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“Buckle-up darlings…”

…there may be some turbulence ahead. And remember, place your own oxygen mask on first before attending to others.” 01/12 DANI COUTURE + CHAD CAMPBELL 01/13 SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD 01/19 CLAIRE CALDWELL  +  LAURA K McRAE + MICHAEL PRIOR 01/20 MOEZ SURANI ةيلمع Operación Opération Operation 行 动 Oперация 01/26 CONCETTA PRINCIPE + RONNA BLOOM 02/02 AARON KREUTER  +  JIM NASON 02/03 wQr Reading Series with JEFF KIRBY 02/16 KATE SCHAPIRA +  AARON […]

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Mallemaroking

If you pressed me to say why I loved him, I feel that it cannot be expressed, except by replying, because it was him and because it was me.  Michel de Montaigne   Mallemaroking with my oldest and dearest, Joseph. Babushkas. Hello 2017.  knife | fork | book

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What keeps me here

  Anansi. Anthuser. Apt.9. Arsenal Pulp. Baseline. BookThug. Brick. Canadian Magazines. Coach House. Coffee House. Copper Canyon. Desert Pets Press. Dumagrad. Fellow independent booksellers. Frog Hollow. Gaspereau. Gesture. Goose Lane. Guernica Editions. Invisible. Krupskaya. Mansfield. Metatron. The Operating System. Palimpsest. Pedlar. Porcupine’s Quill. Puddles of Sky. Self-publishers. Signature Editions. The Song Cave. Sunny Outside. Thee […]

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“Rock with you

What rocked our world this year? @knifeforkbook did! Thank you to @itsakirby for being a true champion of #poetry! https://t.co/JjXDTsX1tm — BookThug (@bookthug) December 20, 2016   girl, all night”  knife | fork | book

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“I’d go.”

Why? (because you already know.) 3-Day Boxing Week Sale on all poetry books in stock, (some exceptions on signed/numbered editions). $10 OFF (every $50 purchase)  TUES WEDS THURS 1-6PM  knife | fork | book

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The poets

@knifeforkbook @bookthug @LawandLit @RicksKensington @itsakirby – I’ll certainly be back soon. Thank you so much for giving poetry a home. — Jimmy McInnes (@JimmyMcInnes) November 18, 2016 Yes, there’s plenty of things to say goodbye to 2016. But, we have dozens, (if not hundreds), of reasons to be thankful. The real story? Since we’ve opened in […]

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Solstice

  Kensington, we love you.  knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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O little town of Kensington

TONIGHT! Festival of Lights Solstice Celebration Kensington Market We’re on the parade route (begins at dusk). Come. Celebrate. knife | fork | book  @Rick’s Cafe 281 Augusta Avenue OPEN TODAY 1-7   |  THURS & FRI 1-9  |  CHRISTMAS EVE 12-4  |  CLOSED CHRISTMAS Photos: KIRBY  Top: Orbital Arts 275 Augusta Ave | Centre: Montreal […]

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Iconic days

“How’s things going, Kirby?” “I’m pretty blissed-out most days.” Poets STUART ROSS and MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS visit knife | fork | book on the same day. (“What blizzard?”) Photos: KIRBY

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Across the street

Photo: KIRBY