BookThug’s Best Reads 2014 (Authors’ Edition)
In deference to what has become a robust tradition on the internet, the gang at BookThug is proud to present a festive bundle of end-of-the-year book lists! In today’s episode, […]
Continue readingPhil Hall talks with R. Kolewe about his debut collection Afterletters
Afterletters by R. Kolewe is a collection of poems that works with and through the writings of Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan. In the following interview, BookThug’s Poetry Editor Phil […]
Continue readingHear Here: an artistic exploration of Toronto premieres tomorrow
Calling all lovers of literature, spoken word, visual arts, music and food. Hear Here, Toronto’s roaming creative salon, premieres tomorrow, Thursday November 20, at a pop up downtown location. The […]
Continue readingShedding Light on Lost Female Intellectuals: An Interview with Light Light’s Julie Joosten
On this, the eve of the announcement of the winner this year’s Governor General’s Award, BookThug’s intrepid intern Rick Meier sat down to talk with Julie Joosten about her shortlisted […]
Continue readingFall Launch Season – That’s a Wrap!
On October 8, 2014, on one of the first really chilly nights of the Fall, the brightest lights of Toronto’s literary community assembled in Kensington Market to celebrate the launch […]
Continue readingA BookThug’s Guide to INSPIRE!—Toronto’s International Book Fair
November 13–16, 2014 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Tickets available, here) INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair is Toronto’s brand new international book expo. This three-day affair will be “part […]
Continue readingPhil Hall in conversation with Wanda Praamsma about a thin line between
September 24, 2014 Wanda Praamsma’s debut poetry collection a thin line between crafts a story that transcends geographic boundaries and time periods, by weaving together lives from her own family’s […]
Continue readingEngaging Theseus by Wayne Clifford and bpNichol: Reader’s Questions
August 19, 2014 Reading Theseus is an intimate experience; the reader witnesses bpNichol and Wayne Clifford actively troubling the processes of myth making and word smithing. Nichol has declared his […]
Continue readingJamaica Farewell and the Divided World: Guadalupe Muro’s Interview Questionnaire –10 Questions with the Author of Air Carnation
August 1, 2014 As I mentioned in a prior blog post, I will be adding Air Carnation to my bedside books collection. But attached is a fun questionnaire filled out […]
Continue readingAn Interview with Guadalupe Muro, the author of Air Carnation
July 28, 2014 The moment I finished Air Carnation, I felt I had to email Argentine author Guadalupe Muro questions regarding her book, since I had scribbled enough notes and […]
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