About Us

We're Allegra and Amanda, two friends who are passionate about Canadian literature. Between the two of us, we have four fantastically artsy degrees and a wealth of experience in the admin and publicity sectors. But most importantly, we are booklovers through and through. And we want to spread the love! 

The Bare It For Books campaign is on a mission: a mission to show the world exactly how exciting and funny and yes, SEXY Canadian literature can be. To do this, we've teamed up with a host of well-known Canadian authors who are passionate enough to bare it all in the name of literature.

With their help, we are going to produce a 2014 calendar featuring 12-13 prominent Canadian authors in classy, nearly-nude poses. The calendar will be sexy and cheeky and lots of fun all at the same time. We want to raise awareness of our authors and the contributions they've made to the Canadian literary landscape, and give back to our literary community all at the same time. We want to get people reading. We want to get people talking about books!

Literature isn't just a fun way to pass the time; it's important. Our books tell us many things about our culture, our times, and the spaces in which we live. They bring joy and reprieve and hope to people day after day, all throughout the year. What better way to celebrate the contributions of our authors than by creating a calendar that reminds us, every day, of the wonderful Canadian books (and authors!) that grace our collective shelves?

All proceeds raised from the sale of our 2014 calendar will go to PEN Canada. The campaign and official website will go live in January 2013, and we’ll be blogging about the campaign in the months leading up to its release. We also have a few more tricks up our sleeves that we'll be rolling out over the coming year. Until then, feel free to follow us on Twitter and join our mailing list to keep up-to-date with the latest BIFB news. 

And in the meantime … happy reading!

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