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Community, Guest, Musings

Soft Bed

Posted on by Tamara Jong
12
Jul

I can hear the man behind the front desk turning the page of the large guest book as he taps a biro against the edge of the counter. It’s hard to sleep sitting up, especially when all I want is to curl up on a soft bed and feel safe enough to fall into a… Continue Reading Soft Bed

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Books, Community, Events, Musings

There’s Something About FOLD

Posted on by Tamara Jong
03
Jun

My first introduction to author Jael Richardson, founder and artistic director of The Festival of Literary Diversity was after she was invited to speak while I was taking a nonfiction class with writer Ayelet Tsabari. Jael wrote the memoir The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lesson, A Father’s Life. It’s about her journey to find her… Continue Reading There’s Something About FOLD

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Books, Community

Interview with Leigh Nash, publisher of Invisible Publishing

Posted on by Tamara Jong
03
Apr

Invisible Publishing is a not-for-profit publisher based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Picton, Ontario. The press began in 2007 with Robbie MacGregor, Nic Boshart, and Megan Fildes and they wanted to publish cool, contemporary Canadian books that were cheap and looked awesome. The mandate has not appeared to change from its inception to now. In… Continue Reading Interview with Leigh Nash, publisher of Invisible Publishing

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Community

Reading Differently

Posted on by Tamara Jong
18
Mar

Growing up in Laval, Quebec, the local kids in my neighborhood were English, French, Jewish, and Greek. My father was Chinese, and my mother was white. We were the only mixed-race kids we knew. There weren’t many families that looked like us. My mother read a lot. She read the Bible and had a love… Continue Reading Reading Differently

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