- Spec fic god and Godfather of cyberpunk William Gibson interviewed at CBC;
- Word on the Street will be back in TO, but in June;
- Q: What’s it like to be a poet in a country famous for great poets?
(George… Don’t…. Don’t say it…. I mean, you’re nearly 51… What good will it do…? What is the purpose? Really? You’re really going to still say it? But I…. I thought we’d…. you know… grown…)
A: I wouldn’t know; - US librarians unhappy with new budget;
- NBCC awards handed out, including poetry to Diane Seuss;
- B&N youth and children award winners;
- Ever wondered why books are so many different sizes?;
- On of the US politicians who is probably the least crazy choice of leader out there is in fact enough out of touch with reality to read aloud to a Bono-penned “poem” (dude, it’s limericks) about the Ukraine on St. Patrick’s day;
- Patricia Lockwood on Kafka, for your Friday procrastination;
- Heather O’Neill on women eating, for the same as above;
- Look, we all know short stories are poetry’s poor cousin, but now you can turn that 3000 words no one wants into something the world DOES like: a video game;
- A deep dive into the shittiest of the Lit Nobel Laureates;
- Do you have an index fetish?;
- The only known footage of Jack Kerouac reading from On the Road;
- Why club it when you can go it alone?;
- Have you ever read a book that actually changed the course of your life?;
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