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February 22, 2019Excerpt! Get Hooked on the Mystery in Ann Lambert's Dark Quebec Tale, The Birds That Stay
In the opening of Ann Lambert's The Birds that Stay (Second Story Press), Louis Lachance sneaks away while his wife is sleeping - not for an affair, but to take one more job as a handyman. Instead of ...
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May 29, 2025The Fragments that Remain Tells a Story of Love, Grief, and Hope Through One Young Person's Letters to a Lost Sibling
Uniquely told through letters and poems, our featured title today is a captivating YA story full of hope and heart. It is the debut novel from author and educator Mackenzie Angeconeb, balancing grief ...
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March 02, 2018Editors Lisa Grekul and Lindy Ledohowski Win 2018 Kobzar Literary Award
Last night, at a gala in Toronto, Lisa Grekul and Lindy Ledohowski were awarded the 2018 Kobzar Literary Award for their book Unbound: Ukrainian Canadians Writing Home. Presented every two years by ...
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April 25, 2017Special Feature: Kate Hilton on the Authors for Indies Road Show
If you love bookstores -- getting lost in the stacks and shelves and feeling the magic of a well-curated shop full of stories -- you won't want to miss Authors for Indies Day. The program, which takes ...
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September 28, 2021"To See the Extraordinary in the Everyday is a Super Power" Eliza Martin on Her Debut Children's Book & Its Hopeful Heroine
In Eliza Martin's Harvey and the Extraordinary (Annick Press, illustrated by Anna Bron), Mimi is determined to become the world's great mime. With her trusty hamster by her side, she practices her act ...
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November 24, 2016The In Character interview, with Heather Tucker
Heather Tucker's debut novel The Clay Girl (ECW Press) marks the arrival of a writer who will make you impatient for the next book. Confident, lyrical, tough, and populated by unforgettable characters, The ...
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November 01, 2017
Welcome to 16 Shades of Noir!
Hello Toronto Open Book readers! I am extremely honoured and delighted to be your writer-in-residence for the month of November. During this time, I, accompanied by a hugely talented (and widely varied) ...
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March 28, 2022CBC Canada Reads Day One Recap: 2022 is Anyone's Game
CBC's Canada Reads kicked off this morning at 11:00am ET, with each of the five panelists proving themselves eloquent champions for their chosen novels. Host Ali Hassan followed the format of previous ...
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October 26, 2017Wolsak & Wynn Editorial Board: Jen Sookfong Lee & Canisia Lubrin Discuss Strengthening CanLit with Diverse Voices
Wolsak & Wynn is one of Canada's most dynamic independent publishers, with a stable of authors including Gary Barwin, Michelle Berry, Erín Moure, and Ian Williams, to name just a few. Since 1983, ...
