PHOTOS/BOOKS: Another Sample From the Personal Library

I haven't yet read everything in this particular batch all the way through. But it seems a good idea to have all of them at hand, particularly nowadays.

SmithBooks No More

SmithBooks No More, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

It was "W.H. Smith Books" when I moved to Ottawa in 1985. Back then, they had three times the floor space for the store itself and a spiral staircase to the basement for staff to bring stock up to the shelves. As bookstore chains went, they were as high-end as Ottawa got.

Having been swallowed up into the Chapters-Indigo maw, and with a Chapters "box" on the other side of Confederation Square from the Sparks Street Mall, however, that may have been the end of it for this long-serving storefront.

Jian Ghomeshi - 1982 - WritersFest Fall 2012

Jian Ghomeshi - 1982 - WritersFest Fall 2012, a set on Flickr.

I previously blogged about this one via "On the DEWLine" on Livejournal.

If you listen to CBC Radio One in Canada or Public Radio International in the States, you know about his radio talk show, Q. On this night, he was wearing his author's jacket, in support of his autobiography/dramedy, 1982.

Here's the pix.

Recommended Reading: Full Frontal T.O.

Full Frontal Cover - launch May 9th, a photo by Spacing Magazine on Flickr.

Not my work...but worth getting!

For your bookstore (hoping it's an independent shop): ISBN 978 1 55245 257 8

Just a Book Fair Reminder!

Just to refresh your memories: the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair's "Spring 2012" Edition is today!

Hoping to see you there!

Ottawa Small Press Book Fair

I thought I'd post a catalogue beforehand.

As to when and where...see this link!
Available for sale at the Fair:

- Kagemono: Flowers and Skulls - for mature readers - $ 20.00
- Local Hero # 1 - $ 3.00
- Evening Shift - $ 2.00
- Ashcan Sampler 2004 - $2.00
- Ashcan Sampler 2007- $5.00
- Ashcan Sampler 2008 - $ 5.00
- Ashcan Sampler 2009 - $ 5.00
- Ashcan Sampler 2010 - $ 5.00
- Ashcan Sampler 2011 - $ 5.00

Sketches - Pencil - $ 10.00; Inked - $ 15.00
Discounts available if you provide the paper. If you've got a favourite character, relative, etc., bring visuals for reference!

The Library of Dwight Williams - April 2012

The Library of Dwight Williams - April 2012, a set on Flickr.

Yeah, I know. I'm telling WAY too much about myself here with these photos...

The Joy of Books

For your entertainment.

Staged at Type Books of Toronto.

More on other stuff to follow...