Visit a few of Toronto's famed independent bookstores and sneak into the archives of the Merril Collection with us in this celebration of booksellers, librarians, and their communities. Hosted by Rebecca Diem Produced by Quinton Bradshaw Music by James EllercampSpecial thanks to Anjula Gogia, Cory Doctorow, Sephora Henderson, and John Degen. You can learn more about Judith Merril and The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy by visiting torontopubliclibrary.ca/merrilBookstores:Another Story Bookshop Bakka-Phoenix Books Reading List:Merril Collection at 50: Stories From the Spaced Out Library Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow Tales of The Captain Duke by Rebecca Diem Presented by The Word On The Street & CJRU 1280AM, with support from the Community Radio Fund of Canada. —Tune in to Read The North, a history of CanLit, as told by Toronto's favourite book festival!In this five-episode miniseries, WOTS' Rebecca Diem interviews authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, readers, & historians to discover the origins of the festival, the creation of a Canadian Literature, and how the story we tell ourselves about ourselves continues to evolve.The 33rd edition of The Word On The Street returns to the street at Queen's Park on June 11 & 12, 2022.

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