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Join the e-mail list to win!

On April 20, 2008 By

It’s spring! Let’s have a contest to celebrate.

It’s really easy:

Join my email list by clicking here and entering your name and email address. Not only will you get periodic emails about: important Break On Through events top secret contests unlike this one choice breakin’, dance and hip hop tidbits from [...]

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Break On Through at Babar Books

On April 19, 2008 By

At last, an in-store appearance in the West Island! 3pm, May 10, 2008 Babar Books, 46 Ste-Anne St, Pointe-Claire, QCMap

I’ll be signing books, giving away Nadine’s Mixtape, and there will be a special performance with b-girl Feisty from Solid State!

Don’t forget, you can sign up [...]

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Thanks, Edmonton!

On April 14, 2008 By

I have these online search gadgets set up to track my own name and the words Break On Through, because it makes me feel like I’m being responsible, trying to stay on top of things.

Mostly I just get to find out about porn, [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions

On February 21, 2008 By

It’s been a long time since I posted an update to my Infrequently Asked Questions series.

In coming weeks I will try to pay attention and return to recording the questions I am asked, and which I answer.

But until such on occasion arises, I hope someone out there will find some use in my [...]

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Toronto, day 2ish or something

On February 14, 2008 By

Another excellent, exhausting whirlwind of a day! I feel like this morning was a week ago.

Today, Torontoist’s lovely and talented Karen Whaley posted a rather fun interview we did by email this week.

In the afternoon, I had a great time presenting at ALOUD: A Festival of Young Readers, with the 100% [...]

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The Novel Has Landed

On January 18, 2008 By

I got my first copy of Break On Through this week, so I can confirm that it really does exist, in all its shiny, papery bookness.

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Today is the 12th of January. Know what that means? In exactly one month, Break On Through finally comes out, for real.

So I might as well warn you now: its probably going to be all Break On Through, Break On Through, Break On Through all the time from now [...]

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B-Girl Breakdown Vids

On December 10, 2007 By

I’m getting ready to launch a page of “extras” for Break On Through. One of the things I’ve always wanted to do is provide a visual glossary of moves, so people can better understand some of the dancing that goes on in the book. There’s already a lot of breakdancing online, but it tends to [...]

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Break On Through: The Cover

On November 19, 2007 By

As I mentioned before, Break On Through is already available on pre-order, and now– so exciting– we have a cover!

It would be physically impossible for me to be any happier with the way this book is book is shaping up, illustration and design-wise. When I gaze upon it, I buzz with [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, I received the copy edit for Break On Through. Thanks to the strength of soy lattes, the absence of rappers around the home, and the availability of fresh vegan eats at Aux Vivres, I was able to push through all 240 pages of the thing in [...]

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