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Lydia Perovic on Writing the Contemporary Queer Novel
Lydia Perovic was tired of not being able to find contemporary lesbian novels: so she wrote one.
On Not Reading Books From Quebec: Guest Post by JC Sutcliffe
"I had not expected Canada's two solitudes to translate quite so rigidly into linguistic isolationism..."
Don Gillmor on Literary Fathers
"Literature is filled with bad fathers. One reason for this is they are much more entertaining than good fathers. Dramatically, you can only go so far …
Podcast: Julie Rak on the Plight of the Narcissistic Memoirist
Are all memoirists narcissists at heart? Julie Rak discusses.
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.