by Shannon Webb-Campbell

Why Orca Books published Monique Gray Smith’s Speaking Our Truth

When Andrew Wooldridge, publisher at Orca Book Publishers, heard Marie Wilson, a commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, speak at the annual general meeting for the Association of Canadian Publishers last year, an idea ... Read More »

October 13, 2017

Shannon Webb-Campbell: re-envisioning editorial practices on Turtle Island

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Storytelling is powerful medicine. The protection and dissemination of narrative and poetics are integral to the future of Indigenous publishing. As a Mi’kmaq poet, critic, and editor, I felt it was vital for me to ... Read More »

July 17, 2017

Book-launch venue hop: The Ship Pub

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Ship Pub has been the crux of the arts scene in St. John’s, Newfoundland, for nearly 40 years. The famous Atlantic Canadian local, nestled in Solomon’s Lane between Water and Duckworth Streets, is situated ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Spotlight: Robert Munsch in Mi’kmaq

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

For the first time, Mi’kmaq students in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton are reading Robert Munsch in their own language. “We need to do as much as we can so kids can see themselves in ... Read More »

November 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Paris-based lit mag to reprint Alice Munro’s first short story

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Her Royal Majesty, a Paris-based literary and arts journal, is celebrating its latest issue on May 11, with simultaneous launch parties in Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Toronto, and Montreal*. Each issue of Her Royal ... Read More »

May 10, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Brian Brett wins B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The West Coast Book Prize Society has awarded Brian Brett British Columbia's ninth annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Brett is a writer, publisher, journalist, and teacher. He initiated the B.C. Poetry in the ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: poet and Book Fridge founder Kerri Cull

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Labrador writer Kerri Cull, founder of the literary blog The Book Fridge, recently released her debut collection of poems, Soak (Breakwater Books). Quillblog caught up with Cull before her reading tonight at the White Horse Lounge ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Richard Gwyn wins $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen prize

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Richard Gwyn's Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867 - 1891 (Random House Canada), the second volume in the two-part biography of Canada's first Prime Minister, is the recipient of ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Jennifer Egan’s writing life, Brick Books redesigns website, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Jennifer Egan talks to Paper Mag about her Pulitzer Prize, writing, and her awful temp jobs Brick Books launches new website Russell Smith finds this year's lack of a Pulitzer Prize for fiction no big deal Leo McKay ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Orwell Prize shortlist, Truman Capote’s typewriter sells at auction, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Orwell Prize revealed shortlist for political writing Truman Capote's typewriter sells for $8,281 Three expat memoirs inspired ... Read More »

April 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Why Orca Books published Monique Gray Smith’s Speaking Our Truth

Shannon Webb-Campbell: re-envisioning editorial practices on Turtle Island

Book-launch venue hop: The Ship Pub

Spotlight: Robert Munsch in Mi’kmaq

Paris-based lit mag to reprint Alice Munro’s first short story

Brian Brett wins B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

Q&A: poet and Book Fridge founder Kerri Cull

Richard Gwyn wins $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen prize

Book links roundup: Jennifer Egan’s writing life, Brick Books redesigns website, and more

Book links roundup: Orwell Prize shortlist, Truman Capote’s typewriter sells at auction, and more

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