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Read an Excerpt from NORMA, the New Novel by Sarah Mintz

After decades of marriage and domestic responsibility, Norma has lost her husband and gained a freedom that she perhaps isn't quite prepared to handle. She goes all the way in, delving into some of the ...

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Acclaimed Poet Cassidy McFadzean Explores Multiplicity of Meaning in Crying Dress

Already established as one of Canada's most promising young poets, Cassidy McFadzean has built a stellar early catalogue while studying at some of the most prestigious writing schools in North America. In ...

April 30, 2024

Contest! Enter to Win the Complete "Sometimes I Feel Like" Series by Danielle Daniel

Groundwood Books, one of the most celebrated publishers of books for kids in Canada, is celebrating the publication of the final books in the Sometimes I Feel Like series by Danielle Daniel with an ...

April 29, 2024

Emily Weedon Writes a Modern Epic in the Debut Novel, Autokrator

Classics and epics are in focus in Emily Weedon's debut novel. Inspired by a broad range of sweeping tales like Ghormenghast, Dune, and even Game of Thrones, as well as the underpinnings of Shakespeare ...

April 29, 2024

Colleen Coco Collins Explores the Unique Pathway That Led to Their Debut Collection, Sorry About the Fire

The origin of a person's poetic nature can be elusive, but there are often moments that a poet might look back to that clearly signify this draw toward the spinning of words and ideas in carefully laid ...

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