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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 looks at how private lives are shaped by public convictions. Set against a backdrop of ...

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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

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