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June.7.11 A Description of the Blazing World reviewed in Alberta Views.  “This is obviously an ambitious ouline for any novelist. But Michael Murphy keeps us […]

June.6.11 More reviews for Kristen den Hartog and Michael Murphy!  “The novel is emotionally exquisite and heartfelt, and captures the madness of parenting in an

June.1.11 LitDistCo is now the exclusive Canadian distributor for Freehand Books.  Effective June 1, LitDistCo will be the Canadian distributor for Freehand Books. Distribution for

June.1.11 And Me Among Them reviewed in the Edmonton Journal. “It’s tempting, then, to read And Me Among Them as a book that runs resolutely, albeit

May.17.11 A Description of the Blazing World reviewed in the Toronto Star. “A Description of the Blazing World is timely, profound and telling. It’s misfit fiction

May.12.11 And Me Among Them reviewed in the Winnipeg Free Press. “Den Hartog works wonders with both the mundane and the extraordinary….She can move a

April.27.11 Michael Murphy talks to CiTR’s The Arts Report! Michael Murphy waxes eloquent about his new novel, A Description of the Blazing World, on CiTR’s

April.25.11 Bitter Medicine is a finalist for the $10,000 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award! A huge congratualtions to Clem Martini and Olivier Martini. Thier graphic memoir,

April.25.11 Freehand Books featured in the Calgary Herald. We recently had the great pleasure of hanging out with Eric Volmers from the Calgary Herald and

April.11.11 Natalie Olsen’s design process for Not Anyone’s Anything featured in Quill & Quire. Check out the Cover to Cover section in the May issue of

April.7.11 Bitter Medicine is a finalist for the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction! Congratulations to Clem and Olivier Martini! Their memoir Bitter Medicine is on the

April.7.11 Here Is Where We Disembark is a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award! Congratulations to Clea Roberts! Her poetry collection, Here Is Where