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Jessica Maria
May 1, 20193 min read
King of Joy by Richard Chiem
Have you ever stared at a book’s synopsis and thought, ‘I’ll be surprised if I like this?’ When I came across the term ‘evil...


Kailey Brennan
May 1, 20193 min read
MARLENA BY JULIE BUNTIN
Why Do We Love the Wild Girl? Thoughts on "Marlena" Thank God for Julie Buntin. That's what I have been saying to myself after finishing...


Morgan Hardy
May 1, 20192 min read
Morgan's Most Anticipated Books of 2019
Personal essays and memoirs really pull me in and I’ve found over the last few years I’ve drifted away from reading fiction. Looking at...


Morgan Hardy
May 1, 20192 min read
Morgan's All-Time Favourite Books
The books on this list earned their place based almost solely on the number of times I’m willing to re-read them. I can like or even love...


Kailey Brennan
Apr 30, 20193 min read
Announcing the Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist
The 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was just announced, with some of our favorites gracing the list. But with so many noteworthy...


Kailey Brennan
Apr 28, 201913 min read
In Conversation with Etaf Rum
On the resilience of women, the transformative power of education, and her novel “A Woman Is No Man” This is not the story that says:...


Jessica Maria
Apr 28, 20197 min read
a woman is no man by etaf rum
A writer I like made a joke a few years ago on Twitter. She linked to a current news story and her comment was simply: #banallmen. It was...


Jessica Maria
Apr 28, 20192 min read
and the winner for the pulitzer prize for fiction is...
Literary awards can seem so arbitrary when you think of the sheer amount of books and the relatively small amount of ‘judges’ who read...


Jessica Maria
Apr 28, 20192 min read
the overstory by richard powers
In The Overstory a character says: The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a...


Jessica Maria
Apr 27, 20192 min read
alexander chee and others to be honored at lambda literary awards
Congratulations are in order for Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, who will receive the Trustee Award at...


Aleesha Koersen
Apr 27, 20194 min read
Aleesha's favourite books of the last year
Wow! 2018 was a great year for books. It was the first year since I was a toddler that I wasn’t in school, so I had more time to read...


Morgan Hardy
Apr 27, 20193 min read
Morgan's Favourite Classics
The classic books that are my favorite are the ones that really showcase how innovative language and the art of the story have always...


Kailey Brennan
Apr 27, 20193 min read
Kailey Brennan's All Time Favorite Books
These are the books that hold a special place on my bookshelf. They have inspired me as a writer and they have entertained me as a...


Jessica Maria
Apr 27, 20193 min read
five under the radar books you need to read. Immediately.
There’s a connection with books that’s a bit different than other mediums like film or music; you must spend the hours consuming pages in...


Jessica Maria
Apr 27, 20192 min read
MILKMAN by Anna Burns
I barely knew how to approach this review. So here's how Anna Burns might write about me reading her book. If you haven't read Milkman,...
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