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  • Featured Video: Diane Schoemperlen on her Taylor Prize nominated Memoir
    Featured Video: Diane Schoemperlen on her Taylor Prize nominated Memoir
    February 13, 2017

    Featured Video: Diane Schoemperlen on her Taylor Prize nominated Memoir

    No one expects to fall in love with a killer. And no one was more surprised than Governor General's Literary Award winner Diane Schoemperlen when she became romantically involved with Shane, a man serving ...

  • Featured Video: Max Eisen on his Taylor Prize Nominated Book By Chance Alone
    Featured Video: Max Eisen on his Taylor Prize Nominated Book By Chance Alone
    February 06, 2017

    Featured Video: Max Eisen on his Taylor Prize Nominated Book By Chance Alone

    Max Eisen is the author of By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz (HarperCollins Canada), nominated for the 2017 RBC Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction. The harrowing ...

  • Featured Video: Author J.C. Villamere on Canada's (Pop) Cultural Identity
    Featured Video: Author J.C. Villamere on Canada's (Pop) Cultural Identity
    January 16, 2017

    Featured Video: Author J.C. Villamere on Canada's (Pop) Cultural Identity

    It's tough for Canadian culture to avoid being defined in opposition to American culture. With our large and loud southern neighbour dominating many cultural conversations, Canada has carved out a unique ...

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