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CANADA READS Mid-Week Roundup - Which Books Are Still in the Running?

Canada Reads is well underway, and this year’s competition brings together a strong and varied group of titles, each offering a distinct perspective on the theme of connection and understanding. Together, ...

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A Short-Lived Community Lingers Long After it is Gone in TEMPORARY PALACES

A short-lived community leaves a long afterlife in Temporary Palaces (House of Anansi Press), a debut novel from Jeff Miller that circles back to one summer and ponders what, exactly, remains from that ...

April 08, 2026

Open Book Interviews Liz Johnston About Her Exciting Debut Novel, THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT

A single act of protest ripples outward through a family in The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press), a debut that explores how public actions affect private lives. Set against a backdrop of environmental ...

April 07, 2026

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, ...

April 02, 2026

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 ...

April 01, 2026