About the Author
Robin Spano
Robin Spano grew up in Toronto, studied physics in New Brunswick, then dropped out to travel North America on her motorcycle. She met her husband, Keith, while working as a waitress, and helped him run his Toronto pool room until they moved to Vancouver. She unwinds by snowboarding, boating, or arguing about politics.
Happy birthday to us! Usually, we ring in our big day with a look ahead to books we can't wait to read in Fall, but since we've already tackled that, we're counting to three with:
It’s our First Birthday! When we’re not partaking in the undoubtedly sticky nightmare that is “ cake smashing” today, we’re taking both: a look back at some of our favourite posts that went down during our first year, and a glance forward at fall books we’re just ... Read more
Sometimes, there’s nothing quite like sitting down with your favourite fictional character and imagining what happens after their stories are over—after the last page of that book is turned, after the credits roll, after that series finale has answered some of your questions ... Read more
John Jantunen’s debut novel combines conventions from several genres: mystery, thriller, and literary fiction. He wrote it to both entertain and provoke, citing the Idle No More Movement, homophobia in professional sports, and PTSD in soldiers all as inspiration for Cipher ... Read more
Usually once a book is published the cover design is pretty much a done deal. Maybe in the far off future, a new edition will be released but that doesn't happen often. But things, they are a changing. One ECW Press author got the chance to revisit one of her previous titles ... Read more
Copyright © 2021 All Lit Up. All Rights Reserved.
All Lit Up is produced by the Literary Press Group and LitDistCo. LPG and LitDistCo acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council.
All views expressed by bloggers and contributors to the All Lit Up blog are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of All Lit Up or the Literary Press Group.
All Lit Up acknowledges we are hosted on the lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat. We also recognize the enduring presence of all First Nations, Métis and the Inuit people, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to meet and work on this territory.