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September 11, 2025SALMA SPEAKS UP in the Anticipated New Instalment of Danny Ramadan's Lauded Picture Book Series
The fourth book in the award-winning Salma series, Salma Speaks Up, invites readers back into the lively, heartfelt world of this truly unforgettable character. Written by acclaimed author Danny Ramadan, ...
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September 17, 2025Read an Excerpt from A BOW FORGED FROM ASH by Melissa Powless Day
Melissa Powless Day invites readers into a powerful journey of reclamation in her remarkable collection A Bow Forged from Ash (Palimpsest Press). With precision and heart, she explores what it means to ...
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December 17, 2025Read an Excerpt from HIDE AND SIKH, the New Memoir from Sunny Dhillon
After leaving his job at The Globe and Mail in 2018, Sunny Dhillon published a blog post explaining his decision. It struck a nerve, circulating widely and inspiring conversation about race, belonging, ...
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January 16, 2026A Young Girl Faces Her Fears to Reconnect with Sound in WHEN BRYN'S EAR WENT QUIET
Open Book will be publishing a few special previews of upcoming titles this season, and today we're featuring When Bryn's Ear Went Quiet (Owlkids Books), an evocative new picture book from celebrated ...
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February 18, 2026Read these Excerpted Poems from LOCKERS ARE FOR BEARCATS ONLY by Mallory Tater
Celebrated author Mallory Tater is back this month with Lockers Are for Bearcats Only (Palimpsest Press/Anstruther Books), a collection shaped by the steady rhythm of swimming laps. After the death ...
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March 05, 2026KidLit Convos! Jean E. Pendziwol & Risa Hugo Dig Into THE QUIET HUNT: A POEM FOR YOUNG FORAGERS
In The Quiet Hunt (Groundwood Books), the search for food doesn't begin in a grocery store, but rather outdoors, where patience and attention matter most. The story invites young readers to notice what ...
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March 31, 2026Author and Journalist Moira Welsh Explores THE ASTONISHING LIVES OF OLDER WOMEN
Growing older brings new freedoms, but also new pressures, especially when financial security is uncertain. The Astonishing Lives of Older Women (ECW Press) looks closely at what many women face later ...
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December 13, 2016CanLit's Next Generation: The 2016 Winners of IFOA's Write Across Ontario Student Writing Competition!
Every year, IFOA Ontario's Write Across Ontario student writing competition invites young authors across the province to submit their best work and show us what CanLit has to look forward to. We at Open ...
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November 14, 2018On Fairy Tales
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live…[w]e look for the sermon in the suicide, for the social or moral lesson in the murder of five. We live entirely, especially if we are writers, by the imposition ...
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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 ...
