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LitBlog Spotlight: The Keepin’ It Real Book Club
Jen Knoch is associate editor of ECW Press by day, Canadian literature aficionado by night. Her blog, the Keepin’ It Real Book Club (KIRBC), chronicles the highs and lows of Jen’s reading habits, tackling everything from Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight to Rivka Galchen’s Atmospheric Disturbances. She’s honest about her reading habits (because, let’s face it, everyone read Twilight) and believes that the quality of the book doesn’t affect the quality of conversation about that book. The Keepin’ Real Book Club is smart, thoughtful and refreshing, just like the blogger herself.
Books editor Erin Balser chatted with Jen via email about the KIRBC and her latest project, Civilians Read, an everyperson take on CBC’s annual literary throwdown.
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