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  • Green banner image with photo of author Shari Green and text reading Interview with Shari Green, Maybe it really started back in 1973, as I cheered on the Habs in the playoffs. Open Book logo bottom left
    Green banner image with photo of author Shari Green and text reading Interview with Shari Green, Maybe it really started back in 1973, as I cheered on the Habs in the playoffs. Open Book logo bottom left
    September 05, 2023

    Shari Green on Exploring Anxiety, Grief, & Canada's Favourite Sport in Her New Verse Novel for Young Readers

    The verse novel is a tricky feat to pull off, and comparatively rare for that reason. But Shari Green's novels in verse make it look easy, as she tackles complex themes, like inclusion and mental health, ...

  • Read an Excerpt from Booker Nominated Irish Icon Patrick McCabe's New Novel in Free Verse, Poguemahone
    Read an Excerpt from Booker Nominated Irish Icon Patrick McCabe's New Novel in Free Verse, Poguemahone
    May 09, 2022

    Read an Excerpt from Booker Nominated Irish Icon Patrick McCabe's New Novel in Free Verse, Poguemahone

    Booker nominated writer Patrick McCabe is a modern Irish literary treasure, with titles like The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto in his personal library (both of which were adapted into acclaimed ...

  • Andrée Poulin Tackles Period Stigma in Her Beautiful New Verse Novel for Young Readers
    Andrée Poulin Tackles Period Stigma in Her Beautiful New Verse Novel for Young Readers
    November 11, 2021

    Andrée Poulin Tackles Period Stigma in Her Beautiful New Verse Novel for Young Readers

    Andrée Poulin's Burying the Moon (Groundwood Books, illustrated by Sonali Zohra) tells the story of a young Indian girl whose courage changes the lives of all the girls and women in her village. In ...

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