Big Shadow: The Playlist
Today’s book playlist is by Marta Balcewicz, to pair with her debut novel Big Shadow, an affecting coming-of-age novel of psychological nuance and dark humour. In an unnamed town in the summer of […]
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Short Story Month: For the Fans
Have you ever read something that hit you so hard that you needed to immediately seek out and get your hands on anything else written by that author? Same. And […]
Continue readingMother’s Day Sale + Reading List!
Are you still looking for the perfect gift for mom? We believe there’s no better gift than a book. So, this Mother’s Day treat mom to the gift of reading! […]
Continue readingShort Story Month: Second Glance
Our Short Story Month series continues by celebrating those stories that make us think twice about what we’ve read – those stories that sit marinating in our minds, and like […]
Continue readingShort Story Month: Novel-in-Stories
The next two collections in our Short Story Month series could fall under the category of the “novel-in-stories.” The Handsome Man by Brad Casey, and We All Need to Eat […]
Continue readingShort Story Month: People and Places
May is Short Story Month! In honour of that, we’ve put together a series that shares some of our favourite short story collections with you – a guide to our […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Breath
How can poetry set you free? The final offering in our National Poetry month series is an intimate reflection from Laila Malik. As she speaks on breath, survival, and possibility, […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Wonder
How can poetry set you free? Slide down our National Poetry Month series rabbit hole with Shani Mootoo’s phenomenal response to the query: “Discussions about, and answers to big questions, […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Parallel Universe
How can poetry set you free? Can poetry be a safe space? An act of protest? What about both? For our National Poetry Month query, River Halen gets personal about […]
Continue readingNational Poetry Month: Poetry as Amplification
How can poetry set you free? Adebe DeRango-Adem continues our National Poetry Month series with a message on how poetry’s voice can move us to necessary action. Read her far […]
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