Octopus Books
Woman owned, independent, and committed to making the world a better place.
116 Third Ave, Ottawa
Anishinaabe Territory
Canada
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Indigenous Voices in Canada
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit writers, artists, scholars, advocates, and media makers living north of the 49th parallel.
@rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social
Your friendly local anarchist collective Punch Up puts out this weekly email list of rad events coming up in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. Follow us here or go old school, subscribe to the calendar or sign up for emails! https://www.punchupcollective.org/reo
@freetransitottawa.bsky.social
Free Transit Ottawa is fighting to make Ottawa's transit system free, reliable, and accessible for a more equitable and sustainable future for all. https://freetransitottawa.ca
@amnesty.ca
Amnesty International is a global community of changemakers that defends and promotes human rights for all. Join us!
@harshawalia.bsky.social
Border and Rule (2021) & Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). Sikh. Inquilab. (she/her). Hard on issues, soft on people. Antidote to despair is collective struggle. New here - mostly find me IRL organizing, in internationalist collectives & networks.
@coastaljustice.bsky.social
writer. activist. prof. Kwakwaka’wakw. 2SQ. She/her. 🐟🌈
@beingkirti.bsky.social
she/her Author of An Astonishment of Stars (ECW Press 2024)✨💕✨ Living and writing in Calgary - Treaty 7 www.beingkirti.com
@mayleewolf.bsky.social
she/her 🌙🐦⬛ I make art and I’m sleepy My art only feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5vddgvi5uvcz7goge7kprn2q/feed/aaahfdkmjg6jk mayleewolf.com
@guerillalibrarian.bsky.social
Service dog handler, inclusive feminist, disability-retired librarian, disability advocacy. WW. Board member serving Psychiatric Service Dog partners: PSDP (psych.dog).
@kmans.bsky.social
Academic. Nova Scotia. Lover of books, beaches, baking, end-of-the-world movies, the 19th century, France, and Scotland. Dix-neuviémiste. Victorianist. Law. RLS.
@btrewart.bsky.social
Poet with 3 chapbooks and one full-length book. Next full-length forthcoming in 2026 with Palimpsest Press. Chapbook editor at Anstruther Press. Learning Specialist & Instructional Designer at Western University. Father of two.
@melrea.bsky.social
Four novels written. Fun sexy novels about strong women dealing. Number five in the works. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Rea/author/B018EE5T5Y?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true @iquitcigs.bsky.social St. Louis
@mythicroads.bsky.social
Canadian, independent publisher of high-quality and engaging fantasy, sci-fi, and romance. https://linktr.ee/mythicroadspress
@wildsonnets.bsky.social
Poet | Dramatist | Award-Winning Filmmaker The new book, The Wild Sonnets: Volume VII, is available here: www.wildsonnets.com.
@zencaster.bsky.social
Docu-preditor for work. For fun, nature photography, roadless areas, the younger dryas, rule of law, semiotics. VE.RI.TAS
@sayadaramdial.bsky.social
Illustrator, Trini, person with things to say occasionally. sayadaramdial.com (she/her) Represented by The Bright Agency #kidlitart #illustration Julie And The Mango Tree, out now!
@andrewauseon.bsky.social
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@rustandmoth.bsky.social
Lit journal | cellar door knocker | sic semper tyrannis. Open for poetry submissions June 1st! www.rustandmoth.com www.duotrope.com/listing/13546/rust-and-moth
@billie.bookstoreromanceday.org
She/her. Moth House. Bookseller. An Old. Founder of Bookstore Romance Day.
@laurairock.bsky.social
Reading, writing, walking in Ontar-i-air-i-air-io (Can-Am). Author of a short story collection (MOTHERISH), essays & more TK. ED of the Literary Press Group of Canada (association of independent literary publishers). Posts are mine, not theirs. She/her
@icefloepress.bsky.social
indie poetry publisher based in Canada with an international focus. we publish books and we have an online website with series and blogs w/poets, fiction writers, visual artist, experimental projects www.icefloepress.net EIC/publisher Robert Frede Kenter
@michaelastephen.bsky.social
Writer • Sales Manager at Second Story Press • Reviews Editor at This Magazine • Human pterodactyl • (she/her) 📚✒️🐈🌈
@leanahosea.bsky.social
Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED_i http://watershedinvestigations.com Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).
