words in edgewise

Morgan Murray has kindly asked me to participate in his reading series Words in Edgewise on December 8. Anyone handy to Eastern Edge Gallery that eve should consider popping by. Here's the link to Words in Edgewise.

Unpressed Publishers

Standing firm in their values about what makes a book a Gaspereau Book, Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield have managed a compromise that allows a second volume of The Sentimentalists to hit the stands fast. The deal, which sees DOUGLAS & McINTYRE acquire rights for a trade back version, will allow many to run out to their local Chapters on November 19, while some of us wait for the Gaspereau edition to be printed. Full details at Gaspereau's Blog.

. . and here's how they do it

Lots of media banter about the way Gaspereau Press nutures and creates their books. There are those in the in the "industry" who have a hard time understanding their commitment to a particular craft, to guiding principles that see publishing as more than simply factory work. Slow-food or fast-food, which do readers, authors and book-lovers really want?

Here's how the do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHYorOBlcQ

Gaspereau's Giller

A young poet/novelist and an uncompromising publisher of the Country's best designed and made books took the Giller last night. While the industry scratches it's collective corporate head, raise a toast to the craft of language and economy of beautiful books.

the Ur-Copy

Back from the Wayzgoose in Kentville with the first copy of Firmament. Hope to launch soon as the Giller-frenzy and a very busy press can accomodate. Some images of the jacket and cover.