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Sheung-King, Anthony Oliveira, and Martha Baillie Win Big at the Writers' Trust Awards, and More...

This evening, at a vibrant ceremony that took place in the Glenn Gould Theatre at CBC HQ, the Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the winners of the majority of its major awards for the year, with more than ...

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A City Teenager Sells Weed with a Side of Egg Rolls to Keep His Family Afloat in Johnny Delivers

Award-winning author and avid world traveler Wayne Ng has found success on the literary scene with his previous works of fiction, using elements from the lived-in experiences of Chinese-Canadian immigrants ...

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Two Sisters Must Reckon with Deeply-Held Family Secrets in Louise Ells' New Novel, Lies I Told My Sister

After being named a Hawthornden Fellow, author Louise Ells was given the go-ahead to take the opportunity by her family, a crucial decision due to her caretaking duties for a husband living with dementia. ...

November 15, 2024

Young Detective Elodie LaRue Hunts for Missing Jewels in Mystery at the Biltmore

With a sterling track record in both writing for young people, and illustrating beloved picturebooks, author Colleen Nelson and illustrator Peggy Collins know how to tell page-turning stories that ...

November 14, 2024

A Small Ontario Town is Filled With Mystery and Danger in As We Forgive Others

Cobourg-based author Shane Peacock has been widely read for years now. His work has won the Junior Library Guild of America Selection seven times, the Arthur Ellis Award twice, and he has been shortlisted ...

November 12, 2024

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