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Enter to Win a Collection of the 2013 Trillium Award Finalists
It doesn't get easier than this to get a chance to win excellent Canadian literature!
5.3 Rules for Author Interviews, by Spencer Gordon, Author of Cosmo
Spencer Gordon, author of the critically acclaimed collection of short stories, Cosmo, has been lauded for possessing “Mariah Carey-esque range” and …
Mysterious Non-Mysteries by John Goldbach
There's always room for a new genre, right? Here are classic Canadian novels (mostly!) with mysterious components to them.
Jessica Kluthe Celebrates Italian Heritage Month With CanLit
June is Italian Heritage Month, which is a great time to grab a steaming cappuccino and a plateful of crumbly biscotti and read the works of some Italian-Canadian …
Best Book Trailers We've Seen Lately
Our regular round-up of great and notable Canadian trailers.
An Excerpt from Stranglehold, Robert Rotenberg's Latest
Bestselling author Robert Rotenberg is back with Stranglehold, his most shocking book yet, featuring Detective Ari Greene in the fight of his life.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: On Books About Displacement
Julie Booker shares five stellar narratives which happen to share a theme of displacement.
Crime/Mystery Roundtable With the Finalists for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Awards: Round II
Yesterday we sat down with the finalists for Best Novel for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Awards, and today, we turn the spotlight on the finalists for Best First …
Crime/Mystery Roundtable With the Finalists for the 2013 Arthur Ellis Awards
What's the best season for murder? How weird is it in real life to be a crime writer? What's the oddest end a character of yours has met? We ask the 2013 …
Good Morning World: An Excerpt From Lauren B. Davis's New Novel The Empty Room
Here's a sneek peek of the latest from Davis, whose previous novel was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2012.