Search
-
December 05, 2019RBC Taylor Prize 2020 Longlist Announced: Mark Bourrie, Andrew Reeves, Robyn Doolittle Among Nominees
After making the announcement two weeks ago that next year's ceremony will be its last, the RBC Taylor Prize has released its (slightly longer than usual) longlist of nominees for 2020. Esteemed jurors ...
-
September 17, 2025Read an Excerpt from A BOW FORGED FROM ASH by Melissa Powless Day
Melissa Powless Day invites readers into a powerful journey of reclamation in her remarkable collection A Bow Forged from Ash (Palimpsest Press). With precision and heart, she explores what it means to ...
-
June 27, 2023Read an Excerpt from A Hostage by Charlotte Mendel, A Timely Tale of Power, Politics, & Media
When Charlotte is kidnapped by notorious dictator Kassem in Charlotte Mendel's A Hostage (Inanna Publications), she does what she has to in order to maintain sanity, from creating a compartmentalized ...
-
July 17, 2025Read an Excerpt From A Phial of Passing Memories by James Yékú
Poet and scholar James Yékú’ has written in a variety of forms, but he returns this month with a second poetry collection that is deep and evocative, and that firmly grounds the reader in particular ...
-
March 13, 2025Read an Excerpt From A Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath Maharaj
Our featured title today comes from Rabindranath Maharaj, a widely celebrated author who has captured readers' hearts and imaginations for years now with his award-winning work. His latest title in ...
-
September 05, 2025Read an Excerpt from A SCHOOL FOR TOMORROW, the Story of the Canada World Youth Movement
In A School for Tomorrow: The Story of Canada World Youth, author Mark Dickinson thoughtfully explores a bold experiment in global education launched by Jacques Hébert in 1971. Rooted in the idea that ...
-
June 21, 2023Read an Excerpt from Above Discovery, Jennifer Falkner's "Utterly Fresh and Enchanting" Debut Short Story Collection
Above Discovery (Invisible Publishing) is Jennifer Falkner's debut collection, but being a first-timer didn't hold Falkner back in the least: epic, far-ranging, and filled with lavishly imagined tales, the ...
-
September 09, 2025Read an Excerpt from ACCIDENTS AFTER HAPPENING, the New Poetry Collection by Robert Priest
Robert Priest returns with Accidents After Happening (ECW Press), a bold and expansive new poetry collection that explores the complicated beauty of what it means to feel, fully and completely. With ...
-
April 03, 2019Read an Excerpt from Amanda Munday's Silence-Breaking Day Nine: A Postpatrum Depression Memoir
While awareness and understanding of postpatrum depression has been increasing in recent years, there is still a disturbing lack of support and solutions available to those who experience it. Amanda ...
-
May 26, 2020Read an Excerpt from Anita Lahey's Touching New Memoir 'The Last Goldfish'
When a teenage Anita Lahey met her best friend Louisa in high school, their connection was immediate and powerful. From that day on, the two girls would spend their formative days navigating the pains ...
