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.
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Interview with words(on)pages
Jasmine Gui talks to Nicole Brewer and William Kemp of words(on)pages, the DIY press responsible for (parenthetical) magazine and many handmade chapbooks -
Why Are Readings So Boring?
André Forget defends the lively performance, the anti-readings of kevin mcpherson eckhoff and Jake Kennedy, and Marc di Saverio and Michelle Brown's staging -
Terry Pratchett’s Ankh-Morpork
Jason Freure argues that Discworld’s Terry Pratchett was an urban novelist, like Dickens or Durrell, with his Ankh-Morpork stories. -
Author Notes: Michelle Brown
Michelle Brown says China is a nervous country and talks about her love of Aisha Sasha John, The National, Sarah Slean, cheesecake, and Mo Yan. -
Why Did You Move to Toronto?
Aoife Walsh on leaving Ireland for Toronto, Canadian icons Alice Munro, LM Montgomery, Arcade Fire, and the differences in language and publishing -
The Simpsons: Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
Simon Bloom, co-director of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, talks to E Martin Nolan about The Simpsons as a Trojan Horse of meaning, musicals, and myth. -
Author Notes: Natalia Panzer
Puritan author Natalia Panzer tells us about her poems “Codex Borgia” and “Room.1208,” living in poverty in Bed Stuy, NYC, and repetitive form. -
Author Notes: David Huebert
David Huebert writes about the anxiety of ending a story, editing his story with The Puritan, and writing on flights from London, ON to Kelowna, BC -
Stephen Marche Flies Over CanLit
Paul Barrett on Atwood, Northrop Frye, Alice Munro, Pasha Malla, Yann Martel, in response to Stephen Marche and his vision of the future of CanLit. -
Victoria’s Munro’s Books
Neil Wadhwa interviews Jessica Walker of Munro’s Books in Victoria, discusses eReaders, the bad times of the big box store, and Munro’s Books appeal. -
Zafón and the Cult of Independent Bookstores
Jason Freure ruminates on a month of writing on bookstores and book sales and compares Carlos Ruiz Zafón and The Shadow of the Wind to the Indigo book model -
Author Notes: Jeff Latosik on Sound and Silence in Poetry
Toronto poet and Humber college instructor Jeff Latosik explains the poetry, fiction, and lyrics that influenced his recent poetry in The Puritan
