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Open Books Parodies Call Me Maybe for Lit Lovers
I can’t believe I was in Chicago recently and made it to “Batman’s apartment” but not Open Books. Well, thank the stars for Carly Rae Jepsen and her much-parodied hit “Call Me Maybe,” else I wouldn’t...
View ArticleEvent: Julie Wilson appears at Toronto Public Library to discuss Seen Reading
Julie Wilson’s Seen Reading: Tales of a Literary Voyeur Thurs. Oct 04, 2012 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 60 mins Spadina Road branch of Toronto Public Library I’ll be joined by Julie Booker, author of Up, Up,...
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Zombie Talk with Corey Redekop, author of Husk (ECW Press)
Yesterday, I sat in front of my computer, and, as luck would have it, so did Corey Redekop. We spent the next half hour talking about Husk, the follow up to his biblio-rrific novel Shelf Monkey. Husk...
View ArticleWith a Little Help from Our Friends
I’ve arrived in Calgary for WordFest 2012 and am already having what feels like a time of my life. There really is something quite special about this festival—a sense of community and energy—possibly...
View ArticleGlobe Books seeks new Editor. Women need apply.
Monday, news prematurely broke that Martin Levin, books editor with Globe and Mail since 1996, and Jack Kirchoff, the section’s assistant editor, had been removed from their positions. While Kirchoff...
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Books to Get You Laid this Valentine’s Day
Photo credit: Julie Wilson Dear Reader, it’s Valentine’s Day. Love, like ya-like ya, and the promise of sale candy are in the air, alongside desperation in 50 shades of faded peach pastel. So, let’s...
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Canadian writers feature in trailer for David Seymour’s latest poetry collection
Directed by Jeremy Munce, this book trailer for David Seymour‘s poetry collection For Display Purposes Only (Coach House, 2013) features a host of Canadian writers reciting from “Eyewitness Testimony.”...
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Video: Become a Project Bookmark Page Turner Champion. Maybe win my cat!
Throughout April 2013, look out for Page Turner Champions, a group of 30 readers, writers, and publishing professionals who have each gotten behind Project Bookmark Canada to issue a call to action: Be...
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Seen Reading Nominated for Two Alberta Literary Awards
This news gon’ put a little spring in my step. Seen Reading is nominated for two Alberta Literary Awards: Trade Fiction and Book Design, for Natalie Olsen of Kisscut Design. The little book that could...
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Coffee Shop Culture Inspires San Diego Writer
Right up my alley, John Rippo has been capturing snapshots of coffee shop culture in The Espresso, his independent newspaper for cafe society. Heard in the Houses is a collection of vignettes based on...
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Q&A: Shawn Syms, editor of Friend. Follow. Text. #storiesfromlivingonline
Where are you reading this? What are you reading this on? How many times do you anticipate you’ll break from reading this to connect with someone via email, text, Facebook, Twitter, or to upload a...
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Seen Reading shortlisted for 2013 ReLit Award
I was thrilled to learn that Seen Reading has been shortlisted for the 2013 ReLit Award for best collection of stories published by an independent Canadian press (in this case, Freehand Books)....
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