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January 10, 2017Found in Translation
Kumar Sivasubramanian has lived stretches of his life on at least three different continents. We met through a closed Facebook group (before I was kicked off by a sour-faced Dubliner) that effectively ...
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May 10, 2014Guttersnipes: Matthew Daley and Cory Mccallum
TCAF is the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. It is an annual week-long celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, featuring readings, interviews, panels, workshops, gallery shows, art installations, ...
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October 18, 2021Anna Yin on Translating More than 50 Poems for Guernica's Innovative English-Chinese Collection, Mirrors and Windows
Bringing together 59 poets is no small task. But Anna Yin, Mississauga's inaugural Poet Laureate (2015-2017), has managed it in the new collection Mirrors and Windows (Guernica Editions), a book of poems ...
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November 20, 2023Getting to Know Marion Agnew, Author of the Witty & Poignant New Novel Making Up the Gods
Simone, a widow, lives a quiet life in her cottage by a lake – until one day, when a man named Martin shows up on her doorstep, claiming to be a cousin. He is potentially Simone's only living relative, ...
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May 25, 20162016 Trillium Award Shortlists Feature Strong Indie Press Presence
Today the Ontario Media Development Corporation announced the nominees for the Trillium Book Award and the Trillium Book Award for Poetry.This year, the lists feature a strong showing from independent ...
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April 02, 2026A Classroom Celebration Leads to Important Questions in LITTLE BEE: THE BUZZ ABOUT THE PARTY
A class party sounds simple enough, until it starts to raise questions no one expected. In Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party (Annick Press), Bee is excited to plan a celebration with her friends, ...
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May 05, 2015Writers on TV Survey: Kathryn Mockler
As part of our Books and TV theme, I invited Toronto authors, editors, agents and others to tell us a bit about their personal reading and viewing habits. First up, poet, screenwriter and The Rusty Toque ...
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November 16, 2020Contest! Warm Up with a Prize Pack of Spectacular Canadian Fiction from Dundurn
It's grey and chilly and you can't hug your friends. It's definitely not the best of times, but it may be the best time to get lost in a fantastic story and take your mind off it all. We're excited to ...
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April 14, 2020Love Letter to a Summer Boi in the Mess of April
I had every intention of writing a post here yesterday, but the day slipped through my fingers like so many of them do these days. I imagine many other people are feeling what I am feeling now that it ...
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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 ...
