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December 29, 2014
Favourite books of the year
Before I commence the annual list of books I’ve consumed over the year that I wouldn’t hesitate to reread, a small but important caveat: due to my commitments as official juror for the 2015 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, I will hereby refrain from listing any... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 24, 2014
Bookmas! with Kat Kruger
Bookmas: so close! Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Kat Kruger! Kat Kruger is a freelance writer and social media consultant with a degree in public relations from Mount Saint Vincent University. Her first novel, The Night Has Teeth (The Magdeburg Trilogy, Book One) won the 34th Atlantic Writing Competition and was listed as a... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 22, 2014
Bookmas! with Madeline Ashby
Bookmas: when disciples gather together and read aloud selections from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Madeline Ashby! Madeline Ashby is a science fiction writer, strategic foresight consultant, and immigrant living in Toronto. She writes a column for the Ottawa Citizen. Her novels include vN, iD, and the forthcoming Company Town.... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 20, 2014
Bookmas! with Stacey Madden
Bookmas: sacrificing trees for literature since Gutenberg. Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Stacey Madden! Stacey Madden is a writer currently residing in The Beach. His stories, poems, reviews, and essays have been published in places such as The Globe and Mail, Open Book: Toronto, Encore Literary Magazine, Quill & Quire, and Broken Pencil. His first novel, Poison Shy,... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 15, 2014
Bookmas! with Cliff Burns
Bookmas: when all gifts may double as table stabilizers. Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Cliff Burns! Cliff Burns has been an independent author and publisher for nearly 30 years. He has written a number of novels and short story collections, including The Reality Machine, So Dark the Night, The Last Hunt, and the re-released... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 11, 2014
Coming in 2015: The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir (featuring moi)
As promised some time ago, in March 2015 the new anthology The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir shall hit the shelves of your local (and presumably awesome) bookseller. And as also promised, my short story “Moot” shall take a highlighted role. I use “highlighted” to mean that a short description of... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 10, 2014
Bookmas! with Elisabeth de Mariaffi
Bookmas: that most holy, wholly secular holiday for shelf monkeys everywhere Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Elisabeth de Mariaffi! Elisabeth de Mariaffi is the Giller Prize-nominated author of the collection How to Get Along With Women (Invisible Publishing, 2012) and the forthcoming novel The Devil You Know (HarperCollins, Canada 2015). Her poetry and short fiction have been widely published... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 8, 2014
Bookmas! with Chadwick Ginther
Bookmas: bibliophiles really should get this day off from work. Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Chadwick Ginther! Originally from Morden, Manitoba, Chadwick Ginther was fascinated by Norse mythology at an early age. Today, he spins sagas of his own set in Canada’s western wilderness where surely monsters must exist. His first novel, Thunder... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 5, 2014
Bookmas! with Emily Schultz
Bookmas: James Patterson fans need not celebrate. Those aren’t really books. Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Emily Schultz! Emily Schultz is the co-founder of Joyland and the host of the podcast Truth & Fiction. Her novel Heaven Is Small was named a finalist for the 2010 Trillium Book Award alongside books by Margaret... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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December 4, 2014
Bookmas! with Robert J. Wiersema
Bookmas: when being a shelf monkey is a wonderful thing. But when is it not? Today’s not-so-secret BookSanta: Robert J. Wiersema! Robert J. Wiersema is the author of the novels Before I Wake and Bedtime Story (both national bestsellers), the novella The World More Full of Weeping, and the non-fiction,... WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? →
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