The Porcupine's Quill Reader contains selection of short stories by authors recently published by the Porcupine's Quill Press, a small literary publisher in Erin, Ontario, Canada. In addition to some great stories by writers such as Keath Fraser, Steven Heighton, Caroline Adderson, Russell Smith and Hugh Hood, there are some extremely interesting, albeit idiosyncratic, observations about running a small literary press by the publisher, Tim Inkster. There are also some great (if small) photos of author readings around the country and strange goings-on at the press. It really made me feel like I had been invited to a really great party full of fascinating writers, and it's a great introduction for people who want to know what's good to read in (English) Canada these days.