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Introducing Read The North: A History of CanLit, As Told By Toronto's Favourite Book Festival
Read The North by The Word On The Street
It's the behind-the-scenes look into the workings of Canada's literary industry you've always wanted, a deep dive into publishing, bookselling, and writing. Tune in to Read The North, a history of CanLit, as told by Toronto's favourite book festival!Since 1990, The Word On The Street (a.k.a. "WOTS") has featured books by Canadian and Indi ... See more
[intro music - ambient indie/electronic by composer James Ellercamp]
Rebecca Diem: Coming soon, READ THE NORTH, a podcast mini-series exploring CanLit, brought to you by Toronto’s favourite book festival.
Cory Doctorow: I've written some 20 books. I grew up in Toronto. I worked at the first Word On The Street at Bakka Books, back when it was on Queen Street.
Alana Wilcox: We're heading downstairs to the printing part of Coach House. [squeaky stairs]
Carolyn Taylor: You know, they were really point blank about it and said, 'Carolyn, we're living in a city where there are people who are intimidated to go into a bookstore.'
Anju Gogia: I've been doing this work for a very long time, and a lot of it has been behind the scenes, and a lot of it is really hard work. Bookselling is a grind, i
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canadian literaturecanlittoronto historyword on the streettorontowotspublishingwritingbook festival
Read The North by The Word On The Street