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On Writing, with Antony Di Nardo
Writer and teacher Antony Di Nardo talks to Open Book about his new books, Alien, Correspondent (Brick Books) and Soul on Standby (Exile Editions), writing, Canadian literature and more.Open Book:...
View ArticleMapping Literary Ontario: Four New Bookmark Sites
A few months ago, we reported on Ontario: Read it Here, a new initiative produced by three Ontario-based organizations, Open Book: Ontario, Project Bookmark Canada and the Creative Book Publishing...
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The Proust Questionnaire, with Micah Toub
Micah Toub, author of the just-released Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age as the Son of Two Shrinks (Random House, 2010), grew up in Denver, Colorado and now resides in Toronto. Formerly associate editor...
View ArticleThursday To Do: Project Bookmark Canada, Second Toronto Unveiling
Thursday morning at 11 a.m. is a great time to swing by the corner of St. George and Bloor, right across from the St. George subway station. Project Bookmark Canada, the national initiative to create a...
View ArticleAirstream Land Yacht
Ken Babstock (House of Anansi Press, 2006) There are many people who thought Babstock could never top his first book, Mean. But he did. Smart and dense and yet perennially cool. For more information...
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Contest! Enter to Win Open Book's Poetry Prize Pack
Talk about a tower of song! Ontario's poetry publishers have generously donated a copy of each of their Spring 2011 releases — and you could be the lucky winner of this towering stack of new Canadian...
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Contest! Enter to Win Open Book's Poetry Prize Pack: Babstock, Hine,...
Talk about a tower of song! Ontario's poetry publishers have generously donated a copy of each of their Spring 2011 releases — and you could be the lucky winner of this towering stack of new Canadian...
View ArticleKen Babstock Reads "The Compatibilist"
Methodist Hatchet, Toronto poet Ken Babstock's highly anticipated new book, has just been released with House of Anansi Press. Already it has made the list of top ten sellers at Type Books on Queen...
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TTQ's Toronto Poets 5 Questions Series: Priscila Uppal
TTQ's Toronto Poets 5 Questions Series: Priscila UppalInterviewed by Darryl Salach (The Toronto Quarterly)The Toronto Poets – 5 Questions Series is a new series initiated by The Toronto Quarterly that...
View ArticlePreliminary Line Up for IFOA 2011 Announced
From our friends at Authors at Harbourfront Centre:Authors at Harbourfront Centre is delighted to announce the preliminary line-up for the 32nd annual International Festival of Authors (IFOA), October...
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The Ottawa International Writers Festival
By rob mclennanThe Ottawa International Writers Festival runs from October 20–25, 2011. Originally founded in 1997 by father-and-son team Neil and Sean Wilson, the now semi-annual Ottawa International...
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Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Revealed
The 2012 shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize has been announced!Judges Heather McHugh (USA), David O'Meara (Canada) and Fiona Sampson (England) scoured 481 books of poetry, from 37 countries,...
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Babstock and Harsent Win the Griffin Prize!
Last night in Toronto, the Griffin Poetry Prize was awarded to Ken Babstock (Canadian winner) for Methodist Hatchet, published by House of Anansi and David Harsent (International winner) for Night,...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Matthew Tierney & Ken Babstock in Conversation
Poets Matthew Tierney and Ken Babstock got together on stage at the launch of Matthew's new poetry book, Probably Inevitable (Coach House) in November. Don't miss the chance to hear from two of...
View ArticleWatch the Book Trailer for David Seymour's "Eyewitness Testimony"
David Seymour, whose poetry collection For Display Purposes Only was released earlier this week, recently teamed up with accomplished film editor Jeremy Munce to create a book trailer for his poem...
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Writers' Trust Announces "Five x Five" One-Time Program for Emerging Writers
The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced a new, one-time program celebrating emerging writers. "Five x Five" sees five established writers, all of whom are past Writers' Trust award honourees, select...
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