On Wednesday, September 10, Perfect Books in Ottawa was packed to capacity for the launch of The Tyranny of Good Intentions. The author, Jack Stilborn, opened by expressing relief at the turnout, noting he had heard stories of novel launches attended by only one or two people and admitting that “every author has a paranoid streak” about whether anyone will show up.

Hannibal Lecture’s debut collection of 55 poems is bold and powerful. A poet of the streets, it is impossible to consume his words without hearing the rumble of the people who gather around him as he recites on corners outside the clubs near his home in British Columbia. Addiction, relationships, politics, Hannibal addresses it all with rhythmic passion within this humble volume.

The first collection of Blank Spaces essays, stories, and poems is a true thing of beauty!

Small Town Author Realizes Big Dreams. West Grey writer celebrates publication: a culmination of passion and sheer will.

Rusnak makes the Garden of Eden and its inhabitants come alive.

...a very pleasurable dirty little secret