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.

• Adam See's Political Convictions in the Classroom

  By André Forget | October 23, 2014

  André Forget discusses Adam See's political stance in the classroom, and touches on work by Margaret Atwood, David Hume, Orhan Pamuk, and Howard Zinn.

• Writing and Place at IFOA Weekly

  By Caryn Cathcart | October 20, 2014

  Caryn Cathcart recaps a discussion between Camilla Gibb, Kamal Al-Solaylee, and Steven Heighton about place in literature moderated by Becky Toyne at IFOA.

• Author Notes: Kasia Juno

  By The Town Crier | October 15, 2014

  Kasia Juno, recent Puritan poet, discusses Natasha Avseenko, whale diving, and cold weather conditions as inspiration for her sketches and poetry

• Paris Is No Place For the Young

  By Jason Freure | October 10, 2014

  Jason Freure explores the English-language literary scene in Paris, examining its authors, its funding, its ephemera, and its comparisons to Toronto

• Paul Vermeersch: My Teenage Obsession

  By Domenica Martinello | October 8, 2014

  Puritan Publicity Agent Domenica Martinello reflects on the latest poetry collection by Insomniac Press and Wolsak and Wynn editor Paul Vermeersch

• “Liars, Whoremongers, Killers, and Worse”: Fiction Along the Korean Penninsula

  By Robert Earle | October 6, 2014

  Robert Earle examines the effects of religion, war, and sex on the national consciousness of the Koreas in “Liars, Whoremongers, Killers, and Worse”

• “Fetishizing Nostalgia”: On Mennonite Literature and Newcastle Poetry

  By Julienne Isaacs | October 3, 2014

  Julienne Isaacs explores global literary culture, comparing the writing of Mennonite writers like Miriam Toews and Newcastle poets such as Gillian Allnutt

• Jay Winston Ritchie: On Coolness, Art, and Identity

  By Gavin Tomson | October 1, 2014

  Gavin Tomson reviews new title from Insomniac Books, Something You Were, Might Have Been, or Have Come to Represent by Montreal author Jay Winston Ritchie

• Not Just Another Library

  By Tracy Kyncl | September 29, 2014

  The Puritan's Head of Publicity, Tracy Kyncl, explores New York City's literary and cultural heritage through its bookstores, museums, and Public Library

• Author Notes: Jonathan Bennett

  By The Town Crier | September 24, 2014

  Jonathan Bennett on acute care communications, his new novel The Colonial Hotel from ECW Press, and his new palliative care poems

• The Frontenac House Quartet: Why I Am No Longer Afraid of Poetry

  By Caryn Cathcart | September 22, 2014

  Puritan publicity agent Caryn Cathcart on how Sharanpal Ruprai and David Bateman helped her overcome her fear of poetry at the Frontenac House Quartet

• The EW Reading Series: You Will Not Be Asked Back

  By Domenica Martinello | September 20, 2014

  Jess Taylor and the EW Reading Series begin Toronto's fall literary launch season with readings by Julia Chan, Jason Freure, Josh Edgar, and Claire Caldwell