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Serif works with publishers, literary prizes, book festivals, industry associations, bookstores, media companies, authors and storytellers.

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Serif @serif.inc · 28/09/2026
What do you market when there’s no book to buy? What channels should you be active on, and why? How can authors build authentic community that can be leveraged for querying and book sales? Authors will leave Establishing an Author Platform with confidence and a renewed action plan. Link in comments!
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Serif @serif.inc · 25/09/2026
🛎️‼️ We are thrilled to share that Truth Before Reconciliation (University of Manitoba Press) has graced the Globe and Mail Bestsellers List for Nonfiction this week! Congratulations to its editors, Sean Carleton and Niigaan Sinclair, as well as all of its essential contributors! Book link below 🔗
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Serif @serif.inc · 24/09/2026
This witty novel follows a single mom in her forties who learns just how tenuous the boundary between what is private and public is when she attempts to rebrand herself as an online DIY influencer. It’s ultimately a hilarious take on the identity crises women face when embarking into motherhood.
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Serif @serif.inc · 24/09/2026
Congratulations to our client, Emer O’Toole, on the launch of Do It Yourself (@douglasmcintyre.bsky.social) this week at the @destiil_books bookstore in Montreal!
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Serif @serif.inc · 22/09/2026
LAST CHANCE! Skill up your scam detection skills with Serif’s timely webinar for authors, publishers, and anyone else working in the literary world. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/identifyin... **Accessible pricing available. Please DM for more info.
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Serif @serif.inc · 15/09/2026
It’s a busy month for books, and there’s some outstanding titles from Canadian indie presses releasing today (September 15). Congratulations to all of our authors and their publishers on their book birthdays! @newestpress.bsky.social
A card catalogue image shows 8 book titles and their authors that are publishing on September 15: Do It Yourself, Tougher Than the Rest, The Medicine Way, At the Freak Show, welík’t, Sag̱aytg̱awdi, Driving Into the Sun, and Mad Hell-Rush of Days.The cover images of 8 books publishing on September 15: Do It Yourself, Tougher Than the Rest, The Medicine Way, At the Freak Show, welík’t, Sag̱aytg̱awdi, Driving Into the Sun, and Mad Hell-Rush of Days.
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Serif @serif.inc · 08/09/2026
Today, Serif is delighted to announce the launch of a new series of marketing seminars for authors and publishers! These workshops will dive into best practices for book email marketing, crafting a bio, building or leveling up an author platform, and protecting yourself against AI scams.
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Serif @serif.inc · 03/09/2026
Heads up to our author, publisher, and bookish friends—we’ve got some big news coming next Tuesday! If you’re ready level up your marketing, be sure to watch this space. 💥
Save-the-date calendar graphic announcing September 8 circled in yellow, with large "coming soon" headline and small credit reading "A marketing series from Serif."
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Serif @serif.inc · 02/09/2026
September is here, which means that the newest Booksellers’ List has dropped! So many incredible books, including fifteen Canadian-authored books, were revealed to the public yesterday after weeks of having to keep it all under wraps! 🤭 Check out the rest of this season’s electrifying selections!
Stacked Polaroid-style photos of book covers arranged in a collage, showcasing several contemporary titles and varied colorful cover art.Promotional poster announcing the fall 2026 edition of The Booksellers' List, showing the publication logo at top and a multi-row grid of contemporary book covers showcased beneath.
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Serif @serif.inc · 01/09/2026
Yesterday, the association announced that the Certified Canadian Publisher platform, previously only open to its own membership, has been opened to all eligible Canadian-owned publishers!
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Serif @serif.inc · 17/08/2026
WINNIPEG JOB ALERT! 📣 Become the Marketing Manager at one of Canada’s most exciting publishers, Portage & Main Press/ HighWater Press! The PMP | HWP team is looking for their next Marketing Manager — and that could be you!
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Serif @serif.inc · 06/01/2026
Fill your #TBR with the season's top books, as selected and voted on by independent booksellers across Canada via @indiebookstores.ca! We're delighted to share the 20 books gracing The Booksellers' List this winter, including "Staying Power" (Arsenal Pulp Press) by Zena Sharman!
20 book covers are shown in a grid, with the logo for "The Booksellers' List" above. The grid is set over a blurry backdrop that seems to show shelves of books, without any identifying features.The cover of "Staying Power" is shown alongside a silver seal noting the book is a "Selection" for The Booksellers' List. Below, a quote from Another Story Bookshop shares what bookseller Saul loved about the book.
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Serif @serif.inc · 17/07/2025
Congratulations to author Christine Stringer on her ✨second✨ syndication across Postmedia for her debut novel, Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous! She spoke with one of our favourite arts columnists, @danayvr.bsky.social on life as a on-set assistant during Hollywood's golden era, and writing.
The book cover for Charity Trickett Is Not So Glamorous is displayed alongside a screenshot of a Vancouver Sun article with the headline "This Vancouver author lost The Rock's movie — and lived to write about it."
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