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tonight hell is unleashed

Or at least an indie version of hell. That’s right, tonight the Hipster Hellspawn Tour kicks off with loud music, poetic readings and the odd satanic ritual thrown in for good measure. It’s all to promote Jim Munroe’s new book, An Opening Act of...

top blogged

Despite my slow pace of posting lately, I’ve been honoured by BlogsCanada as a Top Blog for August 2004. This is really great and I know who to thank for nominating me. Here’s a sample of what they have to say about this humble blog: “[Liam’s]...

10 things not to say in your book proposal

Been away from here for a week! But I am returning with this, from Writers Weekly, a great resource for writers. “At Booklocker.com, we receive several book manuscripts each week from authors wanting to get their books into print . . . we publish less than 5% of...

reviewing cliches

This Sunday sees me surrounded by new Canadian children’s books picking the best and writing about them for an upcoming Canadian Bookseller article. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday, so I’m not complaining. And now that I’ve found this...

China’s PR Cartoon

Found this little note from China in my inbox this morning: “Dear Sir or Madam: We are the European & American Contact Department of The Organizing Committee of the 6th World Cartoon Conference which is considered as the summit of animation and comic...