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Iconic Poetry Publisher Brick Books Expands Their Brickyard Spoken Word Portal

Brick Books is one of the most decorated independent publishers around, with their unique all-poetry list featuring names like Margaret Avison, Parliamentary Poet Laureate Louise B. Halfe — Sky Dancer, ...

Video: Cristina Sandu Introduces Her First Canadian Novel, The Union of Synchronized Swimmers, on a Sunny Helsinki Evening

Cristina Sandu is a novelist with a unique relationship with her translator—in that, unlike most writers published in translation, she translated her own novel, in this case from Finnish to English. ...

Lynne Golding Goes Behind the Scenes of Her Trilogy of Brampton Historical Novels

Lynne Golding's historical trilogy, the Beneath the Alders series, delves into Brampton history as a lens to tell universal stories while still paying homage to the small town roots of what has become ...

A Behind the Scenes Glimpse of How Picture Books are Illustrated with Nathalie Dion

Have you ever dreamed of illustrating a children's book? Montreal-based artist Nathalie Dion has shared a fascinating glimpse of the work that goes into every element of every page of the books she illustrates. Groundwood ...

"I Wanted to Show What an Ongoing Juggling Act It All Is" Lisa de Nikolits on Her Writer for a Year Video Series

Plenty of writers, emerging and established, have questions about how to handle the professional aspects of the writing life. How to approach social media? Are festivals important? What about reviews? ...

Lisa de Nikolits Pulls Back on the Curtain on the Writing Life with "Writer for a Year"

We know what a writer's life looks like in the movies: either endless parties and adoration, jet setting and publicity - or gritty whiskey-swilling and existential angst. But how about a more realistic ...

Novelist Christine Fischer Guy on the Value of Canadian Stories

Christine Fischer Guy is the author of The Umbrella Mender (Buckrider Books), an award-winning journalist, and a literary critic. She's also one of a number of authors who has lent her voice to the I ...

CBC's 22 Minutes Pokes Fun at CanLit in the Cold

Given our frozen Monday weather here in Ontario, we wanted to share this video from CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes that is on-theme and will hopefully warm you up with a laugh, especially if you've ever ...