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Spring is here  

July 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Spring is here  

And so are the locally-grown spring books! Book City has them. The authors have them. The publishers have them. The internet has them. Poke around online at Open Book: Toronto—a government funded unbiased guide to Ontario-based book publishers, updated daily with news of new authors, book events, readings and more. You too could be the […]

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Tags: Annex · Arts · General

Looks like a book, feels like a book … local literary gift picks

December 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Looks like a book, feels like a book … local literary gift picks

By Nathaniel G. Moore Grunt of the Minotaur is described by its author Robin Richardson as having “all the naked women, natural disasters, talking hogs, cannibals, and crooked cowboys you need to make your holidays bright … with just a touch of baffling.” ’Tis the season of chocolate, stuffing, and gravy stains, of holiday work-party […]

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Tags: Annex · People · General

Coach House new book launch takes on Dance Cave

October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Coach House new book launch takes on Dance Cave

By Nathaniel G. Moore The fall is a maelstrom of literary frenzy: the International Festival of Authors, Giller and Governor General Award nominations, Word on the Street, and a flood of book launches. But where in this vast city do publishers tend to roll the dice with their new heady wares? The Gladstone Hotel, Supermarket, Garrison, […]

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Tags: Annex · Food