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Debut novelist Kimberley Tait on Gretzky, Michael Jackson & Virgin Ears

London (the one across the pond) based author Kimberley Tait had an unusual path to publishing. After moving from her native Toronto to the U.S., she earned an MBA from Columbia University and began ...

Contest! Win a Huge Summer Poetry Prize Pack from Brick Books!

Whether it's a backyard, park, dock, or beach, summer reading is one of a bookworm's greatest joys. What could make it better? How about a huge prize pack of fantastic Canadian poetry, delivered to your ...

humour as a form of Indigenous revitalization

Humour is a powerful force which animates our lives and gives us energy. Humour binds us with each other, helps us relax, and helps us to think beyond our ordinary perceptions. It allows us to imagine ...

Here’s to Summer! - A Reading List

Usually when the warmer months of the year are upon us, our minds turn to all of that fun, relaxing reading we’ve been putting off. There’s just something about summer that makes us fantasize about ...

nêhiyawêwin (cree) in contemporary literature

âkayasimowin misiwê itê. [english is everywhere]. kitohcikanihk [on the radio]. cikâstêpayihcikanihk [on the television]. âcimowasinahikanâhk [in newspapers]. ayapîhkêsîs isi-pîkiskwêwinihk ...

Anita Miettunen on Her Journey of Discovery with a Rare Blue Whale

When the remains of a blue whale were found on a remote PEI beach, environmentalists had a unique opportunity not only to learn more about the biggest animal in the world, but to share the whale that ...

Rebecca Rosenblum on the long path to her acclaimed novel So Much Love

Rebecca Rosenblum was already acclaimed for her short fiction when she released her debut novel, So Much Love (McClelland & Stewart) this past spring. So Much Love has shown that Rosenblum is ...

Vivek Shraya on New VS Books Imprint & Mentoring Emerging Writers

Vivek Shraya self-published her first book (which boasts one of our favourite titles), God Loves Hair, in 2010.In the seven years since then, her books have taken the literary world by storm, securing ...

canada 150: the indian act and neechie hustle

First of all, I would like to say that I am honoured to be the writer in residence for Open Book this month. I love the idea of a digital residency and the flexibility that this affords to a writer like ...

Out-Takes from a Novel

Researching a novel means reading and travelling, amassing material and then cutting, cutting, cutting for focus and flow. This leaves outtakes, like the cloth left over after you’ve cut out the pieces ...