McLeod’s first memoir, 2018’s Mamaskatch, won a Governor General’s Literary Award and was shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize.
Q&A: Louise B. Halfe will highlight Aboriginal writers as Parliamentary poet laureate
Halfe shares her plans for her two-year term as parliamentary poet laureate.
Rachna Gilmore, prolific children’s book author, has died
In 1999, Gilmore was awarded the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature for A Screaming Kind of Day.
Remembering Luciana Ricciutelli, trailblazing feminist publisher
Luciana Ricciutelli, groundbreaking feminist publisher, died in December at the age of 62.
Revisiting the legacy of Austin Clarke
When Austin Clarke died in 2016, the bulk of his backlist was out of print. This is a strange legacy for one of the foundational writers of CanLit’s first wave.
Shyam Selvadurai and Deepa Mehta on Funny Boy’s 26-year journey to the screen
The film adaptation arrives in theatres in Calgary and Edmonton Nov. 27 before premiering on CBC and CBC Gem on Dec. 4.
Montreal mayor Valérie Plante and illustrator Delphie Côté-Lacroix are perfect running mates for a political comic book
Montreal mayor Valérie Plante says the publication of her comic book Okay Universe was met with the same gendered double-standard that she writes of facing in politics.
Cover Reveal: Celina Caesar-Chavannes’s leadership memoir Can You Hear Me Now?
Hana Shafi creates affirmations to celebrate the imperfect
For her book Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty (Book*hug Press), Hana Shafi wrote short personal essays to accompany affirmations from her popular Instagram.
Eden Robinson responds to film adaptation of novel Monkey Beach
Monkey Beach will open in select theatres across the country on Friday, Oct. 30.
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