In January 2018, Kobo Rakuten took a plunge into the growing audiobook market with the launch of its new Kobo Originals program.
How poet Jeff Latosik uses juxtaposition and ambiguity to mine truths about the human condition
“With a poem, you’re trying to say the unsayable.” As poetic manifestoes go, this one is fairly typical of Toronto’s Jeff Latosik.
The League of Canadian Poets announces shortlists
Toronto poet Phoebe Wang received two nominations, as did 2018 Griffin Prize finalist Billy-Ray Belcourt.
Daily Deals: S&S Canada acquires Patrick Senécal thriller
Address change: Biblioasis
Daily Deals: Vagrant Press acquires Ian Colford story collection
Herménégilde Chiasson’s debut poetry collection – one of the core texts of Acadian literature – is finally appearing in English translation
It was activist involvement that gave birth to Chiasson’s first book of poetry, the 1974 collection Mourir à Scoudouc. Published by Éditions d’Acadie, the book helped establish Acadian writing as a vibrant and viable form and went on to sell an astonishing 4,000 copies.
Sarah Selecky’s Little Bird contest anthologies to be published by Invisible
Invisible Publishing is partnering with creative writing instructor and author Sarah Selecky to publish an anthology series of writing contest winners.