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October 11, 2024A Young Sleuth Arrives on the Scene in a Heartfelt Paranormal Mystery by Mikaela Lucido
Like many authors who write about young sleuths and detectives as they investigate various mysteries, Mikaela Lucido loved the atmosphere and intrigue in those stories, but had her own ideas about how ...
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October 10, 2024Saad T. Farooqi Grasps a Sliver of Hope in the Unique Dystopian Landscape of White World
Inspired by lived experiences, and the geopolitical issues that have gripped the countries that he's lived in, Saad T. Farooqi has always had a desire to write dystopian stories that speak to the heart ...
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October 04, 2024Undaunted Ursula Franklin Honours and Celebrates a Truly Remarkable Scholar, Scientist, and Activist
“Peace is not the absence of war, peace is the absence of fear.” The above quote comes from Ursula Franklin, the titular character in a new book for young people that explores the life of this fascinating, ...
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October 02, 2024Toronto artist Sam Chaiton Explores How Profound Trauma Shapes a Famiy in his new Memoir, We Used to Dream of Freedom
Our featured author today is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of oppressed peoples, and his actions throughout a long and varied artistic career bear that out clearly. Perhaps most known for ...
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October 01, 2024A Young Woman in Pre-WWII Northern Ontario is Torn Between Her Hometown, Her Family, and Her Desire for More in The Donoghue Girl
Great historical fiction is a pillar of the literary world, with so many characters and places made present again on the page with a bearing on the world we live in right at this moment. But, there are ...
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September 30, 2024Four Weird Tricks for Maintaining Writing Momentum
As someone who doesn’t have a set writing routine, I’m always on the lookout for practical strategies to consistently keep my work going. Today I’d like to share four of my favourite tricks for ...
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September 27, 2024Tasneem Jamal Delivers a Powerful Story About Female Friendship and Betrayal with I Never Said That I Was Brave
Acclaimed author Tasneem Jamal has already made a distinct impression in the literary world with her debut novel Where the Air Is Sweet, and by the writing she has published in numerous magazines and ...
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September 26, 2024An Enterprising Rat Realizes that Life as a Squirrel Isn't All Peanuts and Scampering in Squirrel-ish
Acclaimed picture book author Bambi Edlund is back with another new title to follow her previous hit, the Texas 2x2 nominated How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps. In the freshly ...
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September 25, 2024The Writers’ Trust Announces the 2024 Finalists for the $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
The Writers’ Trust of Canada today announced five finalists for the 2024 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. The prize annually recognizes the best novel or short story collection by a ...
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September 24, 2024Open Book has been down at Harbourfront this week to check out some fantastic OBPO-published writers at the 2024 Toronto International Festival of Authors
The Toronto International Festival of Authors is in full swing now, with the first few days of the fest already in the books. There have been some fascinating readings, discussions, and events throughout ...
