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Marissa Stapley on Commercial Fiction in Canada
"It just makes sense that our commercial scene, when allowed to flourish as it finally is now, would be just as strong and just as exciting."
The Chat With 2016 Giller Prize Finalist Mona Awad
Today in our special 2016 Giller Prize coverage, our conversation with finalist Mona Awad. She’s the author of the acclaimed debut novel 13 Ways of …
Once Upon a Story: Five Tips For Aspiring Story Writers
How to get a story started...and finished.
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.