@loukoren.bsky.social
Linguist. Editor. Avid hobbyist. 🇱🇧🇸🇮🇺🇦 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Lead editor @talesfeathers.bsky.social with @augursociety.bsky.social
@sflayzell.bsky.social
I write queer stories & edit books sometimes https://sflayzell.com/ Debut novel Cottonopolis out now, a sapphic middle-grade story set in 1840s Manchester https://www.northodox.co.uk/product-page/cottonopolis-paperback-pre-order Views my own
@jackielaubooks.bsky.social
Romance reader/writer. Latest release: Two Friends in Marriage. Coming soon: Time Loops & Meet Cutes. She/her. jackielaubooks.com
@sachacoward.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ history dude (He/Him) 🌈 Research, Tours & Escape Rooms. Mermaid lover. Lifts heavy things for attention. http://www.unbound.com/books/queer-as-folklore/
@jenstden.bsky.social
Vancouver journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
@reviewcanada.bsky.social
@bette56.bsky.social
Poet | Writer | Creative contibutor | 🌈 Immigrant | Synesthete | Toronto, Ontario
@cafesottawa.bsky.social
Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) is a network of community associations, other organizations and citizens working to promote environmental sustainability in our city. https://linktr.ee/cafesottawa
@montrealprize.bsky.social
The Montreal Poetry Prize is committed to poetry and poets around the world. For our 2024 winner and finalists, visit us at: https://www.montrealpoetryprize.com/ The next competition opens in January 2026.
@kathrynfedchun.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Communication at Carleton University. RoCCET Lab Fellow. Interested in queer game studies, comic studies, cosplay harassment at conventions, & affective media 💅🏻 https://kathrynfedchun.itch.io/ Raccoon image from artist Lily Seika Jones 🎨
@proflb.bsky.social
Sociologue, prof agrégée, Univ. Toronto. Studies of the social organization of medical, legal and bureaucratic knowledge. Author of Screening Out. Coprésidente https://csn-rec.ca/
@canadianpoets.bsky.social
The LCP supports poets & builds communities, supports inclusive and equitable free expression, & promotes Canadian poets and poetry. www.poets.ca
@pearlpoet.bsky.social
poet living slowly, insect- & mushroom-portraitist, Good Omens DT MS fan, incessant reader, p/t abled, cat valet. If you need me to know something, email me directly. 🏳️🌈 she/her Alt image: long greying hair, red framed glasses, lace top, leather vest.
@blockshopbooks.bsky.social
Women-owned curated bookstore connecting people with great new books. A safe space. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 11-4 Co-owned by - Jo Treggiari 125 Montague Street, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0 www.blockshopbooks.ca
@basicincomeyouth.bsky.social
The Basic Income Youth Collective is a group of engaged young people (under 35) in Canada who are passionate about basic income.💰 https://www.basicincomeyouth.ca/
@alexsegura.bsky.social
I write comics and novels. SECRET IDENTITY, ALTER EGO, ENCANTO, DICK TRACY, SPIDER-SOCIETY, THE QUESTION, STAR WARS, and more. He/him. https://linktr.ee/alex_segura
@dxcsummit.bsky.social
Canada's Democracy Summit | Toronto: April 3–5, 2025. Presented by OCAD U, The dais at TMU & The Open Democracy Project | #DXC25
@donnaseto.bsky.social
Writer | Artist | Nerd Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History (available May 1, 2025). www.donnaseto.ca
@thewordcrafter-eq.bsky.social
She/her, Canadian fantasy writer, tea enthusiast, AuDHD, will add more later. Also, a user of tone tags.
@spartacusbooks.net
Spartacus Books is a nonprofit, volunteer-run bookstore and resource centre. Open 10–8:30 weekdays, 11–7 weekends.
@lowertown-crcbv.bsky.social
@eleonoreschonmaier.bsky.social
Poetry, fiction, song lyrics, music-theater. Field Guide to the Lost Flower of Crete, Dustblown Side of the Journey, and Wavelengths of Your Song (all from McGill-Queens’ University Press). https://eleonoreschonmaier.com
@amimckay.bsky.social
Author of : THE WITCHES OF NEW YORK; THE BIRTH HOUSE; and BEFORE MY TIME. Novelist, memoirist, playwright, ink witch. Keeper of stories, spells, bees, and dreams.
@openbookon.bsky.social
Open Book is your connection to Ontario's vibrant literary scene. Posts via Kevin, Holly, and Sarah. Visit our website to learn more: https://open-book.ca/
@crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social
That queerly friendly neighbourhood bookstore in the community of East Van on unceded and occupied MST land. Offering new and used books, small gifts, and Cozy Chairs™ for the queer soul and beloved community since 2023. www.crossandcrows.com