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Canada's oldest Speculative Fiction bookstore, founded in 1972. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com. We are located in Toronto, Ontario.
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TODAY! ONLY A FEW HOURS REMAIN. PREMEE APPROACHES. Join us at 2:00pm for the launch of ONE MESSAGE REMAINS! Come join for books, skulls, skeletons, and snacks!

some local and online events for the launch of A PALACE NEAR THE WIND! 👀🤍🌬️🏰 mark your calendars & I hope to see some of y’all there! 🙇🏻‍♀️🫶🏼 @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social @melisfluous.bsky.social @kritikahrao.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social

hey we're headed to Toronto for a party at the library!! to celebrate @premeemohamed.com's book that we published ONE MESSAGE REMAINS we're told there will be snacks... and we were told to pronounce it "Torono" to sound like a local there will also be a skeleton, so................... be there

Forthcoming Books Through December 2025 locusmag.com/2025/02...

Just a friendly reminder to please go out and vote today, if you haven't yet! The 2022 election had the lowest turnout for an Ontario provincial election, let's not repeat that this year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Construction has once again reached our part of Harbord St! If you plan on driving in for a visit, please note that we currently don't have on-street parking. We do ship via Good Foot and Canada Post for those who aren't able to make it in! Order online at www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

By popular demand, we're bringing you SIX (6) recommendations for space horror books centered on female characters!! Wait-what was that sound? One moment–I'm going to check the airlock. I'm sure it was nothing...

Heyyy, I was at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social today and signed some Countess. It's one of my fave indie bookstores in Toronto. And they have a Canadian SFF table which if that's your jam check them out! Trini Canadian Suzan, Canadian publisher, Canadian Indie book store. 🖤

ONE WEEK TO GO! PREMEE'S ARRIVAL APPROACHES! 👀 Join us next Saturday at 2:00pm for the launch of ONE MESSAGE REMAINS! Can't make it? Reserve your copy here and we'll get a copy signed for you: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/gwdJve2...

I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

AHH! Murderbot photos!! Release date! 👀👀👀

Toronto friends! My Haunt Sweet Home tour is at Long last coming your way. @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Thursday April 10.

Just a one more day to go! Join us tomorrow for the launch of DUST by Josh Plasse!

IT'S GETTING CLOSER (THIS IS A THREAT) I hope I'll see folks at the Merril Collection in Toronto on March 1, 2 pm! We are partnering with @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social to launch ONE MESSAGE REMAINS, my war-magic-resistance-whatever book with @psychopomp.com ! 😍 www.psychopomp.com/launch

This is getting reposted a bit today, so just a note that we are currently closed for Family Day! We'll be back open tomorrow, and in the meantime you can browse our stock at www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

The good people at Bakka Phoenix are also the ones to email or call if you want signed/personalized copies of any of my books, or to log a preorder of Written on the Dark for when it comes out in late May. They’ll even come shovel your sidewalk! (They won’t.)

We're open! We're shovelled (for now)! We're warm! And we've got books! Feel free to drop by if you're not snowed in.

It's a little bit tricky to run the store without power! 😅 We'll be closed today while Toronto Hydro crews get things back up and running. We'll be open tomorrow during our regular hours. Sorry for the inconvenience!

It's a rather snowy and wintery day out there... What's everyone's favourite snowy day reads?

Join us next week on Thursday February 20th at 6:00pm for the launch of Josh Plasse's debut novel, DUST! More details here: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/19802... Can't make it? Reserve your copy online and we'll get it signed and personalized for you.

Some indie Canadian bookshops to check out before the GST/HST holiday ends on Feb 15:❤️📚 @anotherstoryto.bsky.social @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social @mcnallyrobinson.com @thebeguiling.bsky.social @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social @kingsbookstore.bsky.social @pfbvan.bsky.social @tridenthalifax.bsky.social

Scored this gorgeous Shigeru Mizuki-illustrated Yokai book from @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social today. I literally made it two steps in the door when I saw this. Immediately grabbed it. His art is outstanding and Yokai are fascinating! See alt-text for information on the Yokai in each image. #Toronto

The sprayed edges are a Canadian Special. Penguin Canada got an offer they couldn’t refuse from the printer and Lisa Jager got the design just right. I love them. The novel evokes, roughly, the period of the gorgeous Books of Hours in France so this is really well-suited. Book as object of beauty.

It's almost time for a new Guy Gavriel Kay book! Just a few months to go. We'll have signed copies available, if you'd like your copy personalized please just leave us a note during check-out: www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/X0jL6yY... (Also, check out those stunning sprayed edges!)

A PALACE NEAR THE WIND by Ai Jiang is out April 8th! Pre-order your copy here, and get some truly *gorgeous* exclusive swag: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/64yWJSS...

Updated ... go.bsky.app/4pEJZ46 Probably still a work in progress

Thank you! ❤️

Very much looking forward to this one! 👀 It's still a long while away, but you can reserve your copy here: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/MWp_c1q...

Have you heard about the Little Ghosts Book Subscription? LITTLE GHOSTS MONTHLY gets you 2 books, bookmark, and stickers every month. LITTLE GHOSTS QUARTERLY ships 4x a year (Jan, April, July, & Oct), 3 books, bookmark, stickers, and Little Ghosts merch! Both can be paused or cancelled anytime.🖤👻

Join us at the TPL Appel Salon, 7:00pm on Monday March 3rd to celebrate the launch of THE DARK MIRROR by @samanthashannon.bsky.social! Tickets are free but RSVPs are appreciated for numbers! www.eventbrite.ca/e/samantha-s... Pre-order your copy here: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/H4Xn4e0...

Yay! Premee's back! We've partnered with the lovely folks over at the Merril Collection to have an event with her on March 1st to celebrate the launch of ONE MESSAGE REMAINS! RSVP and come by for what will 100% be a fun afternoon. Pre-order your copy here: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/gwdJve2...

Unveiling the official U.S. cover for WEARING THE LION! My next book, about the messy relationship between Hera and Heracles. So glad to finally share this with y'all. I love its striking colors, and the creatures it hints at--each is a huge part of the book. The art is by Adam Auerbach! #BookSky