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Tidbits from the Canadian Publishing World

As a student of communication/publishing/journalism/media as well as a freelance writer, editor, and designer, I like to keep myself informed about the Canadian publishing industry. However, sometimes I feel like I’m treading rapidly just to stay afloat in all the news. So I figured others may feel that way too. Or perhaps they want to know more about CanLit but don’t know where to look. Or don’t have time to wade through all the publishing news. Or this, or that, or whatever, or et cetera. Anyway, without further adieu, here are some recent(ish) news stories from the world of Canadian Continue Reading »

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The Next Sure Thing by Richard Wagamese (book review)

I got this book through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer program. It is from Orca Books, a local BC publisher with a lot of unique lines of books. A couple years ago I read First Time by Meg Tilly which was from the Orca Soundings imprint. The Next Sure Thing is part of the Rapid Reads. Rapid Reads are short novels and non-fiction books designed for reluctant or low-literacy adult readers. Cree Thunderboy has a knack for picking winners. But can he pick the next sure thing? Cree Thunderboy wants nothing less than to be the next great blues man. But, playing Continue Reading »

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