It used to be called TSPBF but now it's just SPoT, Small Press of Toronto. Easier to say I guess. This holiday version is an event I'm looking forward to. No one makes money hand over fist at SPOT, nor are their panels on which we can show off our erudition, but it is a pleasant way to while away the day. For one thing I get to catch up with Kate Story, with whom I'll again be sharing a table. The Great Hall is an historical artifact of some renown, complete with a musty carpet smell that will never be gone, no matter how often they shampoo, and better because of it. I will be selling signed copies of After the Fires and Green Music at a little below list price. Also, I would post this under events but have somehow lost the location of Events on Goodreads. If I find it before the fair I may repost.


LOCATION: The Great Hall, 1087 Queen West

DATE: Saturday, December 11 (Readers and performers, TBA)

TIME: 11 am-4:30 pm (presses should be on-site by 10 at the latest; doors open for set-up at 9)

ADDRESS: 1087 Queen Street West, Toronto M6J 1H3
(Directions: Queen Street West & Dovercourt Road. Some street parking. Public Transit: TTC
Queen Streetcar.

Happy holidays to all, however you celebrate!