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  • "Storytelling is a Core Feature of Jewish Culture" Nora Gold on 10 Years of JewishFiction.Net
    "Storytelling is a Core Feature of Jewish Culture" Nora Gold on 10 Years of JewishFiction.Net
    November 30, 2020

    "Storytelling is a Core Feature of Jewish Culture" Nora Gold on 10 Years of JewishFiction.Net

    Ten years ago, writer Nora Gold started a website. Determined, in a shrinking publishing landscape, to provide a platform for Jewish fiction writers and non-Jewish writers who were exploring Jewish themes, ...

  • Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices
    Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices
    October 26, 2017

    Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices

    Wolsak & Wynn is one of Canada's most dynamic independent publishers, with a stable of authors including Gary Barwin, Michelle Berry, Erín Moure, and Ian Williams, to name just a few. Since 1983, ...

  • Working at Home: the Fine Line Between Distraction and Productivity
    Working at Home: the Fine Line Between Distraction and Productivity
    June 24, 2016

    Working at Home: the Fine Line Between Distraction and Productivity

    I have learned that it's not unusual in that I like to listen to podcasts while I draw comics. Those of us who work on things alone much of the time have tricks to feel less isolated. Music, podcasts, ...

  • Love Song for My Bicycle
    Love Song for My Bicycle
    June 21, 2016

    Love Song for My Bicycle

    It’s hot. Summer settles heavily on Toronto. The air is thick. It wraps itself around me like a salamander skin.Walking becomes a waking slow dream. Swimming without any of the freedom of kicking off ...

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