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    Banner image with black background and images of fireclouds on the left and right. Open Book logo top centre. Text reads Excerpt from The Legend of Baraffo by Moez Surani. People are as erratic as the wind. It is ridiculous we must depend on them. Image of the cover of the book The Legend of Baraffo by Moez Surani on the right side.
    October 12, 2023

    "I Simply Wanted to Fly" Read an Excerpt from Moez Surani's The Legend of Baraffo

    During times of revolution, there is one tension that consistently emerges: when change is necessary, should progressives work within an existing structure or seek to dismantle it and begin anew? This ...

  • Cary Fagan on Learning to Write Freely as His Atmospheric New Novel Unleashes Wild Animals in Unexpected Places
    Cary Fagan on Learning to Write Freely as His Atmospheric New Novel Unleashes Wild Animals in Unexpected Places
    December 20, 2022

    Cary Fagan on Learning to Write Freely as His Atmospheric New Novel Unleashes Wild Animals in Unexpected Places

    In Cary Fagan's The Animals (Book*hug Press), the facade of Dorn's village is peaceful and perfect, making it a popular, quaint tourist destination. But for Dorn, the cheerful exterior hides torment. ...

  • "Not Only Landmarks, But Vibration" Tanya Turton on Her Love Letter to Her Toronto Neighbourhood and Black Queer Womanhood
    "Not Only Landmarks, But Vibration" Tanya Turton on Her Love Letter to Her Toronto Neighbourhood and Black Queer Womanhood
    September 22, 2022

    "Not Only Landmarks, But Vibration" Tanya Turton on Her Love Letter to Her Toronto Neighbourhood and Black Queer Womanhood

    To lose a sibling as a young adult is a brutal experience. For Jade Brown, the protagonist of debut novelist Tanya Turton's Jade is a Twisted Green (Rare Machines/Dundurn Press), the tragedy is made ...

  • Getting to Know Sara Flemington, Author of the Surprising and Brilliant Debut Novel Egg Island
    Getting to Know Sara Flemington, Author of the Surprising and Brilliant Debut Novel Egg Island
    July 19, 2022

    Getting to Know Sara Flemington, Author of the Surprising and Brilliant Debut Novel Egg Island

    Most kids had a daydream at some point about heading out on their own, finding a new and better home, preferably with a cool friend along for the adventure. But for Julia, the wary teenage lead in debut ...

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