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The Chat with Carol Bruneau
For anyone who adores the work of famed painter Maud Lewis and has wondered about her life, Carol Bruneau’s new novel Brighten the Corner Where You …
Books to Inspire
The following recommended reading list features books that have inspired me to push harder, to dream bigger, and most importantly, to love myself entirely …
Time to Get Into Comics!
Canada is full of incredible talent and it’s an absolute smorgasbord when it comes to the comic book industry. This is a great list by the author of …
The Chat with Shanice Nicole
Dear Black Girls (Metonymy) is a gorgeous picture book offering love and reassurance to Black girls the world over. Writer Shanice Nicole has collaborated …
12 Books for International Women's Day
Can you hear them now? If you can't, you're not listening. Recent memoirs and biographies about remarkable women would make great picks for International …
Hope Matters: Turning Toward Solutions and Away From Doom
The tired old narrative of doom and gloom can no longer capture the changing global dynamics of life on planet Earth. The constant harkening back to fear …
9 Canadian Writers Who Run with the Night
A recommended reading list by the founder and publisher of Pedlar Press, whose new novel is Instructor.
Apocalypses, Quests, and Survival
A great list of books for middle-grade readers by author of new novel Trip of the Dead.
The Chat with Eva Crocker
This week we’re in conversation with author Eva Crocker. Her debut novel, All I Ask, (House of Anansi Press) was published to rave reviews last year …
Mary Lawson: A Sense of Place
"I don’t know if it’s a Canadian thing, or if people the world over are similarly drawn to the landscape they know well, but it seems to me that the …