books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
I opened up a Paper Trail Diary Etsy shop a while ago, but didn’t put that much work into it. Now I’ve refreshed it for a 2.0 soft launch, and I want to show you what I’ve got! So far, I have some zines and scrap paper packs available. Eventually I will add bunting, word…
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, via Roaring Brook Press, out now. It’s been fascinating watching what kinds of YA books are coming out now in tandem to the world’s current political climate. I think this is where we can see change in lit, starting with young people who are fired up or need something to fire…
Happy birthday to The Paper Trail Diary! It’s been two years since I’ve been writing about books, zines, snail mail and paper crafts, and I’ve loved every minute of it. I so enjoy being able to review books and write about mail projects. I’ve met so many amazing people through blog and social media connections too, which has…
The zine that I run with my best pals Melody and Aviva has its 13th issue coming out this Sunday! Each issue is a different theme and every page is done by a different person in whichever way they want to interpret the theme. So this issue is all about love! We’ll be celebrating the…
One way to my heart is combining the things that I love, so, Winged Snail Mail, a zine about mail culture, just fluttered right in and set up camp! Winged Snail Mail is run by Sarah Hoffman, a Canadian academic nomad who loves food, typewriters and mail. (Disclosure: Sarah is a pen pal / zine pal of…
Zine Haul! Fall is the time of zine fairs in the Toronto area – on October 17 I tabled for Static Cloud at Canzine, and on November 7 I tabled at the Hamilton Feminist Zine Fair. I love both of these fairs a lot, and they both generally bring very different kinds of zines. While…
The group zine I run, Static Zine, is still accepting submissions to its next issue about public space! Static comes out 2x a year. Every issue is a different theme and every page is by a different person in however way they want – writing, art, graphic design, collages, etc. Our past issues have been…