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Sierra Marilyn Riley on Her Debut Novel and Writing Queer Theatre Magic for Teens

Tense, atmospheric, and irresistibly dramatic, The Dark Cove Theatre Society by Sierra Marilyn Riley pulls back the velvet curtain on ambition and the high price of artistic perfection. Set in an elite ...

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Read an Excerpt from Edisson and Jeremiah by Michael Carin

The latest novel from renowned author and political theorist Michael Carin is a dazzling story of reinvention, faith, and illusion. Edisson and Jeremiah (Guernica Editions) takes readers on a journey ...

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Emily A. Weedon's New Novel is a Tantalizing, Bloodthirsty Thriller

In award-winning author Emily A. Weedon's thrilling new novel, readers are pulled into a sleek and unsettling world where desire, danger, and the supernatural intersect. Detective Luke Stockton is preparing ...

November 05, 2025

Open Book Takes in TIFA 2025 at Victoria College in the University of Toronto

From October 29th to November 2nd, the Toronto International Festival of Authors took place with an adjusted format and a brand new location at University of Toronto's majestic Victoria College. Long ...

November 03, 2025

Read an Excerpt from HAPPINESS HAS A SLIPPERY TAIL by Abla Farhoud (translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth)

In Happiness Has a Slippery Tail, celebrated Lebanese-Canadian writer Abla Farhoud offers a moving portrait of migration, memory, and resilience through the unforgettable voice of Dounia, a seventy-five-year-old ...

October 31, 2025