author of THE CONSCIOUS CREATIVE, @kelly_small, to do just that. https://t.co/4hxqJKQXjq

Paperback, 2020

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Librarianist, Patrick DeWitt

The Librarianist

Patrick DeWitt
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Don't miss Patrick deWitt in the @VancouverSun! The author of THE LIBRARIANIST recounts his love for libraries, as well as the time he spent in a senior's centre that inspired his latest work. Read it here: https://t.co/CoIPaCd7qp

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks, Austin Clarke

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

Austin Clarke
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Get to know our A List collection! This collection of beautifully designed modern classics includes very good books like Austin Clarke's WHEN HE WAS FREE AND YOUNG AND HE USED TO WEAR SILKS, Helen Weinzweig's BASIC BLACK WITH PEARLS and more. Learn more: https://t.co/4SR0eRUZ2f https://t.co/uBz1k73V4M

Paperback, 2020

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine, Shane M. Chartrand

Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine

Shane M. Chartrand
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Cooking this weekend? Dive into tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cooking. Acclaimed chef Shane M. Chartrand’s debut cookbook explores the reawakening of Indigenous cuisine and what it means to cook, eat, and share food in our homes and communities. https://t.co/Ru8izZCzWE https://t.co/bfz8bNmiuM

Hardcover, 2019

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Trinity Street: Poems, Jen Currin

Trinity Street: Poems

Jen Currin
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

These two incredible collections - XANAX COWBOY by Hannah Green and TRINITY STREET by Jen Currin arrive tomorrow! ❤️‍🔥 Learn more about them and our upcoming Poetry Bash, where both poets will be reading, here!: https://t.co/Qbca16efMj https://t.co/kHyywNIZ56

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book