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John Lawrence Reynolds on a Return to Fiction after Almost a Decade
John Lawrence Reynolds on his return to fiction, a story about a moral woman trying to live an immoral life.
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Kerri Cull: Summer Reads by Women Writers
The Book Fridge's Kerri Cull picks some great summer reading.
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Art Critic and Writer David Balzer believes everything needs to be made just a little bit strange.
[Podcast]: David Balzer talks to Julie Wilson about optimism, art analysis, and the uncanny.
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Tanis Rideout Roughs It: Canadian Adventure Books
Rideout tells the story of George Mallory's Everest attempt in her new novel Above All Things. Here, she shares other Canadian tales of adventure.
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Bob Armstrong's Father's Day Books List
Books about dads, for dads. Great picks for Father's Day.
New Read Local Summer Theme: The Great Outdoors
Are you bristling in your desk chair right now just itching to get outside and start enjoying Canada’s awesome summer pastimes? We can think of a few …
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Samuel Martin: If the Writer Builds a Fire, the Reader Will Come to Watch You Burn
Samuel Martin on setting his writer's imagination on fire.
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Katrina Onstad: Books with a Sense of Place
"I love a book in which setting anchors the story with atmosphere and meaning"
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Dennis Lee's Groundbreaking Alligator Pie is Reborn
HarperCollins Canada to reissue Lee's entire backlist.
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The Griffin Poetry Prize Goes West in a Livestreamed Broadcast to Vancouver Poetry-Lovers
Sean Cranbury is bringing The Griffin Poetry Prize to Vancouver, and sending some west coast poets back in return.