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Brick Books: The Poetry Press That Could – Open Books: Ontario

It’s been a great year for Brick Books. This fall, Julie Bruck won a Governor General’s Literary Award for Monkey Ranch, which also made the Globe and Mail’s Top 100. Salty Ink listed Brick poets Emily McGiffin and Jessica Moore and Brick co-founder Don McKay as top picks for Read more...

First review for Kate Cayley’s upcoming book When This World Comes to an End

History, true and fictional: A review of poet Kate Cayley’s “When This World Comes to an End” January 2, 2013 Lori A. May – The Toronto Review of Books A first book of poems is a beautiful thing. But while this is Kate Cayley’s first poetry volume, she is no newcomer to writing. Read more...

Salty Ink’s Dozen Best Books of Canadian Poetry from 2012!!

Poetry books included on this list from Brick Books – Between Dusk and Night by Emily McGiffin, Everything, now by Jessica Moore and Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck. And Don McKay’s Paradoxides. [Don McKay is an editor and co-founder at Brick Books.] Thanks, Chad. Read more...

Sue Sinclair, Montreal poet, announced as inaugural critic in residence – Canadian Women in the Literary Arts

Montreal poet Sue Sinclair has been named the Canadian Women in the Literary Arts’ first Resident Critic, a post she will hold for the next year. Brick Books is proud to be the publisher of 3 of Sue’s 4 poetry collections - Breaker (2008), Mortal Arguments (2003), and Secrets of Weather Read more...

Canada’s Top 10 Publisher Websites – Brick Books’ website is number 2!!!

We are very proud to be named # 2 in Salty Ink’s recent “Canada’s Top 10 Publisher Websites”. http://www.brickbooks.ca/ Laudable and applaudable for all the same reason as Coach House really. Right from the very first page on Brick’s website you can see the most Read more...

Ho – Ho – Holiday Savings!!

We are just back from Ottawa where Julie Bruck received the Governor General’s Award for Poetry for her book Monkey Ranch from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Monkey Ranch was also a Globe 100 title for 2012.   Brick Books is proud to be the Read more...

Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck is in the Globe 100…

And one more honour for Monkey Ranch by Julie Bruck – the Globe 100!!  Read about it here. Monkey Ranch  By Julie Bruck Brick Books It has been nearly 13 years since Bruck’s last poetry collection, and Monkey Ranch, which has won the Governor-General’s Award for poetry, shows both her Read more...

First review for Emily McGiffin’s Between Dusk and Night

Between Dusk and Night by Emily McGiffin is reviewed by Sarah Bernstein at Lemonhound.com – have a look here – Wilding the Domestic: Emily McGiffin’s Between Dusk and Night. Read more...

Congratulations to Julie Bruck, winner of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry!!

Julie Bruck is the winner of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry for her book Monkey Ranch. The winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards were announced this morning at the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec in Montreal. His Excellency the Right Read more...

Congratulations to Méira Cook, winner of the $5,000 Walrus Poetry Prize!!

Congratulations to Méira Cook, winner of the $5,000 Walrus Poetry Prize for her poem “The Devil’s Advocate”!! Brick Books has published 3 of Méira’s poetry collections – A Walker in the City (2011), Slovenly Love (2003) and Toward a Catalogue of Falling Read more...

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