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A pleasure to [be]hold

    KFB FEATURED TITLE TEJU COLE BLIND SPOT from PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE 15% OFF THIS WEEK ONLY $66  $55 Teju Cole was born in the United States in 1975 and raised in Nigeria. He is the author of Every Day Is for the Thief and Open City, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Internationaler Literaturpreis, the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award […]

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Broadsides & other beauties

  Poetry broadsides from Anansi, Baseline, Bookthug, Coach House, Cuneiform, SunnyOutside, along with these beautiful pitchers, teapots, vases, and mugs are all for sale at the back of our shop.*  knife | fork | book *A few exceptions, our ‘Good Sign’ has become a bit of a symbol round here. Inquire.

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Best in TO

  In case you missed it. Delightful company. Thank you. knife | fork | book

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Spring showers

  Nassau Street. Kensington Market. Toronto.   knife | fork | book And a lovely paperweight from Margarite and the boys at Orbital Arts. Photos: KIRBY

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Two presses

  * it IS possible. you have value. you have permission * | ** raging against the dying of the light ** LYNNE DESILVA-JOHNSON @OnlyWhatICan BROOKLYN. Home of two remarkable small presses we carry here at the shop, UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE and Lynne Desilva-Johnson’s THE OPERATING SYSTEM. Visits to both proved not only ‘inspired,’ but […]

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All poetry. All the time.

  Poetry-filled days. We’re OPEN.  knife | fork | book

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Such beauty

Could such beauty go unremarked? (thankfully, no) R. KOLEWE INSPECTING NOSTALGIA BOOK & BEER LAUNCH MONDAY MAY 8TH 7:30PM FOLLY BREWPUB 928 COLLEGE STREET see also: Hear R. KOLEWE here with SARAH PINDAR AND TARA-MICHELLE ZINIUK JUNE 8TH knife | fork | book

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“Meanwhile, beauty prevails.”

III. WHAT IS IT TO HOLD BUT TO ECHO THIS WEEK | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS CLAIRE MARIE STANCEK MOUTHS LAUNCH FEB 23RD knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30  Poetry 7-ish Claire Marie Stancek is the author of Oil Spell (Omnidawn, 2018). With Daniel Benjamin, […]

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This day

Such times. knife | fork | book Photo: KIRBY

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Brothers

My brother Rick’s craftsmanship and artistry continues to make 281 Augusta the beautiful cozy spot we relish. He does so with love, immeasurable. Thanks, bro.  knife | fork | book