Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles’s blog, WellPreserved, began eight years ago as a means of sharing personal recipes. Harrison, an art director and graphic designer by trade, pursuaded MacCharles, an avid home cook, to write ... Read More »
Vivek Shraya has been named a grand marshall for Toronto's Pride Parade, which takes place July 3. The author, artist, and activist just released her first book of poetry, even this page is white (Arsenal ... Read More »
May 16, 2016 | Filed under: People
I can’t recall the exact incident. Perhaps it was the announcement of another all-white panel, literary event, or award shortlist in my social media feed. I do recall feeling frustrated and defeated – the same ... Read More »
Darwyn Cooke, the artist and writer who made a name for himself in mainstream comics with a retro style and a belief that more comics should be aimed at the children's audience the industry had ... Read More »
May 14, 2016 | Filed under: People
When I was first diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, I didn’t want to talk about it to anybody. I grudgingly talked to doctors, but I didn’t want to go to support groups ... Read More »
March 29, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, People, Writing life
Siblings Terry and Eric Fan – known collectively as the Fan Brothers – share more than a last name. The two OCAD University graduates combined their artistic and written talents in their debut picture book, ... Read More »
February 29, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling, Children's publishing, People
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is challenging his counterparts across the country to open a council meeting in March or April with a reading by a poet. The annual Mayor's Poetry City Challenge commemorates UNESCO's ... Read More »
February 10, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news, People
After two decades as editor of the Canadian Children's Book News (published by the Canadian Children's Book Centre), Gillian O'Reilly has announced she will leave her post as of March 31. "It's been 20 years ... Read More »
February 10, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, People
It was a stunning CanLit upset last June when Kate Cayley’s debut story collection, How You Were Born, beat Margaret Atwood, Dionne Brand, and Thomas King, among others, for the $20,000 Ontario Trillium Book Award. ... Read More »
January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news, People
A celebration of life ceremony has been confirmed for Jacqueline Hushion, the longtime executive director of external relations at the Canadian Publishers' Council and revered member of – and champion for –the Canadian books industry, ... Read More »
October 26, 2015 | Filed under: People