Sandra Ridley includes Amanda Earl's Kiki on her BookThug’s Best Reads 2014 (Authors’ Edition) list

Ottawa poet Sandra Ridley, author of The Counting House (BookThug, 2013), included Amanda Earl's Kiki (2014) on her shortlist of "Best Reads 2014" over at BookThug. We completely agree! Thanks very much, Sandra!

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DUSIE #17 : Roland Prevost and Monty Reid

Dusie #17, lovingly guest-edited by Marthe Reed, features new work by Chaudiere Books authors Roland Prevost and Monty Reid, as well as a host of others.

The Lucky Seven Interview, with Amanda Earl

Amanda Earl answers questions as part of "The Lucky Seven" series over at Open Book: Toronto, in which she discusses Kiki (Chaudiere Books, 2014) as well as her current work-in-progress, St. Ursula's Commonplace Book.

indiereadergirl reviews Amanda Earl's Kiki (2014)

"Indiereadergirl" was good enough to provide a glowing review of Amanda Earl's Kiki (2014) over at her indiereadergirl0329 blog. Thanks much! See her review here. 

This is actually the fourth review of Kiki, after Jonathan Ball reviewed such over at the Winnipeg Free Press, Douglas Barbour reviewed such over at his blog, and Matthew J. Hall was good enough to review such over at The Small Press Book Review. 

And of course, copies can be ordered directly via All Lit Up!

a new poem by Pearl Pirie

Chaudiere Books author Pearl Pirie has a new poem posted as part of the "Tuesday poem" series over at the dusie blog.

Monty Reid's Garden (2014) featured at All Lit Up!

Monty Reid's Garden (2014) was featured this week over at All Lit Up; thanks much!

Amanda Earl on Ampersand, a poetry workshops group

Amanda Earl posted a short write-up on her former poetry workshop, and of some of the successes of the individual members therein (including a number since involved with Chaudiere Books): Pearl Pirie, Roland Prevost, Marcus McCann, N.W. Lea, Christine McNair and Sandra Ridley (as well as a little shout-out to rob mclennan).

Two new visual poems by Amanda Earl

Amanda Earl has two new visual poems (including this one) newly up at Extreme Writing Community.