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Small Press Saturday: Arsenal Pulp Press
Happy Small Press Saturday! This Saturday I thought I would feature a small press that celebrates diversity and does it incredibly well: Arsenal Pulp Press, an award-winning press based in Vancouver, British Columbia…
The Monster at the End of this Post
People of a certain age will likely remember a favourite Little Golden Book from amongst their first readers. Mine is, hands down, The Monster at the End of this Book, starring lovable, furry old Grover…
You may call me Hal
On this day in fictional history, twenty-four years ago, January 12, 1997, HAL 9000 went online in 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke.
Small Press Saturday: Coach House Books
Our first Small Press Saturday, featuring Coach House! Coach House publishes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that is literary, fresh, and challenging – both in content and style.
What book to read next?
How do you decide what book you are going to read next?…
The Symphony of The Book
My father loved classical music. Our frequent visits to the Edmonton Public Library were as much about the records as the books, at least for my dad…
Happy Birthday, J. R. R. Tolkien!
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the "father" of modern high fantasy literature in the western world, was born on this day in 1892.
Small Press Saturdays 2021
As a reader, I have grown over the years and one area of growth has been in consciously balancing whose books I am consuming…
About our logo
Our logo was designed by one of our founders under the umbrella of one of his other projects, Black Riders. He talks a bit more about it over on their website…
Origin Story
Why Butterflies and Aliens? Well, the short answer is because www.catchingbutterfliesandsharkattackvictims.com was too long…
