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  • Unstuck: what writers can learn from artists in other disciplines
    Unstuck: what writers can learn from artists in other disciplines
    April 23, 2021

    Unstuck: what writers can learn from artists in other disciplines

    What can writers learn from burlesque performers, chefs, choreographers, and designers? What advice do established artists in other disciplines have for emerging writers? Let's find out. I'm so excited ...

  • Comic: What Did Ben McNally Do When He Wasn't Selling Books?
    Comic: What Did Ben McNally Do When He Wasn't Selling Books?
    June 27, 2016

    Comic: What Did Ben McNally Do When He Wasn't Selling Books?

    I must have met Ben McNally weeks after moving to Canada. The details are a little fuzzy on when that was. It might have been at Harbourfront for IFOA, or maybe at Nicholas Hoare, where he was selling ...

  • Special Interview: Dr. Francis Warner on the AGO's Francis Bacon and Henry Moore: Terror and Beauty
    Special Interview: Dr. Francis Warner on the AGO's Francis Bacon and Henry Moore: Terror and Beauty
    April 21, 2014

    Special Interview: Dr. Francis Warner on the AGO's Francis Bacon and Henry Moore: Terror and Beauty

    Artists Francis Bacon and Henry Moore were contemporaries (though never collaborators) who shared an obsession with expressing themes of suffering, struggle and survival in relation to the human body. ...

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An ad for Crabtree Publishing's Healthy Habits book series, for ages 4-6. The ad reads, "This series introduces children to healthy habits that help keep us fit and feeling well." Titles include, Brush Your Teeth, Wash Your Hands, Sleep Well, Get Your Exercise, Eat Healthy Food, and Tips for Taking Tests.
Ad from ECW Press features the cover for Far Creek Road by Lesley Krueger. Cover features a blue-green watercolour image of a suburban home. Ad also features a quote from Sheila Murray, author of Finding Edward: "This is a masterful depiction of an atmosphere tense with fear and fuelled by grown-up transgressions."
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