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June 10, 2024Read an Excerpt from Holy Winter by Maria Stepanova, Translated by Sasha Dugdale
A powerful and influential figure in Russia's cosmopolitan literary scene, Maria Stepanova watched this world torn away by Putin, and by the suppression and civil liberties violations that followed. In Holy ...
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June 12, 2024Amanda Merpaw Explores Change, Upheaval, and the Power of Queerness in Most of All the Wanting
Change and tumult in our lives is inevitable, and it sometimes takes these events to show us who we are, and who we will become in the face of the pivotal moments that define a person.In Most of All ...
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June 13, 2024Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) Tells a Story of Survival and Being in cockroach (曱甴)
After inspiration struck, Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) took to his phone in the night and spoke the monologue for what would become cockroach (曱甴) (Playwrights Canada Press). The result was a thought-provoking ...
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June 14, 2024Andrew Battershill is Ready for Round Two in His New Pugilist-Mystery Novel, Pet, Pet, Slap
Back for Round 2 in novel form, boxer ‘Pillow Fist’ Pete Wilson returns to the page for a big comeback fight in Pet, Pet, Slap (Coach House Books). But has he lost his edge? Will he find the motivation ...
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June 17, 2024Lunar Forests, Interplanetary War, and Cyberpunk Heroes Are Just the Beginning in Ben Berman Ghan's Debut Novel
How does an author ponder the important questions of our time while creating a speculative, fictional world that hums with intelligence and humanity? It's a tall order, but one that author Ben Berman ...
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June 17, 2024Mentorship: Part II - Author Roundtable
After chatting with Rudrapriya Rathore, the founder and manager of the Flying Books Mentorship Program about the value of having a mentor, I turned to fellow authors to chat about what mentorship has ...
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June 18, 2024Read an Excerpt from On Canadian Democracy by Jonathan Manthorpe
With democracy creaking in various parts of the world, it seems apt that an exploration of Canada's democratic system, and it's strengths and weaknesses, should be represented by the tumbledown building ...
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June 20, 2024Premee Mohamed Returns With Another Spellbinding Novel
After winning a raft of awards for her previous novel, The Annual Migration of Clouds, author Premee Mohamed returns with an exploration of humanity and survival set against the backdrop of Alberta's ...
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May 27, 2024Li Charmaine Anne's Characters Carve Asphalt and a Place For Themselves in the World in Crash Landing
When you're a teenager, finding your own place is more than just a matter of comfort – it can feel more like a matter of survival. For Jay Wong, the waning days of the summer before senior year mean ...
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June 24, 2024In Praise of Chapbooks
The first time I heard the word “chapbook” as a new poet, I was pretty sure I misheard things. It was a word that everyone working within poetry seemed to know—and because of that, I felt shy asking ...