Bakka Phoenix Books

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Canada's oldest Speculative Fiction bookstore, founded in 1972. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com. We are located in Toronto, Ontario.

Author Joe Haldeman, holding a freshly-signed copy of THE FOREVER WAR.
Black text on a grey background. Reads "We're going to sit this one out today, and not risk going out with the hazardous air quality from the wildfires. We'll be back tomorrow if conditions improve to where we and our staff are comfortable coming in! In the meantime, you can shop online at www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com"
A poster featuring Michael Chatfield and JM Clarke. Text reads "COME MEET | Conversation - Book Signing - Meet the Author | Michael Chatfield & JM Clarke. Bakka Phoenix Books in Toronto"
The Bakka-Phoenix logo of a phoenix rising from the flames and a ringed planet in the forefront. The phoenix is wearing a party hat and party blowy thingy.
An overly fluffy longhaired brown tabby cat looking upwards. His pink tongue poking out.
A photo of a longhaired brown tabby cat, sleeping on a purple blanket with yellow stars.
Copies of Guy Gavriel Kay's Written on the Dark faced out on a bookshelf. Some of his other books, River of Stars, A Song for Arbonne, Tigana, Under Heaven, Ysabel, Sailing to Sarantiun, and Lord of Emperors are also on the shelf.
Flyer for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. The illustration has people reading books in a window with a cat and dragonfly. The window to the right of that has a pigeon on top a stack of books with a "Shop local" banner in its mouth. Below that reads "Canadian Independent Bookstore Day" the bottom half of that image features a storefront with books, and a green door that has an open sign on it.
A copy of THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel. Next to it is a signed bookplate featuring the cover art, and reads "I'm you now!" And Sylvain's autograph
Jendia Gammon's Choose Your Own Adventure "Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall" on a cart.
Graphic featuring the cover of A RIVER FROM THE SKY, plus images of Ai Jiang and Sonia Urlando. The text on the right half of the graphic reads: "IN CONVERSATION WITH SONIA URLANDO BAKKA-PHOENIX BOOKS SATURDAY APRIL 18TH 3-5PM 84 HARBORD ST TORONTO ON M5S 1G5" The bottom has the logos of Bakka Phoenix, murmurstations, and TitanBooks
Poster for the preorder campaign for Ai Jiang's A River from the Sky. The graphic shows two sides of a bookmark, featuring the cover image on the book, a signed bookplate, and two art postcards.
A bookshelf, with five rows of shelves visible. All the books on the shelf are displayed with their pages out, so the spines and front covers aren't visible. Why? Because two tired booksellers thought it would be funny almost a month ago, and saved the photo for April 1st.
Graphic reading "SIGNING! JM Clarke + CJ Thompson | Bakka Phoenix | 84 Harbord St, Toronto, ON | Saturday, March 28 2:00 - 5:00pm", the graphic also features the book cover of Rune Seeker, and headshots of both authors
A green graphic featuring the cover art of Tao Wong's THE FIRST STEP. On it, headshots of authors Tao Wong and Christian Cameron. Text reads "Join Tao Wong & Christian Cameron on THE FIRST STEP book launch tour | Bakka Phoenix 6:00pm | March 19th Toronto, ON"
A light blue box reading "Nicholas Eames in conversation with Miles Cameron", with text below reading "Bakka Phoenix | 84 Harbord St | Toronto, ON." "Saturday March 7, 3:00pm". The graphic also features the covers of Miles Cameron's ARTIFACT SPACE and Nicholas Eames's KINGS OF THE WYLD
A light blue box reading "Nicholas Eames in conversation with Miles Cameron", with text below reading "Bakka Phoenix | 84 Harbord St | Toronto, ON." "Saturday March 7, 3:00pm". The graphic also features the covers of Miles Cameron's ARTIFACT SPACE and Nicholas Eames's KINGS OF THE WYLD
Event flyer for Jessie Sylva's book launch for HOW TO LOSE A GOBLIN IN TEN DAYS. Event details read "Saturday, Jan 14. Event starts 3 p.m., Bakka Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Toronto."
Six books on top of a counter, all by Kate Heartfield. The books are The Embroidered Book, The Tapestry of Time, The Chatelaine, The Valkyrie, Alice Payne Rides, and Alice Payne Arrives.
White paperbags on a table, with handwritten notes on them reading "Well, Hello, Mr. Grumpy pants.", "Stabby stab stab", "It's dangerous to go to outer space alone... Take this!", "Aww, who's a good boy?", "Ahh! Snakes! Or maybe dragons! I don't know, but run!", "Clothes? pfft. We don't need those where we're going.", "Purple Power!", and "It's not easy being green..." In front of these is an orange piece of paper that says "Mystery Used Book Bags! $5 each"
A copy of Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress and Jade Zhang on a counter in front of bookshelves
A copy of Suzanne Collins's Sunrise on the Reaping on a counter in front of bookshelves
A copy of the 50th anniversary edition of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
A copy of This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone on a counter in front of bookshelves
A copy of Guy Gavriel Kay's Written on the Dark
Five books on a counter. From left to right: Written on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress and Jade Zhang. In the front lying down is Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness
Our logo of a silhouette of a phoenix rising above flames and a ringed planet. On the bird are terribly added clip-arts of a red Santa hat and a scarf. Snow is falling in the foreground. Effects added terribly mostly to annoy Tara who does an amazing job at graphics and design for us (sorry not sorry).
