In this year’s CBC Massey Lectures, two-time Giller winner Esi Edugyan tells the stories of overlooked Black figures from history in essays that explore art, white allyship, samurais, and more.
Memorial: Roy MacSkimming remembering Naïm Kattan, 1928–2021
From the mid-1960s to the late ’80s, Kattan and his distinctive bushy moustache were ubiquitous at literary events across the country.
A biography of Anne of Green Gables’ first Japanese translator has Uzma Jalaluddin reminiscing about her childhood hero
Meet three young change-makers with a literary flair
These young people are harnessing the power of literature to change their communities.
Remembering Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton, children’s book author and residential school survivor
The Inuvialuit knowledge keeper and residential school survivor died at the age of 84.
Iris Tupholme, founding chair of TIFA’s IV Programme, reflects on stepping down after nearly 15 years
During Tupholme’s time as chair, the IV Programme has brought more than 300 publishing professionals to TIFA.
Remembering Canadian Oxford editor-in-chief Katherine Barber, 61
Barber led Oxford University Press Canada’s dictionary division from 1991 through 2008.
Randell Adjei named Ontario’s first poet laureate
The Scarborough, Ontario, spoken-word artist was unanimously confirmed to the role by members of provincial parliament on Wednesday.
How playwright Reid Millar adapted Jess Taylor’s short story “Just Pervs” for the Zoom era
The story follows four teenage girls who bond over their sexual curiosity, and how their relationships change as they come of age in their 20s.
Esi Edugyan to deliver 2021 Massey Lectures on race and art
In Out of the Sun: On Art, Race, and the Future, Edugyan will examine how Black histories have been portrayed in art, through the lens of visual art, film, literature, and her own lived experience.
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