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The Chat with GG's Literature Award Winner Lazer Lederhendler
Next up in our special 2020 GG Awards coverage is our conversation with Lazer Lederhendler, who won his third Governor G …
Books for Portuguese History & Heritage Month
A recommended reading list by editor of the new anthology Memória: An Anthology of Portuguese Canadian Writers.
On Telling the Truth in Politics
An excerpt from new memoir The Queer Evangelist, Cheri DiNovo's story of her life as a queer minister, politician and st …
The Chat with GG's Literature Award Winners The Fan Brothers
We continue our special coverage of this year’s Governor General's Literature Award winners in conversation with the a …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Jewish Heritage
Compelling stories showcasing Jewish Heritage to be enjoyed by readers of all ages.
The Chat with GG's Literature Award Winner Madhur Anand
Check out our conversation with Madhur Anand, whose brilliant experimental memoir This Red Line Goes Straight to Your He …
Me and Bridget Jones (20 Years Later)
Erika Thorkelson's "Me and Bridget Jones (20 Years Later)" is one of the essays in Midlife, a new essay collection explo …
The Chat with GG's Literature Award Winner Michelle Good
Today we are pleased to kick off our special coverage of the 2020 Governor General's Award winners (English-language) wi …
The World Up Close
A recommended reading list by author of new book CATTAIL SKYLINE on paying close attention to the small and particular.
The Keepers on My Bookshelf
Depth and humour are themes in this great recommended reading list by the author of the new middle grade novel What's in …
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Jessica Westhead on Ottawa's Octopus Books
Jessica Westhead's latest book is the story collection And Also Sharks, and she is also author of the novel Pulpy & Midge. In her Canadian Bookshelf guest post, she celebrates Ottawa's Octopus Books and Lisa Greaves, the woman at its helm.
I first met Lisa Greaves in fall 2007, on a Coach House book tour stop at the Plan 99 Reading series at the Manx in Ottawa. After I read from my then-new first novel, Pulpy & Midge, a grinning blonde woman made my night by telling me how much she’d enjoyed the excerpt. She introduced herself and said she owned a bookstore in town, and would I like to read there some time? I said I’d love to.
Lisa Greaves, Octopus Books owner-of-amazingness
We hatched a plan for me to visit Octopus Books that spring, along with local author and Octo-pal Jennifer Whiteford. On Wednesday, March 19, 2008, embraced by crammed, colourful bookshelves and a small but very friendly crowd, Jennifer read from her awesome young adult novel grrrl, and I read from Pulpy. Then we launched into an impromptu Q&A session and animated literary gabfest, fuelled by Lisa’s wine and her giddy enthusiasm for both of our books.
I saw Lisa and Jennifer again at Octopus Books’ 40th birthday celebration the following year. That’s right—this independent book …
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Jessica Westhead on Ottawa's Octopus Books
Jessica Westhead's latest book is the story collection And Also Sharks, and she is also author of the novel Pulpy & Midge. In her Canadian Bookshelf guest post, she celebrates Ottawa's Octopus Books and Lisa Greaves, the woman at its helm.
I first met Lisa Greaves in fall 2007, on a Coach House book tour stop at the Plan 99 Reading series at the Manx in Ottawa. After I read from my then-new first novel, Pulpy & Midge, a grinning blonde woman made my night by telling me how much she’d enjoyed the excerpt. She introduced herself and said she owned a bookstore in town, and would I like to read there some time? I said I’d love to.
Lisa Greaves, Octopus Books owner-of-amazingness
We hatched a plan for me to visit Octopus Books that spring, along with local author and Octo-pal Jennifer Whiteford. On Wednesday, March 19, 2008, embraced by crammed, colourful bookshelves and a small but very friendly crowd, Jennifer read from her awesome young adult novel grrrl, and I read from Pulpy. Then we launched into an impromptu Q&A session and animated literary gabfest, fuelled by Lisa’s wine and her giddy enthusiasm for both of our books.
I saw Lisa and Jennifer again at Octopus Books’ 40th birthday celebration the following year. That’s right—this independent book …
