We make chapbooks!
Chapbooks are small volumes on one topic. In our case, they describe people, places and experiences.
Our Books:
Collection:
Write the Neighbourhood
Our first nonfiction anthology is out now! This is a collection of essays we received following our call for submissions on the topic of ‘Write the Neighbourhood’. We’re very proud to feature contributors from the UK, South Africa, Costa Rica and all across Canada. Available now at all good indie stores, online on Amazon, Indigo and Barnes & Noble, or support Pete’s Press directly: click here to buy online.
Here are the Write The Neighbourhood contributing authors: (L-R)(Row 1) Mackenzie Brooks, Lilly Daubermann, Erin Derfoldy, Paul Deschene, Cara Amy Goldthorpe
(Row2) James Park, Leighton Peart, Hannah Rumble, Claire Terrill, Annabel Townsend.
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.”
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
COMING SOON
Anthology
SLOP. Essays Against AI.
Despite only being publicly available for a few years, AI is now almost impossible to avoid in our everyday lives. It is in our phones, our schools, our workplaces and even in data centre form on the outskirts of our cities. We are told this tech revolution is ‘inevitable’ and yet the true consequences of its use are often overlooked or worse, deliberately misrepresented. This anthology explores the social, economic, political, environmental and ethical implications of the rise of artificial ‘intelligence’.
Featuring essays from S. Portico Bowman, Kai Hutchence, John Klein, Andrea Martineau, Annabel Townsend and artwork by The Real Flydog.
Collection
Hope and Failure, an essay collection
This anthology explores the themes of Hope and Failure as interpreted by ten new authors. Hope and Failure are so often entwined that these essays are sometimes tragic, sometimes comedic, but always relatable. From the hope of building a home in Costa Rica to planting a garden in the Cotswolds, failures of parenting to being failed as a child, personal failures and systemic failures, failures at work and failures in academia, to the optimism of youth, to defying expectations, and reframing success, this collection covers a vast range of familiar human experiences. For people who enjoy schaudenfreude, but who choose to remain optimistic.
Collection
Amizdel, by Charlie Rauh, Illustrated by Christina Fishburne
“Two words come to mind when describing Amizdel: intention and care. Charlie Rauh’s prowess at paying attention to and recording details about the intricacies of daily life are on vividly brilliant display here. Through his luscious and meticulous prose, he shows us what it means to be fully aware and present in the daring pursuit of an artistic life. This book should serve as a guide for any creative who seeks to engage more joyfully with the world around them. Rauh’s writing is tender, arresting, intimate, observant and surprising in the most delightful of ways. At its’ core, Amizdel is a gentle and prescient reminder, as so many fine works of literature are, to keep our eyes—and our hearts—forever focused on the winding road that lies ahead.”
– Skye Jackson, author of Libre
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