Columnists
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March 29, 2022The challenges (and joys) of receiving feedback
By Lindsay Zier-VogelI am not proud of it, but my initial response to feedback on my writing is an instant NOPE. No way! ABSOLUTELY NOT. “What if you switched the point of view to third person?”NOPE. No way! ABSOLUTELY ...
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March 25, 2022Locked Down and Longing for Community: The Genesis of The Quarantine Review
By Jeff Dupuis and Sheeza SarfrazIt started in a pub on the Danforth, the bar filled with older gentlemen dejected at the cancellation of the Dave Mason concert at the Music Hall a half-block away. COVID wasn’t real to them yet, as ...
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March 18, 2022Making the Leap: Why Writing Programs Matter Right Now
By Meaghan StrimasI’ve been on campus exactly once since March 2020, during the height of one of the province’s lockdowns, to pack up my old office at Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus. I was leaving my post as the ...
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March 15, 2022Why Canada Reads Needs Unhappy Narratives
By Shazia Hafiz RamjiEach year on Canada Reads, five books of fiction and nonfiction are chosen by Canadian celebrities who advocate for their book of choice as one that “all of Canada should read.” One book is voted ...
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March 09, 2022Book Therapy: Sunny Days Inside
By Stacey May Fowles“Is it safe?” “It’s safe now but when won’t it be safe?” “It’s not actually bad here.” “It’s not bad there either.” “What about the money.” “But what about the kids? They’ll ...
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February 11, 2022Making a skating rink, and other tricks for stepping away from a work-in-progress
By Lindsay Zier-VogelOn a particularly cold Friday morning, I piled my kids in a car with snow pants and skates and a pile of books and we headed to a cottage rental. We all were desperate for a change of scenery, and I was ...
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February 03, 2022Book Therapy: The Music Game
By Stacey May Fowles“I was a human being, and human beings needed to say goodbye, to get together, to cry in the same room.”—Stéfanie Clermont, The Music GameThis deep into the seemingly never ending story that is ...
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January 14, 2022Why 2022 Is a Year of Remembering
By Shazia Hafiz RamjiIn the last week of December 2021, I tried to remember what I had done during the year. I couldn’t remember. I had life-changing experiences – started a PhD, completed my first term successfully, ...
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January 07, 2022A Writer’s Guide to Reading in 2022
By Lindsay Zier-VogelI read a lot of books in 2021. More than I ever have, except for maybe the summers when I was eight and would clear out the chapter book section at Humber Bay library. I have always been an escapist, ...
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December 20, 2021Book Therapy: Favourites from my favourites
By Stacey May FowlesEvery year, in the back of my agenda, I keep a simple running list of the books I’ve read. More than anything, it’s a handy way to remember what exactly I consumed and when, but it also offers a useful ...
