I read this memoir about this time last year. Surprisingly, it was the only memoir or biography of a Hispanic woman I’d read until last month. 413 more words
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Jonathan Kay on the tyranny of Twitter: How mob censure is changing the intellectual landscape
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A journalist friend of mine recently attended his four-year-old daughter’s year-end dance recital here in Toronto. “Every dance was in some way about Canada,” he told me. 3,686 more words
Non-Fiction Pick 2017!?
We’ve got big things brewing that we’ll be letting you in on when we record our Historical Fiction podcast in a few days. In the meantime, we need your help picking our non-fiction selection for March. 48 more words
Refugee Hotel (Montreal)
The Refugee Hotel
Written by Carmen Aguirre, Directed by Paulina Abarca-Cantin
A dark comedy about exile, love and the Canadian resettlement experience
Oct. 26-Nov. 13, 2016… 325 more words
Upcoming literary events in Edmonton
Saturday, Oct. 1: Calgary’s “Frisbee Rob” McLeod and his four-time World Champion Frisbee catch dog Davy Whippet will have activities and fun as he launches The Davy Rule, a picture book teaching kids about acceptance and kindness, 12 p.m., Audreys Books. 611 more words
