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Guest Column - So I Opened a Bookstore

So I opened a bookstore.Yes, yes, I know – “in this day and age?” “Bookstores are going under!” “What about digital books?” “No one reads paper books anymore!”But I had been reading ...

On Writing, with Clea Roberts

Yukon poet Clea Roberts has been published around the world, and her 2010 debut collection, Here Is Where We Disembark, had everyone eager for more. Her anticipated new collection, Auguries (Brick Books) ...

League of Canadian Poets Announces 2017 Awards Shortlists

Today the League of Canadian Poets announced their shortlists for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards, the Raymond Souster Award and, together with the Calgary Spoken Word Society, the ...

Kid Lit Can: Personal "Firsts" In Kid Lit, Part One

My Time To series of three board books– Nap Time, Play Time, and Bath Time – are being published this September. This signifies two “firsts” for me – first board books ever, and first time ever ...

Special Feature! Talking Hamilton's gritLIT festival with Shari Lapena

Hamilton occupies a unique niche in Canada - it's a small city with a vibrant arts scene and a fascinating history. One of the mainstays of the thriving literary community in Hamilton is gritLIT, the ...

Kids Can Press wins Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year, North America

Toronto-based children’s book publisher, Kids Can Press, has been named Children’s Publisher of the Year in North America at the annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair.The honour was awarded to Kids ...

Poetry Month Special! Poets Share Their Time-themed Favourites

April is Poetry Month, and we're excited to celebrate 30 days of poems, poets, and more at Open Book. To kick things off, we asked some of our own favourite poets to share a favourite poem that touches ...

A How-To Guide for Your Poetry Reading

There are a lot of poetry readings across Canada in April, National Poetry Month. I myself have a new book out, and therefore have a lot of poetry readings. All of which has gotten me thinking about poetry ...

Contest! Win a Poetry Month Prize Pack from House of Anansi

If you want your April showers to be showers of poetry, then you don't want to miss entering poetry powerhouse House of Anansi's book giveaway contest!We're very excited to kick off our celebration of ...

Happy National Poetry Month!

It’s April, so happy National Poetry Month. I’m honoured to be featured as Open Book’s Writers in Residence this month, and I’m looking forward to blogging about writing and books and publishing ...