After a long wait, I’m happy to finally announce that the DiverseCanLit chats are back! Back in January, I expressed my disappointment that the chats had lapsed and turned to all of you for help. And y’all really came through. Thanks to you spreading the word, I’m please to introduce our new DiverseCanLit co-hosts! Hayley… Read Post
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Survey! Looking for Diverse Books?
I often talk about the importance of “actively seeking” diverse books but maybe I underestimate how difficult that is. So tell me: what’s holding you back! Fill out the survey to share your thoughts. The survey is built for readers but writers and publishing folk are encouraged to give their specific perspectives in the “Other”… Read Post
Challenge! Find #DiverseCanLit at Word on the Street
Word on the Street Toronto is this Sunday! If the Giller Prize longlist announcement wasn’t enough of an indication, this really ushers in the Fall publishing season. I first attended WOTS in 2011 as a volunteer and I loved it. There were so many people all there to go to author readings, gets autographs, and… Read Post
Book Review – Like No Other by Una LaMarche
I don’t usually write book reviews, but Una LaMarche’s Like No Other was such a fun read that I was happy to examine it more closely for a review. Like No Other is a great YA contemporary romance. Devorah and Jaxon meet when they get stuck in a hospital elevator together. As they start talking,… Read Post
