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Vivek Shraya on the online self-promo that makes for a successful offline author road tour.
Vivek Shraya offers tips for a successful and survivable author road tour.
Indigenous Peoples and the Military: From the War of 1812 to the First World War by Dr. Timothy C. Winegard
Since the 1990s, the literature of Indigenous peoples and the military has undergone a much needed reinterpretation.
Seen Reading's Julie Wilson on How to Become a Literary Voyeur
Do you like to note what people are reading? Use #seenreading to track your global reader sightings!
Where the Voice Takes Me: Guest Post by Robert Pobi, author of Bloodman
"Chopping up a body. Telling you about it. My day at the office."
Reading My Way Through Motherhood (by Heather Birrell)
"There is a particular existential hell that manifests with new parenthood. It is the knowledge that another’s wellbeing is intimately bound to your …
Ten for Ten from Newfoundland and Labrador (by Kerri Cull)
"I purposely left out Michael Crummey and Wayne Johnston because their body of work speaks for itself. In no particular order, here is a list of some …
Gretta Vosper on spirituality vs. religion, prayer as placebo, and how to become an agent for change.
Gretta Vosper talks about her new book, Amen. What is the true power of prayer?
Reading Like a Reader: Leslie Shimotakahara on journeying away from academia & learning to read again
"Not only did our reading list help me understand my father and our family past for the first time, it gave me just the material that would inspire me …
When Anne Carson meets Charles Schultz: Kyo Maclear on picture books for grown-ups
"Lately unaccompanied prose feels bereft to me."
Robert Hough on the nature of con men and the secret to writing a successful novel.
Robert Hough talks about the real-life Dr. Brinkley as inspiration for his latest novel about a con man.