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Have you been hunting through bookstores looking for unexpected literature? Having trouble finding the books that stand out and invite you to participate in a different kind of readership? Look no further. You have arrived.

Welcome to BookThug Nation. Here you will find all things BookThug right at your fingertips. Poetry, visual literature, conceptual literature, translation, the lyric, fiction: all are available in publications that come in a variety of shapes and sizes and origins, but each one is distinctly BookThug. So come on in. Browse through our titles. Join a discussion in our Forum. Buy a book or purchase a seasonal subscription package and become a card-carrying member of BookThug Nation.

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Fall Launch!

Thursday, October 22 7:30 pm

The Supermarket
258 Augusta Avenue
Kensington Market.

Readings by Erin Moure, Oana Avasilichioaei, Jay MillAr, Kemeny Babineau and Angela Carr.

Talking Masks Takes the Stage!

November 13 - 28, 2009 at the Walmer Centre Theatre in Toronto
Seelig’s New Play Reinvents Greek Myth of Oedipus and Biblical/Koranic Tales of Isaac & Ishmael

One Little Goat Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Talking Masks – a new play that combines the Oedipus of Ancient Greece with the Biblical and Koranic tales of Isaac and Ishmael to deliver a powerful meditation on the nature of blessings and curses. The four-person play is written and directed by One Little Goat’s Artistic Director, Adam Seelig, writer and director of the critically acclaimed Antigone:Insurgency.

Talking Masks opens Friday, November 13 and runs to November 28, Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m. at Toronto’s Walmer Centre Theatre, 188 Lowther Avenue (one block northwest of Bloor and Spadina). Tickets are $20; $12 for students, seniors and artists; and $23/$15 in the final week; Tuesdays PWYC. For information and tickets, call 416-915-0201 or visit www.OneLittleGoat.org.

Early tickets will include a complimentary special edition of the play, published by BookThug Press, while supplies last.

Talking Masks gets a nod from EYE WEEKLY Magazine

http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/books/article/70017--there-are-8-million-poets-in-the-naked-city

Matter reviewed by Kit Dobson

Matter reviewed by Kit Dobson in "Experiments in Disaster" Dalhousie Review 89.1 (2009) :13-23.
"The poems of Matter are prescient, daring, and push readers to unthink the things that they think even as they read."

BOOKTHUGS RULE THE 17th ANNUAL JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL

They’ll shout it from the rooftops, they’ll stop you in the street; authors, poets, writers and readers challenge you to become a member of the “BookThug Nation”, September 12 and 13

The Junction Arts Festival (September 9 – 13, 2009) presents a mosaic of unique visual, dance, musical and literary arts, and independent Junction publisher BookThug seeks new recruits for its literary nation; writers and readers share and recite their work in unexpected and unusual ways (daily throughout the weekend street closure, Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.).

During the weekend only, BookThug (2009 Junction Arts Festival literary sponsor) is looking for new citizens to join the “BookThug Nation”. Over 20 authors, poets, writers and readers present their work from many angles. They broadcast it from rooftops, perform it in the street, interrupt everyday conversations and challenge festival attendees to consider poetry and literature as part of their lives.

Performers include Authors on Saturday (alphabetical order): Marianne Apostolides, Amanda Earl, Angela Carr, Gili Haimovich and Meagan English, Greg Betts and Gary Barwin, Margaret Christakos, Melissa Ma, Jay MillAr, Sistah Lois, Jenny Sampirisi, Steven Zultanski

Authors on Sunday (alphabetical order): The Amorphus BookThug Readers, Daniel F. Bradley, Shannon Bramer, Stephen Cain, Gili Haimovich & Meagan English, Jay MillAr, Jenny Sampirisi, Adam Seelig, Mark Truscott

Attracting 200,000 visitors in 2008, the Junction Arts Festival (produced by the Junction Forum for Art and Culture) takes place along Dundas Street West between Keele Street and Quebec Avenue, and features five free days of artistry and innovation: Visual Art Exhibits (Sept. 9 to 13), Live Music Concerts (Sept. 10, 11 and 12), and during the weekend – Street Performance Artists, Literary Artists, KidZone, Green Village and Artisan/Vendor Market (Sept. 12 and 13).