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Welcome to the Wolsak & Wynn Blog, a delightful mix of book lists, opinions and essays written by members of our team and our community and available for everyone to read!

Jennifer Rawlinson 4/21/26 Jennifer Rawlinson 4/21/26

Three Now; Three Then: The Valuable Impact of Canadian Poetry Books in the 21st Century

Jennifer Rawlinson 11/10/25 Jennifer Rawlinson 11/10/25

Poetry for the Pause

Jennifer Rawlinson 10/15/25 Jennifer Rawlinson 10/15/25

Our Most Autumnal Titles

Brynn Schandall-O'Donoghue 8/18/25 Brynn Schandall-O'Donoghue 8/18/25

Kitchen Table Readings

Brynn Schandall-O'Donoghue 7/29/25 Brynn Schandall-O'Donoghue 7/29/25

Cool Books for the Height of Summer

Rami 7/8/25 Rami 7/8/25

Slow Reading

An antidote to our crazy world

Rami 6/12/25 Rami 6/12/25

Five Fascinating Book Fathers

Celebrating Wolsak & Wynn’s best dads

Rami 6/10/25 Rami 6/10/25

Welcome to the Non-AI Heat Index of Great Summer Reads for ’25 Part 2

Fifteen fabulous reads for this summer.

Rami 6/5/25 Rami 6/5/25

Welcome to the Non-AI Heat Index of Great Summer Reads for ’25 Part 1

Fifteen fabulous reads for this summer.

Rami 5/6/25 Rami 5/6/25

The M Word: A Roundup for Mother’s Day Part 2

Honouring mothers and motherhood in all its complexity

Rami 5/1/25 Rami 5/1/25

The M Word: A Roundup for Mother’s Day Part 1

Honouring mothers and motherhood in all its complexity

Rami 4/17/25 Rami 4/17/25

Books for Earth Day 2025

Unapologetically local nature-themed books.

Rami 3/27/25 Rami 3/27/25

Could Tariffs Collapse Canadian Publishing?

Right now the Canadian book world is experiencing a fair amount of fear and uncertainty.

Rami 2/4/25 Rami 2/4/25

Toronto on the Page

A setting for speculative storytelling

Rami 1/6/25 Rami 1/6/25

Eight Poetry Collections from Canadian Presses You May Have Missed in 2023 and 2024

Poetry deserves a greater depth of creation and reception

Rami 12/16/24 Rami 12/16/24

Booze and Books for the Holiday Season

If there’s a time to go overboard with your reading and imbibing, it’s now.

Rami 12/2/24 Rami 12/2/24

December Reads for Recharging

Small press books that will help you rest and recharge

Rami 11/19/24 Rami 11/19/24

Books on My List

I discovered the library and childhood changed

Rami 10/15/24 Rami 10/15/24

Unputdownable Canadian Mysteries and Thrillers

More than a suspenseful plot

Rami 9/24/24 Rami 9/24/24

5 Books by Emerging Poets that Everyone Should Read

Poetry that goes beyond the limits of what we might dare to imagine