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“In Praise of the Mayfly.”

“Let’s do it for the poets.” “There is no better way to describe the chapbook, broadside, and zine publishers scattered across Canada than transient. The stop/start nature of the micropress “industry” is a solid reality. Presses come and go partially due to the lack of financial incentive—mostly micropresses are self-funded labours of love—and, more impactfully, […]

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Jim in store

Drop by. Say "Hi." POET/PUBLISHERJIM JOHNSTONETODAY 2-4PM k | f | b#poweredbypoets pic.twitter.com/nVGreewXPl — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) January 18, 2019 Poet, publisher JIM JOHNSTONE in store TODAY 2-4PM

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NEW KATE

KATE SUTHERLAND BEASTS OF THE SEA NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER SHOP KFB

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What keeps me here

Any given day, poets and lovers of poetry.  knife | fork | book PICTURED: Writer, KAREN HILL & poet, MARK GOLDSTEIN. Poet, PHILLIP DWIGHT MORGAN. TALONBOOKS powerhouse, publisher KEVIN WILLIAMS. Poet/novelist MARTHA BAILLIE and EMILY COOK (Cursor Marketing) Poet, ELIANNA LEV. KIRBY.

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“It just makes me happy!”

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rasiqra Revulva (@rasiqra_revulva) Us, too! Thanks, Rasiqra. *kisses*  knife | fork | book JONATHAN GARFINKEL BOCIANY (STORKS) First Printing SOLD OUT. Available soon as an e-book at k | f | b  shop. JEFF KIRBY SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY has legs. Find her, along with our […]

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Where the books are

  NORMAN NEHMETALLAH (Coach House Books) and myself were off to visit our moms this weekend (his in Windsor, mine in Toledo), which afforded us the grand occasion to meet up at Norman’s old haunt, Windsor’s independent publishing phenom BIBLIOASIS, an oasis it certainly is. Tina was in full welcome mode, and I stocked up on […]

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Magic happens here

  From press to store. A splendid visit with Taylor, Jess, and Norman at Coach House Books. Photos: KIRBY

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Daytripping

  DAYTRIPPING. Made a jaunt to wonderful James Street (Hamilton) to nosh at Wass with Toronto Book Award Finalist and dear friend MARNIE WOODROW (at kfb Oct 6th), pick up copies of KILBY SMITH-McGREGOR’s Kids in Triage at Wolsak & Wynn (thanks Ashley) for her reading with ROXANNA BENNETT (Nov 3), join the well-read at Mulberry […]