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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 ...

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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, ...

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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

Read an Excerpt from SUPERCANUCKS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CANADIAN SMALL-TOWN SUPERHEROES

Superheroes step off the usual urban stage and into smaller, stranger corners of the country in SuperCanucks (Latitude 46 Publishing). This collection leans into familiar comic tropes while reworking ...

March 25, 2026

Read an Excerpt from SPRUCE TO CEDAR, the Debut Poetry Collection by Lasänmą

One unique life takes shape across northern and coastal landscapes in Spruce to Cedar (Brick Books), a debut collection that follows a young woman from childhood into early adulthood with a steady, unfiltered ...

March 24, 2026