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March 20, 2025Canada Reads Wrap-Up! Shayla Stonechild Wins with Ma-Nee Chacaby's A Two Spirit Journey
With the final day of debates behind us, CBC Canada Reads 2025 has come to a close, and the winner of the competition is A Two Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby! The book was championed enthusiastically ...
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May 21, 2019"These Poems Attempt the Impossible" The 2019 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award Nominees on Poetry, CanLit & More
The RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, administered by the Writers' Trust and sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada, has a downright impressive track record of recognizing remarkably talented ...
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August 01, 2019Ontario's Newest Literary Phenomenon: What is CITADEL? An Interview with Jaclyn Desforges & Robin Richardson
If you're a writer, publishing employee, or enthusiastic follower of CanLit, you've probably heard of CITADEL, the new project launched by award-winning writers Jaclyn Desforges and Robin Richardson. ...
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August 08, 2024Read an Excerpt from The Outsmarters by Deborah Ellis
Award-winning author, feminist, and peace activist Deborah Ellis is a prolific author of books for young people, and she is no stranger to conflict resolution and illustrating what it takes to overcome ...
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July 30, 2017painting and poetry/ poetry and painting
The play between poetry and painting has always influenced my work. I had the fortune of studying at the Umeå Konsthogsköla (Umeå Branch of the Art Academy of Sweden) when I was very young. Art has ...
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July 08, 2017
humour as a form of Indigenous revitalization
Humour is a powerful force which animates our lives and gives us energy. Humour binds us with each other, helps us relax, and helps us to think beyond our ordinary perceptions. It allows us to imagine ...
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June 17, 2016The Dirty Dozen, with Iain Reid
Iain Reid's debut novel I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Simon & Schuster Canada) is already gathering rave reviews. Known for his non-fiction, Reid is dipping into long form fiction for the first time ...
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June 22, 2016The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Soraya Roberts
ECW Press' Pop Classics series is a quirky pop culture-obsessed line of short and sweet books that offer cultural commentary that is equally parts witty and insightful. Delving into film, television, ...
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June 06, 2014Shall We Launch, or Keep on Moping? 8 Truths About Book Launches
Shall We Launch, or Keep on Moping? Eight Truths About Book Launches1. You should have a book launch party and invite everyone you know. Even if this is not your first book. Even if you have to pay for ...
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December 05, 201617 for 2017: Vivek Shraya recommends The Mothers
3. The Mothers by Brit Bennett recommended by Vivek Shraya.Throughout my tenure as the December Writer-In-Residence, I will be assembling a list of 17 must-read-books for 2017. To accomplish this numerically ...
