Ontario book news, interviews and more
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February 20, 2026Ray Robertson Defends the Act of Independent Thinking in THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG
In an era that prizes certainty and punishes dissent, disagreement has begun to feel like a moral failure. Prolific author Ray Robertson's new nonfiction title, The Right to Be Wrong (Cormorant Books), ...
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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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February 10, 2026WOMEN AMONG MONUMENTS Confronts the Enduring Obstacles Women Artists and Writers Face
What does it actually mean for a woman to claim the title of artist, let alone genius, in a culture that still hesitates to grant it? Women Among Monuments (Dundurn Press) approaches that question without ...
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February 09, 2026Joanne Robertson and Shirley (Fletcher) Horn Tell the Crucial Story of a Young Girl's Resilience and Survival
At five years old, Shirley is taken from her family and sent to a residential school, a strange place that she does not understand. The long walk up the school’s stone steps marks the beginning of a ...
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February 05, 2026Read an Excerpt from REBELLIOUS BODIES AND RADICAL ACTS, Edited by Alex Bulmer & Debbie Patterson
Performance takes on new urgency and possibility in Rebellious Bodies and Radical Acts (Coach House Books), an anthology that centres disabled and Deaf artists working at the forefront of contemporary ...
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February 03, 2026Read an Excerpt from SYNCOPATION, the Extraordinary New Novel-in-Verse from Whitney French
In the wildly creative novel-in-verse, Syncopation (Wolsak & Wynn), the future feels both strange and close at hand. After a devastating Memory War, the world has split into unfamiliar cultures and ...
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January 28, 2026Read an Excerpt from ARAB TECHNO FOR THE PEOPLE, a Fascinating Work of Cultural Nonfiction by Jillian Fulton-Melanson
In clubs, basements, and late-night dance floors across Toronto and Montreal, electronic music becomes more than sound. Throughout the pages of Arab Techno for the People: Sonic Responses to Orientalism ...
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January 27, 2026Read an Excerpt from TOGETHER BY THE SEA by Marie-Claire Blais (Translated by Katia Grubisic)
The tenth and final instalment of the Soifs cycle comes to its close in Together by the Sea (House of Anansi Press), a novel that brings a long-running literary vision to a powerful close.Written by Marie-Claire ...
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January 22, 2026Read an Excerpt from NIGHT TERMINUS, the Debut Novel From Ellis Scott
Acclaimed short story writer Ellis Scott has arrived with a haunting debut novel that traces queer survival, memory, and love across borders and decades in the shadow of the AIDS crisis.Night Terminus (Dundurn ...
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January 20, 2026Hollary Ghadery's New Novel Explores How We Find and Keep Connections When Everything is Unravelling
We're very excited to share another special preview interview for one of our featured Winter/Spring 2026 titles. Today we're sharing an enlightening Long Story Novelist Interview with Hollay Ghadery, ...
