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May 11, 2017
Kamal Al-Solaylee wins Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing for Brown
Yesterday at the iconic Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, a crowded room full of politicians, authors, journalists, donors, and book lovers waited to see who would be the 2017 winner of the $25,000 ...
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January 23, 2017Celebrate Northrop Frye by Reading CanLit!
Between getting referenced in Tragically Hip lyrics and acting as a mentor to the likes of Margaret Atwood, the late literary theorist Northrop Frye is an intrinsic part of the Canadian cultural landscape. ...
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November 20, 2018Esi Edugyen Wins Second Giller Prize in Another Powerhouse Year for the Canadian Author
Last night in Toronto, Esi Edugyan won her second Scotiabank Giller Prize for her acclaimed novel Washington Black (Patrick Crean Editions). It is her third novel, following her first, The Second Life ...
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March 18, 2019Contest! Win a Monsters and Mayhem Prize Pack from Porcupine's Quill
From ravenous monsters and urban wildlife to fantastical worlds and remarkable lives, independent Ontario publisher Porcupine's Quill has books that capture the wild creativity of Canadian writers. Now ...
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October 28, 2019New Book Trailer Offers a Peek at the Stunning Illustrations in Nancy Vo's The Ranger
Nancy Vo's The Ranger (Groundwood Books) is the second book in the Crow Stories trilogy (following her acclaimed debut, The Outlaw), and like the first instalment, it showcases the writer/illustrator's ...
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December 02, 2019A Literary Love Story: Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Explore Toronto's Lit. Scene of the 60s and 70s in New Podcast
For those interested in discovering (or re-living) Toronto's vibrant literary community of the 1960s and 70s, the newest installment of House of Anansi's 128 Sterling podcast ought to be required listening.In ...
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December 09, 2019André Alexis, Megan Gail Coles, Stéphane Larue Included in CBC Books' Best Canadian Fiction of 2019
December is a time for many things: eating and drinking too much, catching up with family and friends, and of course...year-end lists!Among all the 'best of' rundowns that pop up online at the end of ...
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August 11, 2016The Entitled Interview with D. D. Miller
Roller derby is one of the fastest growing and most unique sports in the world right now. The game has spawned an active, vocal, international community, and D. D. Miller, in his role as "the Derby Nerd" ...
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January 20, 2022"Are You Sick or Not?" Read an Excerpt from Shayne McGreal's Tense and Honest Debut, Anthony: A Composite Novel
Shayne McGreal's debut novel, Anthony: A Composite Novel (Guernica Editions) takes readers deep into the experience of the titular character and all his complications, weaving in and out of the various ...
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February 26, 2019When All Your Faves Are Problematic
Recently, at a dinner with several writer friends, I learned that a writer I’ve long admired has been known to behave rather smarmily around young women. This writer is now on the list of names that ...
