Alison Pick

Booker Prize-nominated author of FAR TO GO, BETWEEN GODS and 4 others * @KnopfCA @HouseofAnansi @HarperPerennial @TinderPress * Agent: Karolina Sutton @TheCBG_

[Port Colborne Public Library @PortColborneLib]

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: https://t.co/3spIoVDnIO

[Tina @tinamayjune]

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

[Iceland Writers @IcelandWriters]

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.

https://t.co/u2aqs9UPzx

[CBC Books @cbcbooks]

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.

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[Sage Hill Writing @SageHillWriting]

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

[Alison Pick @alisonpick]

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.

[Off Assignment @OffAssignment]

If you wrote a letter to a stranger—to someone you once met and can't quite shake—who would you choose? Tell us by replying with “My #lettertoastranger is: To the _____," a title in the spirit of LETTER TO A STRANGER, released today by @algonquinbooks.

[Alison Pick @alisonpick]

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

https://t.co/JOsYTYCiUY

[Alison Pick @alisonpick]

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

[Alison Pick @alisonpick]

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.

[Marsha Lederman @marshalederman]

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.
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[Writers' Trust @writerstrust]

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! https://t.co/q51HIz4Jt5

[Carly Watters || Literary Agent (she/her) @carlywatters]

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.

[Ilya Kaminsky @ilya_poet]

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

[Lindsay Zier-Vogel @lindsayzv]

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

[Zoe Whittall @zoewhittall]

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

[Michael Hollett @m_hollett]

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

[Celina Caesar (like the salad)-Chavannes (sh-van) @iamcelinacc]

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

[Lindsay Zier-Vogel @lindsayzv]

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

[Dana Naomy Mills @DanaNaomyMills]

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”.

[Iceland Writers @IcelandWriters]

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