This Ain't the Rosedale Library Patio Reading
Step out tonight for some fabulous readings in Kensington Market and to show your love and support for This Ain't the Rosedale Library. As many of you will have read, This Ain't is being evicted from...
View ArticleReLit Awards 2010 Longlists
The longlists for the 2010 ReLit Awards have been announced. The ReLit Awards recognize books by Canadian authors that are published by independent Canadian presses. Founded in 2000, each year ReLit...
View ArticleLockpick Pornography
Joey Comeau (Loose Teeth, 2005) "It's impossible to talk about a book like Joey Comeau's Lockpick Pornography without first considering the way things like terror, gender, family values, and even the...
View ArticleTruth and Beauty Bombs (A Softer World book 1)
Joey Comeau and Emily Horne (Loose Teeth Press, 2006) Voted one of the Best Webcomics of 2005, A Softer World makes it's print debut in this 192 page colour, glossy book that features the best comics...
View ArticleOne Bloody Thing After Another
Joey Comeau (ECW Press, 2010) Jackie has a map of the city on the wall of her bedroom, with a green pin for each of her trees. She has a first-kiss tree and a broken-arm tree. She has a car-accident...
View ArticleIt's Too Late To Say I'm Sorry
Joey Comeau (Loose Teeth Press, 2007) http://www.looseteeth.ca/itstoolate/
View ArticleOverqualified
Joey Comeau (ECW Press, 2009) Cover letters are all the same. They’re useless. You write the same lies over and over again, listing the store-bought parts of yourself that you respect the least. God...
View ArticleSecond Best isn't So Bad (A Softer World book 2)
Joey Comeau and Emily Horne (Topatoco, 2009) http://www.topatoco.com/
View ArticleRELIT AWARDS 2010 SHORTLISTS
The shortlists for Canada's ReLit Awards have been posted. The ReLit Awards highlight Canadian literature that has been published by independent publishing companies. The awards have been divided into...
View ArticleWIR Joey Comeau at the Holy Oak Book Club on Saturday
Open Book's September 2010 Writer-in-Residence extraordinaire, Joey Comeau, will be reading from his latest book, One Bloody Thing After Another at the Holy Oak Book Club on Saturday, September 25th....
View ArticleThe 31 Books of December
A Gift Guide for the Enthusiastic Book Lover Who Wants to Give (Superlative, Mostly Canadian and Independent) Books as Gifts this Holiday SeasonBy Nathaniel G. Mooreread more
View ArticleReLit Awards 2011 Longlists
The longlists for the 2011 ReLit Awards have been announced. The ReLit Awards recognize books by Canadian authors that are published by independent Canadian presses. The awards were founded in 2000,...
View ArticleReLit Awards 2011 Shortlists
Congratulations to the talented writers on the ReLit Award shortlists! The ReLit Awards recognize books by Canadian authors that are published by independent Canadian presses. The awards were founded...
View ArticleThe Dirty Dozen, with Joey Comeau
Joey Comeau is the author of One Bloody Thing After Another, Overqualified and, most recently, The Complete Lockpick Pornography (ECW Press). His webcomic, A Softer World, has received praise from...
View ArticleThe Lucky Seven Interview, with Joey Comeau
The internet is full of beloved mascots, but it's hard to find one that has struck a deeper chord with people than Joey Comeau, whose webcomic A Softer World (created with Emily Horne) exploded in...
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