Alison Pick

RECOMMENDED READS | A patron recommends Between Gods by Alison Pick. "Between Gods is a well-told, insightful, authentic and often lighthearted journey that addresses the reality of battling to change faith against..." to read more: portcolborne.ca/library/reviews

Read the last 5 essays & finished this amazing book! I loved Good Mom on Paper edited by @MissStaceyMay @JenSookfongLee I found every essay to be so interesting! @lethal_heroine @alisonpick

Former IWR faculty member @alisonpick is happy to announce her first ever writing retreat taking place in the Beaver Valley from June 14 - 19th, 2022. alisonpick.com/retreats

Good Mom on Paper is a collection of essays from writers like @lethal_heroine, @MaracleLee, @JaelRichardson, @alisonpick and more. The collection is an honest and intimate exploration of the complicated relationship between motherhood and creativity. cbc.ca/books/40-canad…

Sage Hill is mourning the loss of Steven Heighton. His generosity of spirit touched many writers at Sage Hill & beyond. Sing-a-longs with him were epic. Grateful for the memories. Sending energy & thoughts to his loved ones. Rest well, Steven. Photos @CdnShieldCarla @lisakuzma

Happy happy pub day to LETTER TO A STRANGER! I was lucky enough to read this baby in manuscript form and can attest to its exceptional and diverse reading pleasures. With starred reviews already from @LibraryJournal @PublishersWkly @ShelfAwareness. Get one while it's hot.

A beautiful little review of STRANGERS WITH THE SAME DREAM @KnopfCA from @TBayPL five years after it was published. What a nice feeling it is to sometimes reach a reader. @KarolinaSutton link.tbpl.ca/portal/Strange…

And on the topic of ultra-talented theatre types, I just devoured THE LISTENERS by @TannahillJordan. Deelish. Thanks for the inspiration @HarperCollinsCa.

Live theatre is back! Such a treat to sit in the dark with strangers and watch LIGHT @tarragontheatre by the supremely talented Rosa Laborde. Highly recommended.

Thank you @cbcbooks for including my intergenerational trauma memoir Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed on your list of Canadian non-fiction to watch for this spring. It means a lot. cbc.ca/books/39-works…

The @RBC #BronwenWallace Award for #EmergingWriters has a track record of helping poets & fiction writers get their first book deal. Past winners include Michael Crummey, Alissa York, Sonnet L’Abbé, Alison Pick & Noor Naga. 2022 submissions are now open! writerstrust.com/BronwenWallace

Sitting on 8 deal announcements, twiddling my thumbs, waiting for the opening bell tomorrow for publishing to begin again! The book business is booming & I'm choosing optimism this year. I'm choosing to celebrate success. I'm choosing to clap for everyone's wins.

Loss, what's that? Those two hands which once held mine now holding up a blanket of snow—does this qualify? Frankly, all I can say is I've been to a funny place inside myself, where simple answers fall like ashes through an iron grate. Yusef Komunyakaa

My actual dream come true! My beautiful book has arrived! Amelia Earhart, letter writing, grief, love, and finding connection and the @Fisher_Library. It’s out on Tuesday and I can’t wait for you to read it. ✈️💌📒 #LettersToAmelia #AmeliaEarhart #novel #CanLit @bookhugpress

The Spectacular has debuted at #4 on the independent bookstore fiction bestseller list! This is very cool news.

If only the Catholic Church cared as much about Indigenous children as they claim to care about fetuses.

If you are shocked about 215 or 751, brace yourself, this is just the beginning. #cdnpoli

My book! My ACTUAL dream come true!! She has a spine! And heft! And 282 perfect pages! This is just the ARC - it still needs to be proofed before the final printing (for her Sept. 7 debut), but I AM EXPLODING WITH JOY! ✈️💌📒 @bookhugpress #LettersToAmelia #AmeliaEarhart

Haaretz israeli daily newspaper prints on its front page the photos of 67 children who were killed in Gaza, with the title: “this is the price of the war”.

SAVE THE DATE! Did you know that we announced dates for the 2022 IWR & IRR? Save April 27-May 1st. We hope to open registration late summer/early fall once we know more about travel restrictions. For now, save the date! 📸 Roman Gerasymenko