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July 08, 2021
James A. Onusko on the Complex Legacy of the Baby Boomers' Suburban Youths
Both urban and rural settings abound in literature, but the manufactured homogeneity of suburban areas is less frequently deemed worthy of literary exploration. Academic James A. Onusko challenges that ...
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September 21, 2023
"Memory is a Slippery and Selective Thing" Paige Maylott on Gaming, Writing, & Finding Herself
What is a body in a virtual world? As we move more and more of our socializing, working, and identities online, where does that leave our understanding of our physical selves, in terms of gender, sexuality, ...
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July 19, 2024
Read an Excerpt From McCurdle's Arm, the New Novella From Baseball-Lit Slugger Andrew Forbes
Acclaimed author Andrew Forbes has worked in a variety of forms, being lauded already for his short fiction, he's also written some of the most definitive non-fiction tomes in Baseball Literature, always ...
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October 05, 2024 @ 10:00am - 9:00pm - Scarborough Town Centre 300 Borough Drive, Centre Court, Scarborough, ON, M1P 4P5 - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-next-chapter-festival-tickets-999355939517
The Next Chapter Festival presented by The Reading Partnership (TRP)
The Reading Partnership (TRP) is hosting an awesome family literacy event called The Next Chapter Festival to be held in Scarborough Town Centre’s Centre Court, and it's totally free! You and your family ...
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October 03, 2019
Read an Excerpt from Deborah Ellis' My Story Starts Here, where Young Offenders are Given Space to Speak
For many younger offenders, the first step off the accepted path represents a turning point; a crossroads where their futures hang in the balance. With intersectional pressures often including poverty, ...
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August 14, 2024
Author Sita MacMillan Begins an Essential Series Starring Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher
It's often the case with young readers, and writers, that they simply do not see the stories that they would like to read and write being published with frequency. This is a distinct problem in CanLit ...
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May 06, 2019
C'mon Baby Girl, Back that Mac Up...
The first time it happened was a regular Saturday morning. I was sitting down to write at my kitchen table in the middle of chaos. The baby had been up three times that night (and would continue this ...
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May 02, 2019
Facing the Double-Headed Dragon: Perfectionism and Fear
Guys. My last few weeks have been bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed, so I hope you will all bear with me this month. There may be some punctuation errors here and there. Even a typo ...
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May 13, 2019
5 Reasons You Need a Writing Buddy
I hope everyone who celebrates enjoyed their Mother’s Day, fêting and being fêted! Just like no one will love you like your babies love you, when it comes to your career, no one will get you like ...
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May 09, 2019
Cover Reveal for SECRETS OF THE SANDS!
How fun is this, that I get to reveal my cover on Open Book! Let’s face it, we all judge books by their covers. That’s why I’m so lucky that the first cover of my middle-grade adventure series ...