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Want to Write a Book in 2019? Try These Tips from Iconic Authors

If one of your goals this year is to finally write that book (though it's very much okay if you don't, too), we're rounding up some helpful tips and tricks for you.The Guardian is famous for its literary ...

Daylighting Chedoke Author John Terpstra on Scattering Seeds for a Great Title

Hamilton is well known for its natural beauty, from waterfalls to parks. However, one natural feature in the city is more hidden than the rest: Chedoke Creek runs through Hamilton but is mostly covered ...

CBC Canada Reads Announces Eclectic Longlist for Canada's Most Moving Book

CBC Books has announced the Canada Reads longlist and the 2019 competition's theme: "One book to move you".The 15-title list includes fiction and nonfiction, new titles and older ones, from authors across ...

Memoirs Make Strong Showing on the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Shortlist

This morning, jurors Camilla Gibb and Roy MacGregor announced the five finalists for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize for Nonfiction, one of the most influential literary prizes in the country. A third juror, ...

Poet Susan Gillis on Landscapes, Ecologies of the Heart, and Czeslaw Milosz

Partly inspired by a memorable line in a Czeslaw Milosz poem, Susan Gillis' new collection Yellow Crane (Brick Books) is sharply observed and lovingly rendered, casting an observant and incisive eye ...

"Fairy Tales are a Sort of Magic in Themselves" Lauren B. Davis on Her Magical Kensington Market Novel

Kensington market is one of Toronto's most unique neighbourhoods, and it's no surprise it has inspired numerous books. Lauren B. Davis' The Grimoire of Kensington Market (Wolsak & Wynn) however, ...

Contest! Win Narrative Nonfiction from Book*hug's Essais Series

They say truth is stranger than fiction, and indie darlings Book*hug are bringing the strange, challenging,and fascinating to readers in their Essais Series of narrative nonfiction. With top Canadian ...

"This Form of Grace Almost Never Happens" Beth Follett in Conversation with Barbara Nichol

Screenwriter, songwriter, and children's book author Barbara Nichol has packed a lot into her writing life, with highlights as varied as being nominated for an Emmy for her Sesame Street special to ...

Best Canadian Stories Editor Russell Smith on Short Fiction & the Importance of Variety

For more than 45 years, the most interesting, innovative, and memorable short stories of the year have been collected in Best Canadian Stories, with a list of past contributors that includes the likes ...

New Year's Resolutions - Literary Style! Writers Share Their 2019 Goals

Every December, we make a list - not the one for Santa, but the other one: our resolutions. Whether it's hitting the gym more (*muffled laughter*), meal prepping every Sunday, or always taking the stairs, ...