Author Archives: Pearl

A call for pwoermds from Geof Huff and Dan Waber.

[Photo from Ridley’s Ottawa book launch in June] Sandra Ridley‘s

John B. Lee, Hired Hands (Brick, 1986) Pat Lowther, A Stone Diary (Oxford, 1977) Tim Lilburn, Moosewood Sandhills (M&S, 1994) Gary Geddes, The Acid Test (Turnstone, 1981) Erin Moure, Sheepish Beauty, Civilian Love (Vehicule, 1992) nathalie stephens, somewhere running (Advance Editions, 2000) John Lent, Cantilvered Songs (Thistledown Press, 2009) Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Not without […]

Bytown Bookshop mentions a study (published in the journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility) on books and success. They found a correlation between simply having books around the house and how many years of schooling a child will likely complete. Children growing up in homes of more than 500 books had the greatest advantage. […]

I saw this info card around town for Petite Mort Art Gallery and it got me thinking about venues. It can do private or public functions, book launch, workshops, poetry readings, press conference, wine tastings, film location, music recitals, etc. How much of ambiance is who shows up and who speaks, the personalities in the […]