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Daniel Scott Tysdal, reads the poem “Bubble” from his latest collection, The End Is in the Middle (Goose Lane Editions) in front of his fireplace for today’s All Lit Up’s Cozy Fest. Make sure to check out his cinematic masterpiece.
Writer Shira Nayman joins us from her Brooklyn, NY home to read from her YA novel River (Guernica Editions); where a 14-year-old girl travels back in time to witness the experiences of her foremothers and see how, even centuries before, they’ve shaped her into the person she is.
Shanice Nicole reads to us Dear Black Girls (Metonymy Press) from her rocking chair in her living room for today’s All Lit Up Cozy Fest. Both a poem and letter, this children’s book is a reminder to young readers that despite differences, they all deserve to be loved just the way they are.
We spy with our little eye a Bratz poster in the corner of Sophie Crocker’s reading space, a perfect décor item by which to read their poetry collection brat (Gordon Hill Press) for #ALUcozyfest. Catch Sophie’s reading below.
Sareh Farmand’s debut collection of poetry Pistachios in My Pocket (At Bay Press) details her family’s escape from Iran and her subsequent acclimatizing to immigrant life in West coastal Canada. For Cozy Fest, she snuggles up with her cat, Salem, and reads the narrative poem “North Vancouver, 1982,” about visiting her mom and grandmother’s ESL class.
We’re excited to feature Leah Ranada for today’s All Lit Up Cozy Fest. Reading the debut novel The Cine Star Salon (NeWest Press) in the comfort of her home, we are brought into a graphic and engaging depiction of the importance of women’s work and the loyalties that connect friends across oceans.
Métis educator and author Willie Poll joins Cozy Fest to read from her picture book Together We Drum, Our Hearts Beat as One (Arsenal Pulp Press); a triumphant story of a young Anishinaabe girl finding strength in her ancestors and her own determination to make a better future. Willie’s reading includes some of the spreads featuring…
Today’s All Up Up’s Cozy Fest guest Sharon English, reads an excerpt from her new novel Night in the World (Freehand Books). How does someone be at home, when at home they are unsure? Three characters in her book tell the story of this in different ways.
Poet, book designer, and roller derby aficionado Kate Hargreaves reads an ode to her cat and other cozy poems from her latest collection, tend (Book*hug Press) for the first day of All Lit Up’s Cozy Fest.
We’re so excited to kick off All Lit Up’s virtual festival, Cozy Fest: eleven days with as many authors, reading the coziest passages from their books. Read on to learn more about what’s in store for Cozy Fest, including how to catch the readings and where to visit our festival shop.
The Newfoundland-based, award-winning author Bridget Canning (most recently of the story collection No One Knows About Us, Breakwater Books) closes out our Gift Guide week with recommendations to suit a wide variety of book-lovers – a novel, story collection, kids’ book, mystery, and cookbook. Read on to see what she chose!
For today’s ALU Gift Guide picks, Francine Cunningham, author of God Isn’t Here Today (Invisible Publishing) and On/Me (Caitlin Press) gives us her holiday recommendations — from something for the sci-fi nerd in your life, to your gossipy co-worker.
For this instalment of ALU Gift Guide Week, writers Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and H. Felix Chau Bradley have teamed up; they each recommend two faves, and then join in on a recommendation (let’s call it doubly-recommended). In addition to being Metonymy Press authors (of The Good Arabs and Personal Attention Roleplay, respectively) Eli Tareq and Felix lend…
We teamed up with Matthew Stepanic, writer, and poet, as well as co-founder of Glass Buffalo and Glass Bookshop, for today’s gift guide series. Stepanic tells us that, “My main mission on this good green earth is to help as many folks as possible discover that poetry is not the intimidating genre they studied in…
Author of Chocolate Cherry Chai and Ruby Red Skies (both Roseway Publishing) Taslim Burkowicz kicks off 2022’s Gift Guide Week with four stellar fiction picks and one memoir for the flapper wannabe, dystopia watcher, or productive grandparent (plus two more!) on your list.
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