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The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Charmaine Cadeau at Open Book

The WAR Series (Writers As Readers) is our newest interview series at Open Book, and gives writers an opportunity to talk about the books that shaped them, from first loves to new favourites. Charmaine Cadeau is a poet whose second book is Placeholder (Brick Books), which was published in April Read more...

Poets in Profile: Ann Shin at Open Book: Toronto

National Poetry Month may be over for another year, but we still can’t get enough of Canadian poetry. Join us in finding out what inspires, confounds and delights today’s Canadian poets by following our Poets in Profile series. Today we speak with Ann Shin, an award-winning filmmaker Read more...

Behind Brick Books, with Kitty Lewis

When we think of the people behind the books we love, we generally think of writers. But many people work in a variety of professions to get those books onto your shelves. In our new series, Behind the Books, Open Book speaks with the printers, publicists, book sellers, book bloggers, event Read more...

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...

Sue Goyette and Atlantic Books Today Proust Questionnaire

Atlantic Books Today Interview – Sue Goyette’s poetry has appeared on the Toronto subway system, in wedding vows and spray-painted on a sidewalk. With three collections of poetry published, including the most recent tour de force outskirts (Brick Books), she’s been nominated for several Read more...

Poets in Profile: Emily McGiffin – at Open Book: Ontario

Poets in Profile: Emily McGiffin – at Open Book: Ontario Find out what inspires, confounds and delights today’s Canadian poets by following our Poets in Profile series. Emily McGiffin, winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, has just published her first collection Read more...

Poetry, ranch life and relationships: An interview with Nora Gould

Nora Gould is a poet and rancher from Alberta and her debut poetry collection I see my love my clearly for a distance is prairie poetry beyond pretty landscapes; brighter than golden wheat fields, and at times darker than long winter nights. She brings to life animal, vegetable and mineral and Read more...

Bricks of Literary Love Labour – interview with co-founder Stan Dragland and general manager Kitty Lewis of Brick Books

Amatoritsero Ede in Conversation with Kitty Lewis and Stan Dragland Amatoritsero Ede: We have informally collaborated a lot with Brick Books by reviewing your publications.  We can take it a step further by having a discussion around your publishing program. Brick Books’ path, in the early Read more...

On Writing, with E. Alex Pierce

E. Alex Pierce talks to Open Book about setting up a writing colony, how living in Sable River, Nova Scotia affects her writing and her new poetry collection, Vox Humana (Brick Books). Alex is participating in the Tree Reading Series event in Ottawa on March 27, 2012. Open Book: Tell us about Read more...

Welcome to The 49th Shelf!! Celebrate Canadian Books!!!

Read all about it!!! For Immediate Release: February 21, 2012: Canadian Bookshelf Announces Amazon.ca As Lead Sponsor and Rebrands as The 49th Shelf Canadian books are getting a well-deserved boost today. Canadian Bookshelf announced that Amazon.ca is its lead sponsor for 2012, and that the Read more...

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