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November 19, 2024A City Teenager Sells Weed with a Side of Egg Rolls to Keep His Family Afloat in Johnny Delivers
Award-winning author and avid world traveler Wayne Ng has found success on the literary scene with his previous works of fiction, using elements from the lived-in experiences of Chinese-Canadian immigrants ...
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August 15, 2024Mark Blagrave Takes the Reader on a Journey, and Questions Truth and Memory in His New Novel, Felt
Veteran novelist Mark Blagrave is back with another new work, and one that uses elements of his lived experiences to anchor a personal, heartfelt story.In his latest novel, Felt (Cormorant), we follow ...
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November 08, 2024Catherine Black's Debut Novel, Blessed Nowhere, Finds a Way Through Sorrow and Loss with a Grand Road Trip
As a poet, Catherine Black has been nominated for multiple awards, and has challenged savvy readers with inventive, hybrid forms that explore complex themes of motherhood, mental health, addiction ...
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May 17, 2024Author Nicola Winstanley Shifts Focus in Smoke, Her Stunning Debut Short Story Collection
Hamilton-based author Nicola Winstanley has already garnered an excellent reputation as a picture book author, receiving plaudits and awards for her work. Now, in a clear display of artistic versatility ...
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November 15, 2024Two Sisters Must Reckon with Deeply-Held Family Secrets in Louise Ells' New Novel, Lies I Told My Sister
After being named a Hawthornden Fellow, author Louise Ells was given the go-ahead to take the opportunity by her family, a crucial decision due to her caretaking duties for a husband living with dementia. ...
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November 12, 2024A Small Ontario Town is Filled With Mystery and Danger in As We Forgive Others
Cobourg-based author Shane Peacock has been widely read for years now. His work has won the Junior Library Guild of America Selection seven times, the Arthur Ellis Award twice, and he has been shortlisted ...
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September 10, 2025A Grieving Mother Tries to Undo Death with Her Words and Stories in Susanna Crossman's THE ORANGE NOTEBOOKS
In her latest novel The Orange Notebooks (Assembly Press), award-winning writer Susanna Crossman delves into the raw terrain of grief, memory, and myth. Told through the journals of Anna, a mother confined ...
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one day agoAamir Hussain Makes his Debut with the Impressive Historical Novel, Under The Full and Crescent Moon
In his dazzling new historical novel Under the Crescent Moon (Dundurn Press), author Aamir Hussain invites readers into the vibrant world of Medina’tul-Agham, a medieval hilltop city where intellect ...
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August 12, 2024Rajinderpal S. Pal Explores Family Secrets, Painful Compromises, and the Promises We Break in However Far Away
Already a critically acclaimed stage performer and poet, Rajinderpal S. Pal has distilled a secret love affair, cultural complexities, and family drama into his new novel. It's a stunning debut by the ...
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May 27, 2020Brad Casey on Honouring Your Space, Writing From the Heart, and Handling Rejection
The linked short stories that comprise Toronto author Brad Casey's debut collection The Handsome Man (Book*hug) follow a young man as he travels through North America and Europe, falling in with a series ...
