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Shelf Talkers: From Outer Space to Wrestling Rings to Vietnam
This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful to you, faithful readers, who return to these pages and these bright, eclectic folks to discover—just as I do—what …
From Taxi Driver to Shenzheners: Publishing Xue Yiwei’s First Book in English
Linda Leith on how one of the most influential recent books in China came to join the CanLit canon.
Rea Tarvydas: Expats Behaving Badly
The author of How to Pick Up a Maid in Statue Square on stories....wild stories.
10 Books in Translation to Read This Fall
Titles from Macedonia, China and Quebec.
The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Katherena Vermette
This week, I’m chatting with Katherena Vermette, author of the extraordinary debut novel, The Break. The book was recently shortlisted for the Rogers …
Great Families in CanLit
The best families in literature are wonderful because they are somehow utterly familiar—but strange enough—and thus cathartic. Here are a few greats. …
Richard Scarsbrook: The Authors That Made Me Want to Write
The books we read in school prove excellent authorial inspiration.
Jen Sookfong Lee’s Crooked Inspirations
The books that played a role in inspiring The Conjoined.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Get Kids Writing!
Books to get kids inspired to write.
You Are Two and Babies and Toddlers of CanLit
Our favourite babies and toddlers in Canadian literature.