We make chapbooks!
Chapbooks are small volumes on one topic. In our case, they describe people, places and experiences.
Our Books:
Books and the City:
Psychogeographical Wanderings Around Toronto’s Independent Bookstores.
by Annabel Townsend
Times are hard for independent bookstores. Facing a mountain of debt and an uncertain future with her own small business in Saskatchewan, Annabel Townsend sets out on a mission in the big city: to visit as many bookstores as she can, to find camaraderie amongst fellow booksellers, and hope for the future of the industry.
Inspired by the accidental discovery of a book about wandering, Annabel gets lost in Toronto enthusiastically. She seeks out this one single book, uncovering the city’s weird and wonderful literary community along the way.
The Toronto launch and tour of ‘Books and the City’ in 2025 was made possible with financial support from SK Arts. THANK YOU!
Selected Writings
Six Years of Philosophy
by Leighton D. Peart
“Take stock of your life right now. Who are you allowing to trespass upon your time? Transactional dealings come and go, money and things can be accrued, lost and regained – time cannot.”
This is an excerpt from Peart’s seminal book, Selected Writings, a series of philosophical essays.
As the author says,, “No entertaining conversation ever comes from agreement.”
COMING SOON
The Homeless: A Personal Journey of Discovery, by Glen Harper
When Glen Harper arrived in Toronto in 1998 with a backpack, twenty dollars, and a notebook, he wasn’t looking for adventure or acclaim. He came with a single, unflinching purpose: to understand how people who live without shelter survive in one of Canada’s largest cities. He had spent years wondering what life on the streets was actually like — not as seen from a newspaper headline or charity campaign, but as lived by those who face it every day. This book is the result of that decision: a detailed, first-hand account from a man who voluntarily entered the world of the homeless to see, feel, and record the truth for himself.
Out April 25th 2026
Memoir
Elaine, a Memoir by Cheryl Wilson
I wonder, if my mom knew that fateful October day would be her last on this earth; would she have done things differently?
Would she have gazed at herself a little longer in the morning mirror? Looked just a little more at the young beauty of her face, felt the curves of a wonderfully pregnant body, and smiled instead of groaned? Would the world-weary day ahead seem a little sweeter?
Following a fatal car crash that took her mother’s life in 1978, Cheryl has spent her life dealing with mother loss. From motherless daughter to motherless mother, Cheryl’s relationships, life struggles and healing journey has been stunningly captured in this book.
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