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Episode 120 (Apr. 1/16) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Interview with Jennifer Gillies from Grit Lit Readers & Writers Festival (Apr. 7-10) + interview with mind-reading duo The Sentimentalists who perform April 9th at The Zoetic Watch a clip of The Sentimentalists’ unreal performance! … Read more
Bryan Prince Bookseller 1060 King Street West By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk Before I even say anything about Bryan Prince Bookseller, I need to lament a bit about missed opportunities and fears. The entire time we were en route to Bryan Prince (and let’s be fair, the days leading up to it) all … Read more
Westside Stories 852 King Street West By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk Hello again, friends! The next stop on the good ol’ I Heart Hamilton Book Crawl was to Westside Stories in Westdale. Previously called The Bookworm, Westside Stories is located just across the street from Food Basics and is an absolute treasure trove … Read more
J.H. Gordon Books 314 King Street East By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk Hi, Friends. Me again… Our next stop on the I Heart Hamilton Book Crawl was J.H. Gordon on King St E. You’ll notice it beside Café Oranje with its bright blue storefront. Writing about Julie Gordon’s shop is hard for me, … Read more
James Street Bookseller 134 James Street South By Trish Gallant Photos by Lisa Vuyk If there is one thing that you need to know about me, it’s this: I love books. Like, to a ridiculous degree. I’m that person who has an entire bookcase of purchased and unread books and still finds herself standing in a bookstore … Read more
Grit Lit By Kristin Archer Grit Lit celebrated its 11th year this April and the literary festival continues to be a unique experience in Hamilton for writers and book lovers alike. The Art Gallery of Hamilton was home to all of the events during the fest, with a few pre-events which happened at Central Library … Read more
Episode 072 (Apr. 10/15) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Interview with Jennifer Gilles, artistic director of Grit Lit (April 16-19) + interview with Andrew and Jeff of Aukland who play I Heart Hamilton: The Playlist 4.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) May 1st at This Ain’t … Read more
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 021 (Mar. 28/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 021 (Mar. 28/14) In this episode: An interview Jennifer Gilles, festival director of GritLIT Literary Festival (Apr. 3-6); interview with Dave Hanley, organizer of Pop Up Hamilton … Read more
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 013 (Jan. 31/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 013 (Jan. 31/14) In this episode: An interview with writer Andrew Baulcomb about his book Evenings & Weekends which will chronicle Hamilton’s contemporary music scene from 2006-2011; … Read more
Chris McNamee I was pleased to get to interview another author, local writer Chris McNamee, who just published his first book, Love, Lust and the Last Resort. About the book: Love, Lust and the Last Resort dog ears a chapter of a young writer’s transition into manhood. This collection of poems and stories take readers … Read more