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Archive for September, 2016

• Booktrailing the Canadian Identity

  September 21, 2016

  

  Guest post by The Booktrail The Word On The Street is 27 years old this year. That means for 27 years, they’ve been sharing and revelling in the wonder of books. I have a great deal to thank for this festival. Not only is it one of the best and most varied I’ve ever been […]

• 9 Signs That You Need to Go to The Word On The Street

  September 20, 2016

  

  Guest post by Nikolina Likarev  1. Reading indoors has lost it’s charm (or you fear it might)   The Word on the Street is Canada’s biggest outdoor bookstore. At the Exhibitor Marketplace, over 250 vendors from all across the country park their books and magazines at tables in and around Harbourfront Centre. Come away from […]

• Toronto Books Awards 2016: The Ward

  September 19, 2016

  

  The Word On The Street Toronto will be hosting the authors and editors of all five finalists for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards at this year’s festival on Sunday, September 25, at Harbourfront Centre. As a special treat, we’ll be posting reviews of the nominated books in the weeks leading up to the festival from a panel of writers, reviewers, and […]

• Toronto Book Awards 2016: Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety

  September 16, 2016

  

  The Word On The Street Toronto will be hosting the authors and editors of all five finalists for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards at this year’s festival on Sunday, September 25, at Harbourfront Centre. As a special treat, we’ll be posting reviews of the nominated books in the weeks leading up to the festival from a panel of writers, reviewers, and […]

• A Few Reasons to Fall in Love with The Genre Zone

  September 14, 2016

  

  Guest Post By Jack Hostrawser This year, The Word On The Street is embarking on a mission to spotlight the best in Canadian writing (and drawing!) that ventures into the unknown. Hosted by Lesley Livingston and Leah Bobet, the Genre Zone Stage will present diverse anthologies, beautiful graphic novels, and nail-biting mysteries that all, in […]

• Toronto Books Awards 2016: Men of Action

  September 13, 2016

  

  The Word On The Street Toronto will be hosting the authors and editors of all five finalists for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards at this year’s festival on Sunday, September 25, at Harbourfront Centre. As a special treat, we’ll be posting reviews of the nominated books in the weeks leading up to the festival from a panel of writers, reviewers, and […]

• Toronto Book Awards 2016: On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light

  September 09, 2016

  

  The Word On The Street Toronto will be hosting the authors and editors of all five finalists for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards at this year’s festival on Sunday, September 25, at Harbourfront Centre. As a special treat, we’ll be posting reviews of the nominated books in the weeks leading up to the festival from a panel of writers, reviewers, and […]

• Toronto Book Awards 2016: Heyday

  September 06, 2016

  

  The Word On The Street Toronto will be hosting the authors and editors of all five finalists for the 2016 Toronto Book Awards at this year’s festival on Sunday, September 25, at Harbourfront Centre. As a special treat, we’ll be posting reviews of the nominated books in the weeks leading up to the festival from a panel of writers, reviewers, and […]