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Rajinderpal S. Pal Explores Family Secrets, Painful Compromises, and the Promises We Break in However Far Away

Already a critically acclaimed stage performer and poet, Rajinderpal S. Pal has distilled a secret love affair, cultural complexities, and family drama into his new novel. It's a stunning debut by the ...

Read an Excerpt from The Outsmarters by Deborah Ellis

Award-winning author, feminist, and peace activist Deborah Ellis is a prolific author of books for young people, and she is no stranger to conflict resolution and illustrating what it takes to overcome ...

Read an Excerpt From McCurdle's Arm, the New Novella From Baseball-Lit Slugger Andrew Forbes

Acclaimed author Andrew Forbes has worked in a variety of forms, being lauded already for his short fiction, he's also written some of the most definitive non-fiction tomes in Baseball Literature, always ...

Andrew Battershill is Ready for Round Two in His New Pugilist-Mystery Novel, Pet, Pet, Slap

Back for Round 2 in novel form, boxer ‘Pillow Fist’ Pete Wilson returns to the page for a big comeback fight in Pet, Pet, Slap (Coach House Books). But has he lost his edge? Will he find the motivation ...

Author Nicola Winstanley Shifts Focus in Smoke, Her Stunning Debut Short Story Collection

Hamilton-based author Nicola Winstanley has already garnered an excellent reputation as a picture book author, receiving plaudits and awards for her work. Now, in a clear display of artistic versatility ...

Blood-Feuds and Beastly Hallucinations Lurk in the Pages of The Hollow Beast by Christophe Bernard

Already an award-winning author in Quebec, Christophe Bernard has now found his way into English translation, and his work aims to leave a mark on the broader landscape of CanLit. The author travelled ...

"Try to Enjoy the Small Moments of Magic" - Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti Talk About a Writing Life and Their New Mystery Novel, Bury the Lead

In Bury the Lead (House of Anansi Press), mystery abounds when big city journalist Cat Conway moves to a small town in cottage country, and begins to uncover secrets lurking below the surface in the ...

On Writing the Same Book Over and Over

In a 2015 webchat on The Guardian’s site, Kazuo Ishiguro was asked about his varied subject matter. He replied:“My subject matter doesn't vary so much from book to book. Just the surface does. The ...

"I Dedicated This Novel to Our Nonhuman Kin" Lydia Kwa on Her New Novel Blending Chinese Myth & a Chilling AI Future

Nearly two hundred years in the future, the half-human, half-fox spirit Yinhe finds herself in her newest incarnation, plunged into Luoyang, a city still reeling after the great cataclysm. The city ...

When Life Influences Form

What’s the best form for your next writing project? Often, this is decided by the sort of thing you want to write. Your sprawling epic fantasy idea likely won’t work as a short story, for example. ...