Hey, want to get free books? Free good books? Well, have I got a deal for you!!! My publisher ECW Press is pleased to announce the unveiling of their new reader review program, Be a Shelf Monkey (hmm…wonder where they came up with that name). Simply sign up on the website, … Continue reading
In my continuing quest to promote Brian Francis’ novel Fruit as the pick for CBC’s 2009 Canada Reads contest, I would be remiss if I were not to remark on a very cool side contest CBC has on at the moment. Each week, a set of books is offered from … Continue reading
Almost two years since its publication (Two years? Are you kidding me? Two years? Where’d that go?), Shelf Monkey still gets the occasional rave review. This installment is from Tom Penner of the Journal of Mennonite Studies (hey, membership does have its privileges): First time novelist Corey Redekop has created … Continue reading
Email received a few months ago (from Len): Hi I’m writing to you from a forward operating base in southern Afghanistan. I got your book at the Brandon Festival of words was it? and I have finally read it. Really good. Everyone was asking what I was reading when I … Continue reading
I’m obsessed lately with names. Specifically, character names. More specifically, my character names. I don’t have kids, and aside from possible upcoming pet purchases (unlikely in the short– to mid-term, but yes, my cat’s name will be Mr. Meowgi, and shut up if you don’t get the reference), my stories … Continue reading
When Shelf Monkey was first being prepped for publication, I and my editor worked with a graphic design artist named David Gee on the sterling cover you see to the right. David had prepared a number of choices based on his reading of the text, but due to his wanting … Continue reading
