Tag Archives: A Serious Call

Seeing Red and Other Bookish News for November at the Porcupine’s Quill

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Steph

Today’s blog post is brought to you by the colour red. This weekend, as I strolled along the leafy avenues of one of my hometown’s more mature (read old) neighbourhoods, I was struck by two things: the brisk wind that … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters from the Porcupette (the Intern's Blog) | Tagged A Serious Call, Antanas Sileika, Buying on Time, Carmine Starnino, Charles Bruce, Don Coles, Karl Kessler, Mark Frutkin, Meet the Presses, Michele Rackham Hall, Overtime, Sunshine Chen, The Art of P. K. Irwin, The Essential Charles Bruce, The Rising Tide | 1 Comment

Book Bundle Giveaway: Myth and Memory

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Steph

We’ll be sad to see National Poetry Month end next week, but we’re determined to send this fun yearly promotion out with a bang. We’ll keep sharing our #PQLPoemADay on Facebook and Twitter, but we’ll also be offering one more … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters from the Porcupette (the Intern's Blog) | Tagged A Serious Call, Don Coles, Fluke Print, Jeffery Donaldson, Michael Harris, National Poetry Month, The Gamekeeper | 3 Comments

Book Business: Reads Related to Writing and Publishing

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Steph

Who doesn’t love a good book about books? At this time of year, with BookExpo imminent and other bookish events on the horizon (ALA, the Printers Row Lit Fest and the Detroit Festival of Books are on deck for yours … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters from the Porcupette (the Intern's Blog) | Tagged A Serious Call, book recommendations, Bruce Meyer, Don Coles, Drawing on Type, Frank Newfeld, Inward of Poetry, laurie lewis, Love and all that jazz, Portraits of Canadian Writers, Recommended Reads | Leave a comment

From the Vault: Heartwarming Reads to Bring You In from the Cold

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Steph

The Danish concept of hygge, which refers to the state of being comfortable or cozy and basking in life’s simple pleasures, has never been more popular. From home décor to cooking to photography and design, comfy is the new cool. … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters from the Porcupette (the Intern's Blog) | Tagged A Serious Call, Bruce Meyer, Christopher Pratt, Don Coles, From the Vault, Leon Rooke, Portraits of Canadian Writers, The April Poems, Thoughts on Driving to Venus | Leave a comment

PQ Weekly Roundup: 11 Dec 2015

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Steph

Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form. Every year, The Globe and Mail puts together a smashing list of the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters from the Porcupette (the Intern's Blog) | Tagged A Serious Call, book lists, Don Coles, giveaway, Jon Evans, No Fixed Address | Leave a comment

News for April

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Steph

I realized yesterday that today is April Fool’s Day—not because I’ve been plotting nefarious deeds or anything (or at least that’s the official story), but because the Google Maps Pac-Man prank made the nightly news. A personal aside: I’m told … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters from the Porcupette (the Intern's Blog) | Tagged A Serious Call, April Fool's, Davy the Punk, events, The Grand River, wayzgoose | Leave a comment

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