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Court of (Bookish) Opinion: The Porcupette’s Inexpert Thoughts on Design

The thing about book covers is that everybody has ideas about them. Most people wouldn’t advise a brain surgeon on his or her job, but almost everyone’s eager to give their amateur opinion on a book cover. Continue reading

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Celebrating International Women’s Day and Other News for March at PQL

Today is International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to commemorating the achievements of women worldwide, raising awareness about gender bias, and promoting gender equality. As part of our celebration here at PQL, we would like to take a few moments … Continue reading

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Revelling in the Proverbial Spice of Life—and Books—or, News for May at the Porcupine’s Quill

Like many of us in this age of distraction, I have always appreciated a liberal dash of variety to season my life’s experiences. Whether it be through travelling to different locales, consuming a diverse range of foods or, naturally, reading … Continue reading

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Critical Cinematography for Fun and Profit, or, News for May at the Porcupine’s Quill

As you know, I have a deep and abiding love for stories of all sorts, and while my preferred way to consume said stories is (unsurprisingly) book format, I’m not too proud to admit that I am also be a fan of screen-based storytelling. At the best of times, I’m an indifferent TV-watcher, but these are most assuredly not the best of times, so I have been more frequently availing myself of the old boob tube of an evening. (Mostly to watch really mindless British reality TV I shamelessly call “crap telly”. Don’t judge me.) Continue reading

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A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place, Or, All My Simple Pleasures Are Apparently Bookish Ones

I moved about eight months ago and I’m still unpacking. Yes, I can hear your gasps of horror and dismay from here, but I defy you to tell me that you don’t have even a single box of miscellaneous stuff … Continue reading

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Out and About With the Quill: Three September Events!

As you probably all know, September is the busy season for book publishers everywhere. With launches, readings, literary festivals happening all the time, and new releases coming right and left, we’re definitely on our toes for most of the month … Continue reading

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The Porcupine's Quill would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. The financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) is also gratefully acknowledged.