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Read an Excerpt from Dark Like Under by Acclaimed Author Alice Chadwick

After winning international acclaim for her debut novel, Alice Chadwick is sure to be an author on the rise and one that avid fiction readers will become increasingly familiar with in years to come. ...

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KidLit Convos with Editor Katie Scott, Author Mélina Schoenborn and Illustrator Sandra Dumais

We're delighted today to share a special KidLit Convo between not only the author and illustrator of the award-winning new title, Bob the Boo-Boo (Kids Can Press), but also senior editor Katie Scott. ...

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A High-School Teacher Goes into Labour During a Fraught Lockdown in Heather Birrell's Debut Novel

Acclaimed short story author Heather Birrell has made a name for herself in the CanLit scene with a raft of short fiction published in journals far and wide, and her first two impressive collections ...

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Veena Gokhale Weaves Indian Food Legends into Vibrant Short Stories in Annapurna's Bounty

Storytelling runs through everything that culture carries, from literature to performance arts to traditional ways of making food. So it's certain that Veena Gokhale"s new collection of short fiction ...

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Read an Excerpt From Shane Neilson's Moving Collection of Essays, What to Feel, How to Feel

Today we're featuring a fascinating collection of lyric essays from poet and physician Shane Neilson, a neurodivergent artist and academic whose unique work has been published widely, and to great acclaim. In What ...

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