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March 18, 2026Kelsey McIver Explores the Magic of ST. PATRICK'S DAY in a New Nonfiction Book for Young Readers
A familiar holiday gets a closer look in this accessible introduction to its origins and meaning. In St. Patrick’s Day (Saunders Book Company) young readers are invited to go beyond parades and green ...
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September 14, 2017Kevin Hardcastle, author of hotly anticipated novel In the Cage, on mornings, heroes, and Coke Zero
Kevin Hardcastle's Cormac McCarthy-esque brand of rural noir has been making waves in the Canadian literary scene since he first began publishing short stories in journals, earning a Journey Prize nomination ...
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August 03, 2017Kevin MacKay on the Coming Ecological and Social Collapse & How We Can Still Avoid It
If you're feeling overwhelmed in the face of the worrisome changes to our economic and ecological environments, you may want to listen to Kevin MacKay. The Hamilton-based professor and activist has ...
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December 11, 2024Kevin Stebner's New Poetry Collection Breaks Down the Beauty of Typographical Shapes to Reveal their Inherent Voices
The newly founded Assembly Press has already started making waves on the CanLit scene with unique and exciting titles that will resound with savvy readers, and they've published a real gem in polymath Kevin ...
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December 03, 2018Kicking off a December Spotlight on Excerpts: Read Three Poems from Adrian De Leon's Rouge
Whether you're looking for a creative and inspiring holiday gift, or just need a moment to yourself during the craziness of December, we've got you covered with our month-long spotlight on excerpts!Each ...
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April 01, 2019Kicking Off National Poetry Month with the League of Canadian Poets Book Awards Longlists!
It's officially National Poetry Month and we're getting into the groove of all things poetic for the next month, from our terrific new WIR, the E.J. Pratt Medal-winning poet Edward Carson, to diving into ...
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March 26, 2013Kid Lit Can, with Susan Hughes: Classic Canadian Children's Books, Old and New (Part Two)
Welcome back to the kick-off of my monthly blog on Open Book: Toronto, which will be celebrating Canadian children's books, their creators and the kid lit biz in general!In Part One of this blog, I asked ...
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May 13, 2013Kid Lit Can, with Susan Hughes: Do I Have To Trick You Into Reading This?
Why the title? Confession: I love poetry, but I worry about it. I worry that people don't want to know about it, or read it. I worry that published Canadian poetry for kids is on the decline.Sure, poetry ...
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September 18, 2015Kid Lit Can, with Susan Hughes: Q and A with 2015 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction Nominees, Part I
Welcome back to another year of kid lit updates, info, and author chats! First up, I want to share with you the list of the 2015 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Award nominees . The CCBC sponsors 8 ...
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October 14, 2015Kid Lit Can, with Susan Hughes: Q and A with 2015 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction Nominees, Part II
Welcome! Today I continue my chat with the three terrific authors whose five books have been nominated for the CCBC Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People: Patrick Bowman, Marsha ...
