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May 28, 2024In Disorder, Concetta Principe Explores the Metaphorical Relationship Between the Home and the Mind
Home is the focus of the new poetry collection by Concetta Principe, an author who deftly handles sensitive topics with great intelligence and nuance.In Disorder (Gordon Hill Press), Principe explores ...
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July 27, 2023Things I Didn’t Know About Residencies
Before 2023, I could barely describe what “residency” meant in the realm of writing and art. A residency felt like it was reserved for someone with more writing experience, more books, and just more ...
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July 24, 2018"My Goals Were Very Visual and Atmospheric from the Start" Scott A. Ford on His Gorgeous New Graphic Novel, Ark Land
Acclaimed illustrator, author, and comic artist Scott A. Ford's Ark Land (ChiZine) follows Kairn, a scavenger who pawns debris from the arks of the alien animals who came to her planet a century ago. ...
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September 18, 2018"I Will Always Feel a Little Homesick" Poet Jenny Haysom on Writing the Wayside
Have you ever wondered what that strip at the edge of the highway is called - the one that divides the road from the land, often filled with wildflowers and milkweed? It's a wayside, and the term makes ...
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October 04, 2017Gillian Wigmore on Creating Characters from Her Road Not Travelled
Newlyweds arriving in a strange and remote small town makes for a classic, foreboding opener to a story. But Gillian Wigmore's Glory (Invisible Publishing) is like nothing readers have seen before, taking ...
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December 04, 2025KidLit Convos Featuring Deborah Kerbel and Tine Modeweg-Hansen, Author and Illustrator of COMMUNITY SNOWMAN
In our featured title today, Community Snowman (Groundwood Books), one particularly snowy morning sparks an unexpected chain of kindness as one girl’s simple plan to build a snowman quickly turns into ...
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March 22, 2021The Writing Moment with Natasha Ramoutar's Bittersweet
Welcome to “The Writing Moment with . . .”!In this series of craft-focused columns, I will explore a wide range of works, topics, and interests that inspire me with the hope of inspiring you. I will ...
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June 19, 2019"I Hope Girls Will Be Inspired by Emma" Lesley Strutt on Her Adventurous YA Novel, On the Edge
Lesley Strutt is a poet, academic, essayist, and playwright. This season, she adds novelist to her accolades with her young adult book On the Edge (Inanna Publications). On the Edge follows Emerald ...
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February 07, 2020Book Therapy: The Wisdom of Children(’s Books)
“I’ll be okay…I’ll be okay…”—Akiko Miyakoshi, The Piano RecitalIt’s probably not surprising that, after eighteen months of extended maternity leave, I’ve found the return to full time ...
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May 31, 2020Signing off.
Horrific day to be posting this last entry. The violence and harm inflicted on Black people is enraging. Seeing the failure of some to recognize this terror—or worse be complacent and perpetuate it—can ...
