The Keepin’ It Real Book Club

It’s Day 28 of our campaign to Keep Toronto Reading and we’re bringing back birthday boy Nic Boshart, who already gave us a two-for-one recommendation, and this time he’s stepped up his game. He’s added another book, sliced the time by two-thirds, and taken what we’ll call an avant-garde approach. Intrigued? You should be. Forget Hot Docs, you’ve got all the scintillating filmmaking you need right here.

Did you get what three books Nic was referencing? Name those books to win a prize! (In honour of Nic and his birthday I’ll make you a custom MS paint creation, ready to made into your own iron-on decal or cross-stitch pattern.)

Nic Boshart (@NicBoshart) is the Digital Projects Coordinator for the Association of Canadian Publishers. He’s also co-founder and coordinating editor of the indie firm Invisible Publishing and president of the Young Publishers of Canada, a monthly social group in Toronto. In his spare time he works on www.FTPubW.com, a blog about publishing.

It’s Day 27 of our 30-day vlogfest to help Keep Toronto Reading. Today I have the pleasure of welcoming back one of my savvy Civilians, the always charming Ashleigh Gardner. Ashleigh wants you to read Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins (and recommends her favourite TPL branch while she’s at it!):

Ashleigh Gardner (@ashleighgardner) is the Manager of Digital Development at Dundurn Press and AMAZING at Karaoke. She is one of very, very few people in the world who could later refer to a two hour conversation about ISBNs as “fascinating.” In between her work on social media and eBooks she can be found on twitter @ashleighgardner.

It’s Day 26 of our month-long Keep Toronto Reading video party! Today I present you with the one-and-only Julie Wilson, well-known in the publishing industry for her countless inspired projects and for keeping the social in social media. Julie urges you to read (and/or listen to), Susan Holbrook’s Joy Is So Exhausting:

Julie Wilson is the creator of SeenReading.com and the founder of Book Madam & Associates (www.bookmadam.com). When she isn’t busy being a professional book fan, she writes about True Blood under the pen name Becca Wilcott. Listen to Susan Holbrook read all of Joy Is So Exhausting at www.seenreading.com/curious-excess-susan-holbrook.

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Only four days left! Last call for alco . . .videos. Get in touch: j.k.knoch[at]gmail.com