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September 01, 2015Everyone Loves Differently - Loving Science from a Safe Distance
I heard a story about Richard Feynman, the Nobel Prize winning physicist. Or maybe I read it. I can’t remember, and I can’t track it down now, but I love the story a great deal, and I think that it’s ...
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November 07, 2018"We Hunger for the Real" The 2018 Weston Prize Finalists on the Power of Non-Fiction
The Writers' Trust of Canada has been going from strength to strength in recent years, with their prizes and programs increasing in impact and profile every year (the 2018 Writers' Trust Awards ceremony, ...
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July 26, 2015“I Love That Ability to Capture the Surreal and the Comical” — a Chat with Emily Schultz
Emily Schultz is the co-founder of Joyland Magazine, host of the podcast Truth & Fiction, and creator of the blog Spending the Stephen King Money. Schultz’s newest novel is The Blondes (St. Martin's ...
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January 25, 2017A Passage to Academia
I cannot separate Anupama Mohan from the context of school. I met her in university while she was completing her PhD. A fan of film, Shakespeare, and critical theory, she impressed our professors, took ...
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February 26, 2019"I Write to Be Lifted into Life’s Largest Possibilities" The 2019 RBC Taylor Prize Finalists on Nonfiction
This Monday, March 4, will see writers, publishers, and nonfiction lovers gathered in Toronto's historic King Edward Hotel to find out the 2019 winner of the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize for Nonfiction. ...
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December 04, 2024Sophie Kohn Celebrates the Power of Laughter in Katrina Hyena, Stand-up Comedian
A multi-talented artist who teaches humour-writing as a specialty, Sophie Kohn is no stranger to the effect of laughter and the empowering nature of humour as it develops in young people. This is a ...
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September 25, 2025Read an Excerpt from STRANGELY, FRIENDS, New Historical Nonfiction by Karen Dubinsky
In her latest work, historian and writer Karen Dubinsky uncovers a fascinating history that rarely makes the headlines. Strangely, Friends explores the personal and cultural connections that have tied ...
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February 27, 2025Phuong Truong Begins a Vibrant New Early Chapter Book Series with Every Little Bit Olive Tran
Having already penned a fabulous and acclaimed picture book in Everyone is Welcome, author Phuong Truong has now begun a new early chapter book series, starting with today's featured title, Every Little ...
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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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May 07, 2024Wendy Orr Takes Readers to The Valley of Horses and Beyond in Her Newest Book
During the fraught and uncertain years of the COVID-19 pandemic, author Wendy Orr and her family found themselves in Australia, locked-down and away from family back in Canada. Worried about the ways ...
