Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form.

• April is Poetry Month, so it’s only fitting that we draw your attention to the CBC Poetry Prize, which is now accepting submissions from budding poets like you!

• Becoming a writer is a hard slog, often full of rejection and frustration. Is it worth it? On the costs of being a writer.

• In the news this week, Canadian book distributor Thomas Allen & Son closes its doors after over a century in business.

• Does the brain work better when it’s exposed to art? A look at the effects of creative arts on the brain and its structure.

• And finally, Anne Baldo’s “captivating debut story collection”, Morse Code for Romantics, was reviewed over at The Miramichi Reader. Check it out for yourself!

Thanks for checking in on this holiday weekend! We hope you have a lovely time full of family and friends, good weather, and a few books, too.

Cheers,