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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Get lit(erary) with us this weekend at Word on the Street! We'll be selling books for the Love & Shadows stage--come say hi! toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca

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The Word On The Street Toronto – Canada's Largest Literary Festival

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king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

bring your online anger to the public where it belongs with our new tote bag! proudly ruin parties, annoy the tech bros, and effortlessly make it known where you stand in the fight against AI Slop with this season’s hottest fashion accessory. Pre-order yours at kingsbookstore.ca/AISucks

a black tote bag that says DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT AI

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.

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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TOMORROW 9/22 6PM @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social Join Peter Watts and @wilsonspin.bsky.social in conversation as they celebrate the release of the long awaited new Watts short story collection FOLD CATASTROPHES buff.ly/I2NQ6MV #Toronto #signing

Details of Bakka Phoenix event with cover graphic

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What's a book you love with all your goddamn heart that you believe did NOT get the love and attention it's due? I'll go first, and it's abso-LUT-ely THE CITY IN GLASS by Nghi Vo. There are moments from that book that live in my blood and wake me from the dark.

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

*sprinkles book-buying dust in your eyes.* now you have an official reason. Go. Do your thing.

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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tue 9/22 6PM @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social Join Peter Watts and @wilsonspin.bsky.social in conversation as they celebrate the release of the long awaited new Watts short story collection FOLD CATASTROPHES buff.ly/I2NQ6MV #Toronto #signing

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Join us tomorrow! Can't make the event but want a personalized copy? Let us know and we'll make it happen.

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hey friends!! Tell me about your favorite FANTASY STANDALONES!

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Only a few more days to go! Join us this Sunday at Society Clubhouse!

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 03/09/2026

Murderbot event next week on the TAMU campus in College Station TX.

Poster for the Murderbot event sponsored by TAMU Libraries and the Cushing SF/F collection. Thursday September 10 at 7pm
A q and a with Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, and Martha Wells, episode screening and book signing. Admission is free.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I see it is time for a reboost for this novel, coming January 2027.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 02/09/2026

A wonderful way to celebrate this Bugge Birthday is by pre-ordering her upcoming novel, Wickhills! I just reserved my copy from @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social here in Toronto :) us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Wickhills

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

September is BOOKED with these new fantasy reads. New Scott Hawkins. New Freya Marske. New Ayana Gray. And those are just the authors we've read before. Which stories are you picking up first?

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All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in September 2026 - Reactor

This September, travel to Oz, meet a disenchanted witch, and more…

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Winners locusmag.com/2026/08...

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Join us TOMORROW to celebrate the launch of Kieran Starovsky's HOLLOW TWILIGHT! He'll be here in conversation with @taowong.bsky.social at 6:30pm. Can't make it? Order online and we'll get it signed & personalized for you. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/61115... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Poster for the book launch of Hollow Twilight. Text reads: Hollow Twilight Book Launch | Kieran Starovsky in conversation with Tao Wong | Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord St, Toronto, On. August 26 @ 6:30pm"

The poster is black and red, and in the middle are the covers of Hollow Twilight by Kieran Starovsky and The First Step by Tao Wong. Underneath those are the logos of Penguin Random House Canada and Bakka Phoenix Books.

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 22/08/2026

#CelebrateCanada - Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social, Toronto's stalwart independent fantasy and science fiction bookstore.

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Bakka-Phoenix Books

Science Fiction and Fantasy specialty bookstore since 1972

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Is it really a Bakka event if we don't have impending terrible weather? Come brave the rain and join us for the launch of P.A. Cornell's THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS! bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652... Can't make it? Order your book online. We'll get it signed and personalized for you!

Book cover for P.A. Cornell's The Astronaut Among the Flowers. Features a pink and blue sky, and an Astronaut laying in a pile of purple flowers.

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Toronto readers! Happening Saturday, August 22 at 2PM at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social!

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 16/08/2026

Well, @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social is cool and @cornellwriter.bsky.social is cool. You should obviously go to this if you can.

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In just 1 week I’ll be at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social to launch my debut SFF collection! If you’re anywhere within reach of Toronto, come join me. There’ll be a reading, Q&A, signing, and free snacks and swag. You don’t want to miss this. Click the link. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

Cover of P.A. Cornell’s THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES floating over a sci-fi inspired background in blue and purple tones. Over this in bold white font it reads Book Launch!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 12/08/2026

Talk about worlds colliding - @doctorow.pluralistic.net used to work at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social, Toronto indie bookstore I keep mentioning. Also mentioned in article: my friend @tanyahuff.bsky.social, who also used to work at Bakka (and is a successful author now)! locusmag.com/feature/cory...

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Cory Doctorow: Breaking In - Locus

When I was a baby writer, I obsessively collected career advice from established writers, reading books and essays and attending panels on ''How I broke in'' featuring established pros. It's a testame...

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Ai Jiang || 江艾🎐 @aijiang.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In Toronto in September? Pop by Society Clubhouse on September 6th for the launch party for 🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS☁️🪷 and grab a signed copy from @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social 🙆🏻‍♀️🤍 Hope to see y’all there! 🙇🏻‍♀️ . #fyp #booklaunch #bookstagram #book #books

AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS launch party graphic

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I used note cards for my speech so I didn't forget anyone...and I STILL managed to! Big shoutout to the indie bookstores carrying the series. Thank you to @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social, @joiedelivresmtl.bsky.social, and @tridenthalifax.bsky.social! (I'm more like Dory than I'd care to admit...)

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Richard Roberts @inscrutablemachine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Screw it, I know what you people want. 1 like = 1 absolute for sure historical factual fact about @tkingfisher.com.

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Toronto! Don't miss the book launch of @cornellwriter.bsky.social's The Astronaut Among the Flowers, hosted by @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on August 22! Details: www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652... #books #SFF

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Book Launch: P.A. Cornell's The Astronaut Among the Flowers | Bakka-Phoenix Books

Science Fiction and Fantasy specialty bookstore since 1972

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Our first visitor today said "My husband has some books here." Us: Great, what the name? Her: Joe Haldeman Us: Oh, not the books, we meant your husband's name. Gay Haldeman: It's Joe Haldeman. Such a lovely surprise visit! Related: we now have a few signed @joehaldeman.bsky.social titles.

Author Joe Haldeman, holding a freshly-signed copy of THE FOREVER WAR.

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 24/07/2026

Grand opening announcement! Other Places Books will open on August 4! (Hopefully)

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Other Places Books grand opening!

It's finally happening! (probably)

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

WRITER FRIENDS: if you distribute books using INGRAM SPARK you *need* to fill out this opt-out form so they don't sell your books to AI corps to rip apart and feed to their machine for training AI.

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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

this is where they keep the Pratchett books, I assume

Waterstones department sign that says OOKERY

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This campaign will be closing to new sign-ups on SUNDAY! Independent bookstores who want AWESOME ENAMEL PINS, please register now! (THEY'RE SO PRETTY THIS YEAR OMG.)

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 21/07/2026

Might as well admit it: Think you've been creeped out by Google results that refer specifically to things you were discussing vocally while in the same room as your phone? That was nothing. Buy your bookseller a drink and ask what we know about our regulars. You'll shush *yourself* next time.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

APP Always Preorder Premee ... I mean, preorder Premee's books, I don't think you can actually preorder Premee

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

Cover for THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES by P.A. Cornell. Image shows an astronaut in a white spacesuit lying in purple flowers under and pink and purple sky. The title appears at the top in white text. At the bottom, also in white text, is the author’s name under which it reads: Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora Award Finalist.

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Julie E. Czerneda @julieczerneda.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Voting for the Aurora Awards ends midnight, tomorrow. PANIC!!!! www.csffa.ca (For those who'll see this at another time, midnight July 18th 2026 it is)

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The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Outside is yucky and hazardous. We're going to stay at home today rather than risking any unnecessary time outdoors. We plan to be open tomorrow if air quality improves enough for the safety and comfort of our staff. In the meantime, please be safe! You can shop online @ www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

Black text on a grey background. Reads "We're going to sit this one out today, and not risk going out with the hazardous air quality from the wildfires. We'll be back tomorrow if conditions improve to where we and our staff are comfortable coming in! In the meantime, you can shop online at www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com"

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are open today, but if you were planning on stopping by, perhaps consider shopping online instead? Stay indoors and stay safe while this smoke lasts. (And please consider wearing a mask if you're going outdoors!)

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M.A. Carrick (Marie Brennan + Alyc Helms) @macarrick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy book birthday to us: THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN is now out in the world! Come with us to an alternate Golden Age Spain, where the king claims dominion over not just the Americas but the faerie islands of the Sea Beyond . . . www.macarrick.com/writing/eye-...

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The Eye of Leviathan - M.A. Carrick

In an alternate Spanish Golden Age, where the map becomes the territory and mapmakers are the architects of reality, the Council of the Sea Beyond has risen to unrivaled power, exploiting the world’s ...

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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Wanted to let y’all know about these Iron Druid stained glass bookmarks made by an artist in Canada: They’re licensed and I’m donating my proceeds to an Ottawa food bank. So if you order one, •you get a nifty bookmark •you support an artist •hungry peeps get to eat shorturl.at/eP0Tj

Pic of the artist holding two stained glass Iron Druid bookmarks; one features Atticus and the other features Oberon the Irish wolfhound. You can see the light passing through them and reflecting onto a table below. It’s super nifty.

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 10/07/2026

Guys! Gals! Fellow nonbinary pals! It is LITERALLY a sign!

Other Places Books now has a sign. It says "other places books"

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 29/06/2026

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. IT'S REAL. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW!!!! amzn.to/4b2iESb

Killing eve meets die hard, in space. More lesbians! more space! now available for pre-order!

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Montreal WorldCon 2027 @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Montréal WorldCon 2027 would like to honor Kelley Armstrong (@kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social), James Alan Gardner, and the late Mike Glicksohn as inductees for the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association's Hall of Fame! www.csffa.ca/the-csffa-ha...

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CSFFA Hall of Fame – Latest Inductees – The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA)

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/07/2026

Hell yes it is! IN FACT: drop some book recs in the thread, y'all. The more recently published, the better. Authors, don't be afraid to tell people about your latest book, either. In fact, you totally should. Do it! Do it now!

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Quill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

BookNet and the U.S.-based Book Industry Study Group (BISG) are hoping that a new survey on AI use in the North American book industry will provide a detailed overview of how those in the industry are approaching AI. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4oYuO4h

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day! We're closed for in-store shopping today while we try not to melt. In the meantime, enjoy 10% off everything online from the comfort of your (hopefully air-conditioned) homes! www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com.

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Bakka-Phoenix Books

Science Fiction and Fantasy specialty bookstore since 1972

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Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yay! We're so excited for Didi and for Winnipeg to get what promises to be a great space and cool shop. If you're local to them, please check them out once they open their doors! We're probably biased, but sci-fi and fantasy stores are the best. 😉

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