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  • The Many Colours of Kamal Al-Solaylee
    The Many Colours of Kamal Al-Solaylee
    June 30, 2016

    The Many Colours of Kamal Al-Solaylee

    Kamal Al-Solaylee wrote an amazing book called Brown. It's essential reading and its subtitle, What Being Brown in the World Today Means (to Everyone), says why you need to read it much more concisely ...

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    Column banner titled “Revenge of the Indie Bookstore” featuring a portrait of Vivek Shraya in the center, wearing a dark off-shoulder outfit with long wavy hair. The background includes illustrated bookshelves, stacks of books, and leafy designs in muted blue and beige tones, with the Open Book logo in the bottom right corner.
    June 17, 2016

    Revenge of the Indie Bookstore

    In 2014, when I began booking my Crushes and Mountains US book tour with fellow Toronto-based writer Elisha Lim, I Googled “gay bookstore” or “independent bookstore” in cities we were planning ...

  • How to Give Good Read
    How to Give Good Read
    April 05, 2016

    How to Give Good Read

    In a month, I will be hitting the road to tour my new book of poetry, even this page is white. In addition to trying to manage the general anxieties that arise when putting art into the world, I have ...

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