By Mark Medley May 29, 2010 /National Post – In the late 1980s, fresh out of college, Karen Solie worked as a cub reporter for the Lethbridge Herald. The job mixed the tranquility of small-town life — “a lot of dog shows and bake sales, as they say” — with more stressful Read more...
Inscription: May 24, 2010 – Book # 82 – Dear Prime Minister Harper: As everyone on the planet probably knows by now, Yann Martel is busy touring with his new book, and has asked other writers to take over in his absence. Today it is my pleasant duty to present you, and readers of Read more...
My reaction to Hooked the first time I read it was: “Shit! I wish I’d written that!” And I have continued to feel the same way every time I’ve heard Carolyn read from Hooked and every time I’ve re-read one or more of its dramatic monologues. But I don’t mean that this is the only Read more...
Halifax Chronicle-Herald – April 18, 2010 By Stephen Patrick Clare - In the wake of this week’s Atlantic Book Awards, literature lovers across the region have been reminded that some of the country’s – and the world’s – finest authors are today living and working among us. Names like Read more...
What is not to like about Karen’s Solie’s poems whose personae inhabit an often tawdry, down-at-the-heel, hard-scrabble world, whose tough girl down-on-their-luck narrators are often into guns and booze, sleazy hotels, and one-night stands? The rich language of the poems’ varying voices Read more...
“All we come up with are gestures towards answers.” – Karen Solie, 14/11/2008. In June of last year, I met Karen Solie at a friend’s wedding in Northern Ontario. At the time, I did not know who she was. I did not know about her as a poet. I recall asking what she did. There Read more...
Brick editor, author and poet Barry Dempster has been selected as one of six finalists for the Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. The Premier’s Award recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution to arts and culture in Ontario during a significant period of time. Six Read more...
Happy Birthday to Brick Books!!! 35 Years & Going Strong!!!! To celebrate our 35th anniversary, we’re having a BIG SALE!!! — SALE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30, 2010 For all the details, go to http://www.brickbooks.ca/?page_id=1177 Read more...
Poet Steve McOrmond’s new book The Good News About Armageddon is set to launch June 10. He talks to Open Book about inspiration, his ideal reader and shares a poem from the new collection. Open Book: Toronto: Tell us about your book, The Good News about Armageddon. Steve McOrmond: The Good Read more...
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