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Banner featuring author Danny Neville. On the left, Danny Neville, a smiling man with a shaved head wearing a dark navy shirt, sits against a light blue background decorated with playful bee and party illustrations. On the right, white and yellow text reads: “Author of Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party — Interview with Danny Neville — With illustrations by Colleen McKeown.” The Open Book logo appears at the bottom right.

A Classroom Celebration Leads to Important Questions in LITTLE BEE: THE BUZZ ABOUT THE PARTY

A class party sounds simple enough, until it starts to raise questions no one expected. In Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party (Annick Press), Bee is excited to plan a celebration with her friends, ...

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Playwright Keith Barker Reflects on Love, Loss, and Laughter After a Life RAISED BY WOMEN

Memory and family are brought into sharp focus in Raised by Women (Playwrights Canada Press), a new play in which a son looks back after suffering significant loss and finds that the story he needs to ...

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Author and Journalist Moira Welsh Explores THE ASTONISHING LIVES OF OLDER WOMEN

Growing older brings new freedoms, but also new pressures, especially when financial security is uncertain. The Astonishing Lives of Older Women (ECW Press) looks closely at what many women face later ...

March 31, 2026

A Long-Buried Secret Reshapes a Family’s Understanding of Itself in THE BREAKWATER by Leslie Shimotakahara

A long-buried secret reshapes a family’s understanding of itself in The Breakwater (Cormorant Books), a multigenerational story that moves between past and present to trace the impact of silence, displacement, ...

March 27, 2026

Ten Books, Ten Poets: The 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize Longlist Is Here

The international Griffin Poetry Prize has unveiled its 2026 longlist, highlighting ten poetry collections from around the world that reflect the breadth and vitality of contemporary verse. Judges Andrea ...

March 26, 2026