The FOLD (The Festival of Literary Diversity) is an annual event, in Brampton (Ontario, Canada) dedicated to telling more stories, to having audiences connect with a wider variety of storytellers. You can check out their lineup of terrific writers and storytellers who were a part of the debut festival in May
Write Reads is hosting this event, which runs from June 1 - September 1, 2014. I learned about it last week via Consumed by Ink, and how could I resist: two of my favourite things, Canlit and short stories. But the act of choosing is almost overwhelming. And of course there's always
It's that time of year again: time for the Canadian Book Challenge, which launches each July 1st on Canada Day. Most of what I read is Canlit, but I am easily distracted by new and shiny books and I forget to make time to read the classics. The first time I
Simon and Schuster's Stay Warm Contest (Site here) Nifty little prize pack, but of particular interest are the bookish elements. (You can enter here.) The one that I am especially keen on is Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh, of which I'll have more to say later this month.
Rupert Thomson's Secrecy is suffused with deliciously disturbing images and scenes. A thin, dark ribbon of sky. Bared teeth with clumps of hair. A dead bird that dangles from a girl’s first like a flower needing water. A snake skin shed in a doorway. A secret passage. A stabbed countess. A
