Short Story Month: Anthologies
The last two entries in our Short Story Month series are actually anthologies! The Unpublished City, Volume 1, Edited by Dionne Brand, and Write Across Canada: An Anthology of Emerging […]
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Short Story Month: Feminist Literature
The next two collections in our Short Story Month series remind us that “women are powerful and dangerous” (Lorde). Written about the everyday issues women face – from sexual identity […]
Continue readingShort Story Month: Borges to Barthelme
Our Short Story Month continues with two highly immersive, darkly humorous collections that exist in the eye of the storm: Anecdotes by Kathryn Mockler and The Lightning of Possible Storms […]
Continue reading“The things we can get up to when no one is watching”: In Conversation with Marta Balcewicz
Today, we’re delighted to be in conversation with Marta Balcewicz, author of Big Shadow. An affecting novel of psychological nuance and dark humour, Big Shadow explores the costs of self-deceit, fandom, and […]
Continue readingShort Story Month: Generational Epics
The next collection in our Short Story Month series is a generational narrative so epic it had to have a post of its own. Coconut Dreams by Derek Mascarenhas is […]
Continue readingBig 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 […]
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, […]
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