GALLERY: Brick 88 Launch

Brick welcomed its readers in from the driving rain on Nov 29 for the launch of its 88th issue. Guests heard readings and recollections from Eleanor Wachtel, Linda Spalding, Michael Helm, and Laurie D Graham, and were even treated to a surprise appearance from Justin Rutledge. Head to our web gallery or our Facebook page to see who did what when and with whom.

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Give the Gift of Brick...for Less!

You have until the end of January to give your favourite loved ones two years of Brick at a discount, and they don't ever have to find out how little you paid. Until Jan 31/12, subscribe a friend for only $33 ($36 US), or 2 friends for $60 ($66 US). Mail a cheque along with your friend's address, or visit our website to order (use discount code ONEGIFT for one gift subscription, or TWOGIFTS for two gift subscriptions).

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Brick Is Not a Robot

But we do have our latest digital edition up and ready for our tech-savvy readers to enjoy. Go to the Magazines Canada Digital Newsstand to get your very own digital edition of Brick 88 for $10, or subscribe for a year for only $18. Care for a taste of what's in the issue?

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FREE MAGAZINES 

While we're talking Magazines Canada, you should know that its Buy-2-Get-1-FREE campaign is still on, but not for long. Are there 3 Canadian magazines that you're burning to own, but don't think you can spare the scratch? Have a look at the Buy-2-Get-1-FREE page (and subscribe to Brick, Geist, Border Crossings, or The Malahat Review at a rock-bottom rate).

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Featured Brickseller: Mac's Fireweed Books

203 Main St., Whitehorse, Yukon
867-668-2434   www.macsbooks.ca
Mac's Fireweed Books, an institution on Whitehorse's main drag, might just be the best bookstore north of 60 (it's the only one that carries Brick, after all). Manager Natalie Sumner let us pick her brain about the store, famous writers coming back from the dead, and what Yukon's reading. Check out our interview with Mac's Fireweed Books right here.

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From the Archive: Brick 65/66

Brick's wayback machine travels to the year 2000 to present an issue chock-full of wonderments:
Jeffrey Eugenides on John Hawkes 
Robert Bringhurst translates the great Ghandl 
Harold Weber's Shrimp Étouffée recipe 
Russell Banks's experience with depression. 

Brick 65/66 is certainly one worth owning, don't you think?

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Brick's Fundraising Drive

Donations are still trickling in as a result of our 2011 fundraising campaign. Thank you to all who donated. As you well know, we cannot make Bricks without you, and we'll accept financial help great and small at any old time of the year, whether by mail or online. Won't you consider donating to your favourite literary concern?

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Thanks for reading. Be sure to check out our website to subscribe, donate, or simply keep abreast. Go to the Magazines Canada Digital Newsstand to subscribe to or buy the digital edition of Brick. You can also find Brick on newsstands across North America. Stay tuned for Bricolage 6, coming in March.