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March 20, 2025Canada Reads Wrap-Up! Shayla Stonechild Wins with Ma-Nee Chacaby's A Two Spirit Journey
With the final day of debates behind us, CBC Canada Reads 2025 has come to a close, and the winner of the competition is A Two Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby! The book was championed enthusiastically ...
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March 17, 2025Canada Reads 2025 Midweek Recap! - Which Titles Remain After Day Two
CBC Canada Reads got off to a fine start on Monday, with some thought-provoking discussion and debate about the titles vying for this year's prize. Now, with day two behind us, there are three books ...
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March 07, 2025Michaela Jeffery's The Extractionist is a Razor-Sharp, Neon-Noir Thriller
Calgary-based playwright Michaela Jeffery has been winning accolades and awards for her work for some time now, and has been exciting audiences with her stunning works that lean into themes of feminist ...
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March 06, 2025Acclaimed Author Vijay Khurana Explores the Complexity of Male Friendships in His Debut Novel
With accolades already piling up for his previous writing and translation work, readers will be eager to dig into the debut novel from Vijay Khurana. The author has studied complex relationships dynamics ...
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March 04, 2025Su Chang's New Novel is a Sweeping and Powerful Intergenerational Drama
Born in Shanghai, author Su Chang has long admired certain Canadian writers and their ability to create sweeping, multicultural narratives that bridge gaps and challenge the literary status quo. Now, ...
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February 19, 2025Two Women Risk Everything to Escape Communist Poland in Kasia's Jaronczyk's Riveting Debut Novel
Prolific author Kasia Jaronczyk has had works of fiction and nonfiction published widely in journals and anthologies, and her keen voice has long been on display for readers. As an author with Polish ...
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February 18, 2025Fascinating and Notorious Mining Mogul Viola MacMillan Has Her Story Told in Windfall
Canada's history in the mining industry contains many stunning and nefarious stories that most are unaware of. Around many of our Ontario cities and towns, for example, there are streets, neighbourhoods, ...
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February 12, 2025Tea Gerbeza Challenges Ableist Perceptions of Normalcy in How I Bend Into More
Among the many complex themes in Tea Gerbeza's work, reclaiming disabled identity, disability justice, and disabled and queer joy are just a sampling. These concerns and more find their way onto the ...
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February 10, 2025Historian Steven High Unpacks the Surprising Early-Nineties Triumph and Collapse of Bob Rae's NDP
As the current political climate in North America continues to shift and evolve, there have been clear signs that the dominant forms of conservatism and liberalism from the late 20th century are finding ...
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February 06, 2025Gwen Lamont's Young Self Writes Her Way Home in The View From Coffin Ridge
As an academic with a deep understanding of the impact of trauma, Gwen Lamont used what she had learned from her own life to bridge the gap between her story and those that she studied and researched. ...
