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April 07, 2026Open Book Interviews Liz Johnston About Her Exciting Debut Novel, THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT
A single act of protest ripples outward through a family in The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press), a debut that explores how public actions affect private lives. Set against a backdrop of environmental ...
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March 04, 2026Read an Excerpt from THE DISAPPEARING ACT by Maria Stepanova (translated by Sasha Dugdale)
Exile and reinvention take centre-stage in The Disappearing Act (Book*hug Press), a spare and searching novel by Maria Stepanova, the acclaimed author of In Memory of Memory. The story follows a writer ...
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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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October 24, 2025Read an Excerpt from THE WAX CHILD by Olga Ravn (Translated by Martin Aitken)
With The Wax Child (Book*hug Press), internationally celebrated author Olga Ravn returns with a story that is as haunting as it is breathtakingly original. Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken, ...
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October 02, 2025The Music in SOUNDTRACK Chronicles the True Joys and Looming Dangers of an Important Cultural Era
Michael V. Smith has long been celebrated for his fearless and generous writing, and his newest work, Soundtrack (Book*hug Press), is no exception. This poetic memoir captures the spirit of an era when ...
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July 24, 2025Read an Excerpt from Iris and the Dead, the Debut Novel from Miranda Schreiber
We're excited to feature the debut novel from acclaimed writer and researcher Miranda Schreiber today on Open Book. It's a haunting work that weaves elements of magical realism and folklore with grounded, ...
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May 26, 2025The Key to Publishing a Book: Being a Staunch Celebrationist
Writing a book takes forever. Or, it does for me. I always think I’ll be able to crack the code for the next one, and write faster and be more efficient, but the reality is, it takes me five years to ...
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May 13, 2025Read an Excerpt From The Fun Times Brigade by Lindsay Zier-Vogel
Lindsay Zier-Vogel has shown her valuable insights about writing life each month as an Open Book columnist, and she's been an integral part of the CanLit community for years now. So, it comes as no surprise ...
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May 02, 2025Ben Ladouceur's Eagerly Awaited Debut Novel Depicts the Optimism of Queer Life During Montreal's Expo 67
With so many communities wondering what there futures hold in this modern world, it's always interesting to look back at very specific moments in the history or a people or a country and remember what ...
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May 05, 2025The Pros and Cons of Beta Readers
I just finished an early draft of a new middle grade novel and realized as pressed “save” that even though it was nowhere near done, I’d taken it as far as I could.It was officially time for a beta ...
