Review of Valentine's Fall

A shout out to David Kidney over at the Green Man Review for his great take on Cary Fagan's Valentine's Fall. According to David, "Fagan's writing is crisp, vivid, always enjoyable."

Read the rest of the review here.

Reviews of 'Because I Have Loved and Hidden It' and 'Valentine's Fall'

Aloha everyone! We've got two great reviews for you folks to check out.



First up is a review of Elise Moser's Because I Have Loved and Hidden It, from Quill & Quire:

"Moser’s Montreal is unusually well-realized, with geographic references that go beyond mere signifiers and instead vividly reflect the city for those of us who don’t know it well"

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Read a preview of Because I Have Loved and Hidden It




And here's a review for Cary Fagan's novel Valentine's Fall in The Globe and Mail:

"Fagan has a completely easy and fluid style, and he controls the narrative so as to create suspense ..."

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Read a preview of Valentine's Fall

Valentine's Fall launch

Photos courtesy of This Is Not A Reading Series

The intrepid Cary Fagan

Cary in converation with National Post cartoonist Gary Clement


Cary signing copies of Valentine's Fall

The Foggy Hogtown Boys, playing some sweet sweet bluegrass.

Valentine's Fall trailer feat. The Foggy Hogtown Boys

The above trailer for Cary Fagan's fantastic upcoming novel Valentine's Fall presents a bit of a milestone for us. It's the first (of hopefully many) trailers featuring music by awesome local artists who deserve as much of the spotlight as they can get.

The soundtrack for this video is 'Gladstone Hornpipe', off of the 2007 album Pigtown Fling by Toronto underground bluegrass legends The Foggy Hogtown Boys.

For more on the Foggys, as well as to listen to sample tracks (my personal favourite is 'Paul David' from Pigtown Fling), visit their website at www.foggyhogtownboys.com.

And don't forget to check out this awesome article on Valentine's Fall at mandolincafe.com, a great web resource for all things mandolin-related.

Previews are great!

Dear Summer,

I just want you to know, first off, that I do love you. However, I think there are a couple of things we need to talk about.

There's this thing called 'punctuality'. I was hoping you'd heard of it, but I guess they don't teach good manners at season school. See, it's not such a big deal if you show up a little late. We understand. You're in a very difficult situation, what with global warming mucking up your schedule and all. But still, it would be nice if you stop in for your fully allotted time, and not just for brief visits.

Speaking of which: the whole 'not-staying-long-enough-for-morning-coffee' act is getting a little old. I may not be as exotic as my cousin Sydney or as slick as my friend Miami, but I have my qualities and I think I deserve a bit of respect. That's all.

I miss you, I really do. And I hope to see you soon.

Love,
Toronto

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So we've got a couple of sneak peeks for you today.


First off is the preview for Cary Fagan's Valentine's Fall: a wicked awesome novel about, in brief, how leaving high school doesn't guarantee that high school will leave you. Check it out!


Next - and I'm breaking the news here first - we've got an online catalogue coming out for our Fall list. Excited? You better be. Here's a look at the cover:


The image is a photograph from our upcoming book City of Words - and believe me when I say there are even more breathtaking shots featured inside. It's a must-have for any fan of photography AND literature.