Amanda Lewis

“I’m turning left. Look, everyone, my blinker is on, and I’m turning left. I am so happy to be alive, driving along, making a left turn. I’m serious. I am doing exactly what I want to be doing at this moment: existing on a Tuesday, going about my business, on my way somewhere, turning left.” […]

I’m so honoured to have been nominated by my peers for the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The award recognizes my work on Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin. Plus, most of my Page Two colleagues are in town, which is always cause for celebration. Monday, I thought I knew you.

We’re just a few weeks away from on-sale! I can’t wait for all of you to read The New Farm, Brent Preston’s memoir of how he and his family transformed an in-debt farm into a thriving business and a leading light for social change and organic farming. It’s the perfect gift for the small business owner and socially […]

Thanks to the generous support of the Toronto Arts Council, The Reading Line is offering two positions, in marketing and publicity. These paid contract positions will help support our book ride on August 26, 2017, and bring The Reading Line to its next stage of development.   Established in 2014, The Reading Line is an annual literary festival on two […]

I’m delighted to be speaking on a panel next week at TIFF about the legacy of Jane Jacobs. The panel, with Zahra Ebrahim and Hibag Gelle, will follow a screening of Citizen Jane: Battle for the City. Citizen Jane is about the feud between Jacobs and Robert Moses over the proposed development of the Lower Manhattan […]

I’m happy to announce I’ve joined the new Hookup Team at the Centre for Social Innovation. This CSI initiative connects experts with other community members who are looking for professional advice. I’ll be offering free one-on-one consultations on storytelling and marketing. I love helping individuals and organizations use storytelling to create positive social change, and I’m […]

Welcome to the first instalment in my irregular interview series. “Irregular” because I don’t yet know how often I will post interviews, and also because the interviews won’t always follow standard Q&A procedure. Essentially it’s a place to showcase A1 friends, family members, and colleagues doing amazing work. My blog, my rules. First up: one […]

I recently joined the board of Charlie’s FreeWheels, a Toronto non-profit that uses bicycles to mobilize, empower, and engage young people. Its flagship program is Build-a-Bike, which teaches basic bicycle building, mechanics, and safety skills to youth. Participants leave the program with a bike they have built, along with a lock and helmet.

Today I attended the annual Park People Park Summit at Daniels Spectrum. This free event attracts City parks and rec staff, park friends groups, and lovers of parks. It’s always wildly popular, and features speakers and stories from groups in Toronto and around North America.

Today I had the distinct pleasure of teaching a private yoga class for Andrea and three of her friends, in honour of Andrea’s upcoming wedding. The class was a blend of hatha, meditation, and restorative yoga, working (appropriately enough) with the theme of love.