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On Wednesday night, Leah Mol and Justin Million read to a full Raw Sugar Cafe, launching And I’ve Been Thinking Dangerously and HADRON. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the two and the press. We were thrilled with the response! If you missed the reading, you can hear it in its entiretyContinue reading “Raw Sugar | 24 August 2011”

As the summer winds down, Apt. 9 is lucky enough to have two more titles to launch. Regrettably, these two books mark the departure of two of our favourite writers in the Ottawa community: Leah Mol and Justin Million. Leah and Justin are longtime stalwarts in the In/Words community that operates in and around CarletonContinue reading “Mol & Million”

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A handful of reviews and notes have popped up online recently. Pearl Pirie said some very thoughtful and accurate things about Monty Reid’s Site Conditions on her blog. Stuart Ross was as kind and encouraging as ever over at Bloggamooga! rob mclennan discussed Jim Smith’s new book Exit Interviews, and his reading in Ottawa beforeContinue reading “Reviews!”

So the next month will be a busy one in Apt. 9’s little world: We have the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair on Saturday June 25. Books are ready! Jim Smith will be in town to take part in the traditional Pre-Fair Reading on Friday June 24. Full details are available here. Jim will shareContinue reading “Readings & Book Tables”

So the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair is nearly upon us for another spring  installment, and Apt. 9 is just about ready. To celebrate the fair, we have a brand new chapbook from Jim Smith that we’re just thrilled to be able to get into all of your hands. 2009 saw the publication of Jim’sContinue reading “Jim Smith & the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair”

rob mclennan  published a brief review of Jeremy Hanson-Finger’s The Delicious Fields this morning over at his blog. He says “what engages is watching him work the difference between what might be hidden, shown or completely lost, and what might entirely be suggested.” Thanks, rob! In other rob-related news, Claudia Coutu Radmore recently answered 12Continue reading “Notes: Hanson-Finger, Radmore, Reid, Hawkins.”

Last weekend’s launch was an overwhelming success. In absolutely terrible weather we filled Raw Sugar to standing-room-only. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the event, thank you to Nadia and Raw Sugar for generously hosting us, and thank you once again to Monty Reid, Claudia Coutu Radmore, and Jeremy Hanson-Finger for readingContinue reading “Audio – Monty Reid, Claudia Coutu Radmore, Jeremy Hanson-Finger”

Stuart Ross’s I Have Come To Talk About Manners just received a very positive review from Mark McCawley at his Fresh Raw Cuts. Thanks, Mark! We’re always looking for places to send review copies, so drop us a line if you are associated with a publication (print or online) that reviews chapbooks. Leigh Nash alsoContinue reading “Stuart Ross, Leigh Nash, Review Copies”

So, are we all sufficiently recovered from VERSeFest to be able to think about further readings? Apt. 9 is just delighted to be able to announce a launch for our next three titles. Site Conditions from Monty Reid, Accidentals from Claudia Coutu Radmore, and The Delicious Fields from Jeremy Hanson-Finger will be officially released onContinue reading “Reading: Reid, Radmore, Hanson-Finger”