Cover of Sylvain Neuvel's The MANY with letters crossed out to spell "Saint Man"
Cover for THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel with letters covered so it reads "TAN"
Our logo of a silhouette of a phoenix rising above flames and a ringed planet. On the bird are terribly added clip-arts of a red Santa hat and a scarf. Snow is falling in the foreground. Effects added terribly mostly to annoy Tara who does an amazing job at graphics and design for us (sorry not sorry).
A purple card with geometric circles that reads "Thank You"
A poster for Avi and Brandon's Bakka Phoenix event. Text: 'Your Best Found Family is Still a Mess, Brandon Crilly & Avi Silver in Conversation.
A white tent with books on top. The front has a banner with a black phoenix in a circle. Text reads "Bakka-Phoenix Books"
The storefront of Caversham Booksellers, a reddish building with their name above the windows.
Sideways look at a bookshelf with used hardcovers on it. Near the front are books by David B. Coe and Steven Erikson. Book spines further back are mostly out of focus are not easily read.
Light blue book cover with an image of a dragon on a frozen landscape. Text reads "Karin Lowachee | A Covenant of Ice | The Crowns of Ishia Book Three"
A light mottled green square with black bars on the top. It reads, "Join us for the launch of" at the top, in the middle is an image of Julie E. Czerneda's new book A SHIFT OF TIME. Underneath reads "Bakka-Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord Street, Saturday July 26 at 3:00pm". The bottom black bar has the logos of Bakka Phoenix and Penguin Random House Canada.
A purple rectangle, on it are two book covers. One for TITAN OF THE STARS by E.K. Johnston, and the one beside it is SKY ON FIRE by E.K. Johnston. Underneath them reads "Toronto launch for TITAN OF THE STARS and SKY ON FIRE by E.K. Johnston. Saturday, July 19 at 2pm; Bakka Phoenix Books; 84 Harbord Street, Toronto." underneath those is the logos for Tunda, Bakka Phoenix, and Dutton.
Three copies of the Winter Knight by Jes Battis. One copy is standing up, and has a pair of googly eyes adorning the front cover.
Graphic with details for the book launch of THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT by Christy Climenhage. Reads: "The Midnight Project Book Launch. Join Christy Climenhage for the launch of this stunning debut. Saturday, May 31 3:00pm. Bakka Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord St, Toronto."
Graphic with details for the book launch of THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT by Christy Climenhage. Reads: "The Midnight Project Book Launch. Join Christy Climenhage for the launch of this stunning debut. Saturday, May 31 3:00pm. Bakka Phoenix Books, 84 Harbord St, Toronto."
Sidewalk dug up outside of Bakka Phoenix Books
Event poster, text reads "Join Pascale Lacelle & Kat Dunn at Bakka-Phoenix Books for an author Q&A. Thur May 8th @ 6pm. 84 Harbord St. Toronto" Underneath this is the cover image for HUNGERSTONE by Kat Dunn and an author photo. To the side of that is the cover image for STRANGER SKIES and an author photo. The logos for Zando and Simon and Schuster Canada sit in the center bottom of the image.
White paper bags with a note on them. From closest to furthest they read "Who let the dogs (and cats! The musical. No.) out?", "Sharp Bitey Teeth", "A Long Long Time Ago .... (not Star Wars)" and "Space lasers! Pew pew"
A graphic that reads "Canadian Independent Bookstore Day" "April 26, 2025" and has an illustration of someone riding a yellow bike. The bike has a cat on the front, and a basket with flowers and books at the back.
A poster for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day. Graphic includes books growing as flowers from stems. Text reads: "Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, April 26, 2025." and "Discount swap with our neighbours at Caversham!"
A tarnished blue square that reads "AUTHOR EVENT WITH SARAH PINSKER". Below that is an image of the cover of HAUNT SWEET HOME, with a circle photo of Sarah Pinsker's head. Below this reads "Thursday, April 10th @ 6PM | Bakka-Phoenix | 84 Harbord St, Toronto"
Sidewalk chalkboard sign, reading "5 Minute Book Hacks!!" And a graphic showing an individual with books taped to their head. Underneath reads "Tie large books over your ears to block Toronto construction noise"
Josh Plasse standing against a black background.
Two stacks of books. The one on the left has THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR on top, underneath it are copies of PALE GREY DOT, CHILDREN OF TIME, STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS, and ALL SYSTEMS RED. The stack on the right has THE DRAGONFLY GAMBIT on top, underneath it are copies of THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, WIND AND TRUTH, THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM, and BLACKHEART MAN.
Our logo of a silhouette of a phoenix rising above flames and a ringed planet. On the bird are terribly added clip-arts of a red Santa hat and a scarf. Snow is falling in the foreground. Effects added terribly mostly to annoy Tara who does an amazing job at graphics and design for us (sorry not sorry).
Silvia Moreno-Garcia sitting at a table, holding a copy of her book THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU. Beside her is a stack of her other titles, SIGNAL TO NOISE, SILVER NITRATE, VELVET WAS THE NIGHT, SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, THE BEAUTIFUL ONES, and GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW.