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September 19, 2018Ontario's Vibrant Voices: Talking to The Word on the Street Authors Lezlie Lowe, Rabindranath Maharaj, & Merilyn Simonds
The Word on the Street Toronto's Vibrant Voices of Ontario stage is a perennial favourite with festival goers, packed as it is with some of the brightest, most talented literary voices in the province. ...
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November 14, 2017
Onwards, to poetic noir
This evening we move from noir horror to poetic noir and we are chatting with tremendously talented Catherine Graham. Catherine is Winner of IFOA’s Poetry NOW, the author of six poetry collections ...
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September 24, 2024Open Book has been down at Harbourfront this week to check out some fantastic OBPO-published writers at the 2024 Toronto International Festival of Authors
The Toronto International Festival of Authors is in full swing now, with the first few days of the fest already in the books. There have been some fascinating readings, discussions, and events throughout ...
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March 15, 2017Open History - Don Mills: From Forests and Farms to Forces of Change
Our Open History series continues with Don Mills: From Forests and Farms to Forces of Change, from Dundurn Press.Read on after the following description for a Q & A with the author.Don Mills: From ...
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March 02, 2017Open History - Living Up To A Legend: My Adventures with Billy Bishop’s Ghost
Our Open History series continues with Living Up To A Legend: My Adventures with Billy Bishop’s Ghost by Diana Bishop, published by Dundurn.Read on after the following description for a Q & A ...
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February 16, 2017Open History - Travels and Identities: Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911
Our Open History series continues with Travels and Identities: Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911, by Peter E. Paul Dembski, published by Wilfred Laurier University Press. Read on after the ...
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February 10, 2017
Ottawa finally gets a city Poet Laureate (again)
In case you weren’t aware, we’ve recently been celebrating the fact that VERSe Ottawa, the organization responsible for the organizing of Ottawa’s annual VERSeFest poetry festival, has announced ...
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July 04, 2014Our Lives of No Interest: the Compulsion to Confess
In middle age there is a mystery, there is mystification. The most I can make out of this hour is a kind of loneliness. Even the beauty of the visible world seems to crumble, yes even love. I feel that ...
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May 05, 2021Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
I have felt like an imposter. There have been times throughout my writing career when I’ve asked myself do I belong in this space? Do I deserve this opportunity? Am I skilled enough to call myself an ...
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January 16, 2025Owen Sound Author Richard J. Thomas Tells the Fascinating Story of the King's Royal Hotel and the Balmy Beach Pavilion
Just north of Owen Sound, and shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, the mighty King's Royal Hotel was built. It had been intended to rival the finest resorts in the world, but by 1914 this once ...
