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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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 -
The Neighbourhood: “We’re Going to Fight the City”
Owner Bill Fugler on the popularity of Winnipeg's The Neighbourhood bookstore and cafe, a favourite of Miriam Toews, Joan Thomas, Sue Sorensen and others -
The Philadelphia Book Trade
Jason Price Everett laments the slow death of bookstores in Philadelphia's City Center and how Brickbat Books, Mostly Books, and other establishments cope -
Books vs. Beer
Jason Freure on George Orwell, “Books vs. Cigarettes,” declining reading budgets in Ontario, Beau’s, and the virtues of drinking beer at a book launch. -
The Monkey's Paw and Bibliophilia
Puritan staffer André Forget interviews Stephen Fowler, owner of he Monkey's Paw, an eclectic Toronto bookstore that offers rare finds and antique charm -
Indigo and Gendered Book Marketing
Puritan staffer Domenica Martinello explores the uses of publishing cliches and gendered marketing at big box bookstores such as Chapters and Indigo -
Tragicomic: An Interview with Anna Leventhal
Puritan alum Andrew Forbes interviews Invisible Press author Anna Leventhal on the influences of comedy, Montreal, Denis Johnson, Mavis Gallant, and more. -
Montreal's Argo Bookshop: A Sturdy Camp
Puritan editor Jason Freure on how the Argo Bookshop in Montreal Quebec manages to stay in business despite gentrification and the rise of the bestseller -
The Crisis of Bookstores
Puritan staffer Jason Freure on the death of bookstores in San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, and how Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie might replace them -
Author Notes: Annik Adey-Babinski
Annik Adey-Babinski discusses her poem in The Puritan, the Miami poetry scene, Frank O’Hara, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and driving around Miami-Dade to top 40 -
Tashme
Author of Swan Dive recounts his BC road-trip with grandfather along highway built by interred Japanese CDNs to Tashme, an internment camp turned RV Park. -
Writing Detroit: The Past is not Pretty
Cal Freeman writes about his book Brother of Leaving, growing up in West Detroit, ruin porn, making his family uncomfortable, and refusing to idealize place
