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Atlantic Author Day
Hey, East Coast bookworms! I know you’re out there. Have you heard about the free event taking place in bookstores across the region tomorrow (Saturday, June 26) from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.? Atlantic Author Day is being put on by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association and features writers included in this year’s Atlantic Summer Reading Guide. You [...]
The future of (e-)reading
Hot off the digital press, check out The Coast article in the arts news section where I give an interview about e-readers and physical books ahead of BookCamp Halifax this weekend (it’s not too late to register). I’m recovering from a viral throat infection but hope to have it all cleared up by the time [...]
BookCamp Toronto #bcto10
BookCamp Toronto. The reason why BookCamp Halifax came to be. Yes, I’m writing yet another entry about this unconference. My blog, my rules. I promise I’ll keep it short though. The great thing about the unconference model is that you get to hear from a wide range of people interested in a certain topic, not [...]
BookCamp Halifax 2010
Can you start a conversation about books, writing, reading, or related topics? BookCamp is coming to Halifax and we’re looking for people to lead unconference style sessions. Think of it like PodCamp only catering to bookworms. It’s not just for insiders though. We’re looking for bloggers, writers, readers, etc. Drop me a line by e-mail [...]
Jane Austen, dachshunds & the meaning of life
Or something like that. If you travel over to the CBC Book Club today you’ll notice a pretty fabulous contest that’s inspired by the mash-up trend mixing public domain books with the likes of zombies, vampires, androids, etc. Here’s an example that I created for the Book Club with a hat tip to Costas Halavrezos, Ben [...]
Advent Books
As promised earlier in the week, here’s my holiday gift book recommendation. Can you guess what it is? Hope you enjoy it! And be sure to check out the Advent Book Blog for more great recommendations from writers, book bloggers and publishing professionals.
Canada Reads 2010
Today is like Christmas come early for bookworms. First, this morning Advent Books released their first recommendations (look for mine coming soon) and now we’ve got the launch of Canada Reads 2010 (one of the great sites that I work on for the CBC). It’s hard to believe that just a few short months ago [...]
(un) Death-Match
So…did anybody notice I was MIA last week? Sorry, peeps. I’m trying to manage my time while juggling a few other projects. This may take some adjusting to work out the logistics. One of the other projects I’m currently working on is something called (un) Death-Match. If you like books about the supernatural, may I [...]
This is not a film review: Inglourious Basterds
I’ll come right out and say it: I’m a fan of Tarantino. Even if you’re not, or simply didn’t enjoy the movie Inglourious Basterds (we can still be friends, right?), I thought I’d recommend a few good books about World War II. War movies and violence in films aren’t usually my thing—yes, I realize I’m [...]
This is not a film review: District 9
I know a lot of people really loved this movie. That said, if I was going to sum up District 9 in 140 characters or less, I’d write: possibly one of the most unsubtle movies I’ve seen in a long time in terms of theme. But I’m not writing this post to critique the movie. [...]
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