The Town Crier

The Town Crier operated as a hub for criticism and commentary, connecting a community of writers, readers, and commentators through social media, and focusing on the interplay of literary opinion in and around the city of Toronto until its closure in February 2021.

• Author Note: Christine Estima

  By Christine Estima | June 3, 2016

  Christine Estima writes an author note on music and her story Sarajevo Roses, citing Franz Ferdinand, Daughter, Hannah Georgas, and Sharon Van Etten.

• More Orange: Margaret Christakos’s Her Paraphernalia

  By Julie Joosten | June 1, 2016

  Julie Joosten talks to Margaret Christakos about her new book, Her Paraphernalia, citing Emily Dickinson, Clarice Lispector, and Maria Callas.

• Artaud Says: Eat the Wall!

  By Mike Hoolboom and Kilby Smith-McGregor | May 30, 2016

  Kilby Smith-McGregor and Mike Hoolboom exchange emails, citing Sylvère Lotringer, Antonin Artaud, and Anaïs Nin.

• Heart Full of World [Part 2]: In Conversation with Susan Perly

  By Canisia Lubrin | May 27, 2016

  Canisia Lubrin continues her conversation with Susan Perly, author of Death Valley, citing Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman.

• Heart Full of World [Part 1]: In Conversation with Susan Perly

  By Canisia Lubrin | May 25, 2016

  Susan Perly talks to Canisia Lubrin about her novel, Death Valley, citing the Dirty War, Sacha Hemon, and Peter Gzowski.

• Fear No Man

  By Eric Foley | May 23, 2016

• In Conversation: Roxanna Bennett on Editing and Reading

  By Kilby Smith-McGregor | May 20, 2016

  Roxanna Bennett, author of The Uncertainty Principle, continues to talk to Kilby Smith-McGregor, citing Leonard Cohen and Ursula K Le Guin.

• In Conversation: Roxanna Bennett’s Uncertainty Principle

  By Kilby Smith-McGregor | May 18, 2016

  Roxanna Bennet talks to Kilby Smith-McGregor about poetic form, illness, and anatomy, citing David McGimpsey, Kate Braid, and Sandy Shreye.

• In Conversation: Vivek Shraya’s even this page is white

  By Sonnet L'abbé | May 16, 2016

  Sonnet L'abbe interviews Vivek Shraya about the physical effects racism can have on the body, citing Rajni Perera and Claudia Rankine.

• The Perfect Addiction

  By Susanna Fournier | May 13, 2016

  Susanna Fournier on perfectionism, body image, and feminism, citing Marion Woodman and the #YesAllWomen campaign.

• Kim Fu and andrea bennett in Conversation

  By Kim Fu and andrea bennett | May 11, 2016

  Kim Fu and andrea bennett continue their discussion on writing the body, this time citing Theodor Adorno, Mona Awad, and Michael Winter.

• Three Parts Hope, Seven Parts Pain

  By Kim Fu and andrea bennett | May 9, 2016

  Kim Fu and andrea bennett on gender identity, diagnosis, and separating productivity from release, citing an interview with Alexander Chee.