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Raincoast

In the Wilds | Nigel Peake

May 6, 2011

With the winter winds and driving rain, things naturally fall apart — twisted, gnarled, and eventually incapable of function. When something goes wrong, the solution is often improvised with whatever is available. This haphazard collage of old materials can make it feel as if the country is in a constant state of disrepair. The fences [...]

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Vancouver

May 2, 2011

I was in Vancouver last week discussing the new titles from Raincoast Books this fall. It was a great week and there are lots of amazing new books coming down the pipe — not least of which is the MASSIVE Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design by Pat Kirkham and Jennifer Bass published [...]

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Midweek Miscellany

February 16, 2011

Risky Business — Cartoonist Adrian Tomine talks about his new book Scenes From An Impending Marriage, which originally started life as a mini-comic for his wedding guests, with More Intelligent Life: I probably first started thinking about publishing it when a copy appeared on eBay. I assumed that since it was only given to close [...]

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Back from Vancouver

November 29, 2010

I was in Vancouver last week for the Raincoast Books Spring 2011 sales conference. It snowed (see above) and I heard about a lot of new titles I’m looking forward to seeing next year (I can’t wait to get my hands on a finished copy of Into the Wilds by illustrator Nigel Peake for example). [...]

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In Vancouver…

November 24, 2010

…normal service will resume shortly.

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