Couple of reviews of dig.

For you readers of wayward armadillo's literary zine dig., there are a couple of reviews of the latest issue, #11, out there right now. One is a mixed review in Broken Pencil (not online yet), which loves Kevin Connolly's poems, but then says that some of the rest of the issue is "rubbish." Unfortunately, the reviewer doesn't back up this antagonistic statement whatsoever, so I've no idea what he or she found so offensive. Oh well. There's no accounting for people's taste.

The other is on Amanda Earl's blog, amidst her post about her purchases and impressions of the recent Small Press Book Fair. Thanks, Sandra, for forwarding me that link.

I had a really good time at the Sunday of the Press Fair at the Victory. Yes, it was much smaller, with fewer presses represented, and the traffic was minimal, since we'd lost the walk-by element of being right on Bloor, and that was unfortunate. But it more comfortable overall, and felt more relaxed and intimate. I had a nice time chatting with Beth Follett, one of the organizers, and getting caught up with Conan Tobias and the Taddle Creek guys, Stuart Ross of course, and I had a fun chat with a guy who was writing a novel which featured a female hockey playing protagonist. Novels and hockey, I think about both on a daily basis...

Cheers.