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April.7.11 A Description of the Blazing World reviewed in the Telegraph-Journal and on The Coast. “Murphy is an artful storyteller, mixing humour and suspense in […]
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We heart George Murray. April 6, 2011 The always-awesome George Murray has launched a new poetry site/mag/concept, newpoetry.ca. A few words from his first post:
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April.1.11 Kristen den Hartog profiled in the National Post Kristen den Hartog sat down with the National Post’s Mark Medley to chat about her new
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Robyn Read, book hoarder. March 28, 2011 Freehand’s Acquiring Editor, Robyn Read, hoards books. (Seriously, I’ve been to her house…). She tells all to the National
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March.9.11 Tangles reviewed by Priscila Uppal on CBC Radio Canada One of our favourite bibliophiles, Priscila Uppal, chats about Tangles on CBC Radio Canada. Listen
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March.7.11 Tangles wins a CBC Bookie! A hearty congratulations to Sarah Leavitt! Tangles won the CBC Bookie for Best Comic or Graphic Novel. Check out
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Ray Hsu is our favourite teacher. March 7, 2011 A while back, Macleans ran this article called “Too Asian?” about the enrollement of Asian students
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New books! New books! February 8, 2011 It’s official – spring 2011 is going to be awesome. If our socks are anything to go by, our
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February.8.11 Bitter Medicine reviewed in The Malahat Review and Event Heather Birrell, writing in Event, calls Bitter Medicine “not only remarkable, but lovely, resonant and important,”
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January.17.11 Yasmin Ladha interviewed by rob mclennan Yasmin Ladha chatted with rob mclennan as part of his 12 or 20 questions series: “When I write,
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January.17.11 Here Is Where We Disembark reviewed in BC Studies! “The great pleasure in what Don McKay calls these ‘frostbitten brevities’ is that of place
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Happy Holidays! December 23, 3010 Freehand HQ will be closed for a little winter holiday. Make sure you check back here in the new year,