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The Politics of Food: List by Nick Saul & Andrea Curtis
A list of some of our favourite Canadian books that see food in an integrated way—not just as fuel for the body but a tool for building a more just …
Andrew Pyper: Outsiders, Inner Demons, and Satan's Charms
Andrew Pyper discusses making the unabashed leap into horror writing.
Guest Post by Ania Szado: "Every Story Needs a Fool"
On taking on the challenge of capturing 1942 Manhattan, the rise of American haute couture, and the character of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in her new …
Chad Pelley Picks One Dozen Super Sophomore Efforts
So what an awkward place Book Number Two can be for a writer. I mean, there’s that adage, “Everyone has one book in them.” It implies maybe we don’t …
Iain Reid's Memoir About Time Spent With Grandma Is Young at Heart
Iain Reid talks to us about life lessons learned from spending time with Grandma.
On Writing True Stories: Guest Post by Ayelet Tsabari
"Readers will find fiction in my nonfiction, because memory is a slippery, shady character, unreliable at best. Because I recreate dialogue to the best …
Notes from a Children's Librarian 940s: History in Graphic Form
Our children's librarian columnist Julie Booker brings us the latest in book banter.
One of the most powerful tools a librarian has in her arsenal is book …
David Rotenberg: His Novels Are Anchored by the Art of Acting
Acting-teacher and thriller-writer Rotenberg on the ways his two worlds collide.
This Is Fiction: Corinna Chong on Writing as Thievery
“Squid’s got three mothers who can’t spank him.”
Fictitious Can-Lit: The Books that Never Were
We're featuring nine fictitious books from Canadian literature. How many of these do you recognize?