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July 06, 2016What is Literary Fiction? Ask a Romance Publisher
Years ago, I was the guest author at a summer camp for teen writers. The afternoon started well: I read a bit from my first novel, spoke in very general terms about how I became a writer, and outlined ...
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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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September 12, 2016Excerpt from for All the Men (And Some of the Women) I've Known
Hi Open Book Readers,I want to share one of the short stories from For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I've Known.The book is divided into sections: Meeting, Falling In, Falling Out, Friendship and ...
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July 18, 2016Service Industry Hell (Part 3): Rats in the kitchen and drunk girls on the floor
A lot of the inspiration for my new book, Congratulations On Everything, came from the things I saw while working in bars, restaurants, and hotels, and from the experiences of friends who did the same. ...
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November 14, 2017
Onwards, to poetic noir
This evening we move from noir horror to poetic noir and we are chatting with tremendously talented Catherine Graham. Catherine is Winner of IFOA’s Poetry NOW, the author of six poetry collections ...
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November 21, 2017Geoff Berner on Unforgettable Characters: "My Favourite Characters are the Fabulists"
DD has disappeared. The mysterious, charming, mercurial (and fictional) musician is gone and no one knows where, leaving novelist Geoff Berner to search for her and put together everything he can through ...
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April 30, 2018Robert Chafe on Writing a Play About a Man Who Spent His Life Freeing Things Only to Become Trapped Himself
Governor General's Literary Award winning playwright and author Robert Chafe has made a name for himself with both his acclaimed original plays and fiction and his stunning stage adaptations of works ...
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April 01, 2026Playwright Keith Barker Reflects on Love, Loss, and Laughter After a Life RAISED BY WOMEN
Memory and family are brought into sharp focus in Raised by Women (Playwrights Canada Press), a new play in which a son looks back after suffering significant loss and finds that the story he needs to ...
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February 12, 2018New faces at Annick Press
The last few months have seen some major personnel changes at Annick Press, with the retirement of creative director Sheryl Shapiro and longtime marketing manager Brigitte Waisberg in December. Their ...
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March 05, 2020Read an Excerpt from Shani Mootoo's Chilling 'Polar Vortex'
Relationships are exciting. As two people begin to bond, walls are brought down, and vulnerabilities are shown. We invite a person into the sanctum of our private life, developing a sense of security ...
