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Madeleine Thien on Language, Music, and Asking the Unaskable

2016 has been Madeleine Thien's year. It's not often that the world of writing and publishing can agree so enthusiastically on a writer's achievements, but Thien's breathtaking Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Knopf ...

On Writing, with Luciano Iacobelli

Luciano Iacobelli's The Examined Life (Guernica Editions) mixes poetry and imagery to create an immersive, emotional experience that blends philosophy with poetics. By turns playful, thoughtful, and intense, ...

17 for 2017: Morgan M. Page recommends Small Beauty

6. Small Beauty by jia qing wilson-yang recommended by Morgan M. PageThroughout my tenure as the December Writer-In-Residence, I will be assembling a list of 17 must-read-books for 2017. To accomplish ...

CanLit's Next Generation: The 2016 Winners of IFOA's Write Across Ontario Student Writing Competition!

Every year, IFOA Ontario's Write Across Ontario student writing competition invites young authors across the province to submit their best work and show us what CanLit has to look forward to. We at Open ...

Featured Video: Book Trailer for Astronaut Chris Hadfield's The Darkest Dark

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield endeared himself to the nation with his zero-g cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" (as well as many other interesting space-based videos from his time as commender ...

Kid Lit Can: What’s So Funny about Kids’ Books? Part 2

Welcome back to part 2 of my funny Q and A blog. With funny authors. About funny children’s and YA books.Please welcome these four talented and very funny children’s and YA writers who have generously ...

17 for 2017: Casey Mecija recommends Tropical Renditions: Making Musical Scenes in Filipino America

5. Tropical Renditions: Making Musical Scenes in Filipino America by Christine Bacareza Balance recommended by Casey Mecija.Throughout my tenure as the December Writer-In-Residence, I will be assembling ...

The Proust Questionnaire, with Gianna Patriarca

Gianna Patriarca's story collection All My Fallen Angelas (Inanna Publications) spans the decades from the 60s to the present day, telling the stories of a memorable cast of Italian-Canadian women living ...

On Writing, with M. Travis Lane

As review spaces shrink and authors and publishers struggle to find a place to engage critically with new writing, working critics have even more significance and weight attached to their reviews. It's ...

Ask & Answer Post-Tour

In the spring of 2015, I became aware that fellow multi-disciplinary Toronto artist, Chase Joynt, was publishing his first book, You Only Live Twice. A long time admirer of Chase's work, I immediately ...