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CBC Canada Reads Announces the 2025 Finalists and This Year's Literary Champions

The Canada Reads 2025 shorlist is here!This morning, CBC Books announced the finalists for the competition, in which they were "looking for one book to change the narrative." As stated on the Canada Reads ...

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Find Your Pathway to Becoming a Successful Professional Writer with The Feisty Freelancer by Suzanne Bowness

Author and freelance expert Suzanne Bowness created her first writing business over 20 years ago, and has worked independently since then. As a career path, professional writing is eminently rewarding ...

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House of Anansi Press Contest! Enter to Win Safekeeping by Chelene Knight, and More!

House of Anansi Press, one of the leading independent publishing houses in the country, has teamed with Open Book to celebrate the launch of Safekeeping: A Writer’s Guided Journal for Launching a ...

January 20, 2025

Owen Sound Author Richard J. Thomas Tells the Fascinating Story of the King's Royal Hotel and the Balmy Beach Pavilion

Just north of Owen Sound, and shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, the mighty King's Royal Hotel was built. It had been intended to rival the finest resorts in the world, but by 1914 this once ...

January 16, 2025

Award-Winning Author Chelene Knight Shares Savvy Literary Advice in Safekeeping: A Writer’s Guided Journal for Launching a Book with Love

Chelene Knight is renowned not only as an author, but also as a writing mentor and advisor who helps writers navigate their careers and learn best practices to find readers for their books. And now, after ...

January 15, 2025

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