Filipinx-Canadian playwrights Andrea Mapili and Byron Abalos introduce a scene from their children's play  Through the Bamboo (Playwrights Canada Press): a fantastical mashup of Filipinx mythology and epic adventure stories like The Wizard of Oz. In the scene below, 12 ...

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, and we're marking the holiday by taking a look at the depth and breadth of Indigenous lit on offer. Whether its poetry exploring identity or form, Elder wisdom, Indigenous dystopias (or utopias), kids' books, or humour; b ...

In celebration of Filipino Heritage Month, we're shining a spotlight on some stellar Filipino authors and playwrights.  

With Father's Day on the horizon, we asked writer, father, and dad-spert author of  Dad Bod: Portraits of Pop Culture Papas (Dundurn Press) Cian Cruise to tell us about six key dad-types. Does your pop fit in to one of these categories? Read on to find out.

Poet and co-owner of Edmonton's Glass Bookshop Jason Purcell revisits Pride month in the context of both past and future-building for queer folks, and how queer hope came out of their experiences writing and editing their collection  Swollening (Arsenal Pulp Press).

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and that's why we're bringing you today a unique egg recipe from the author of Valley of the Rats (Cormorant Books) – Mahtab Narsimhan.  Are you ready to eat scrambled eggs that go great with fried mushrooms, a slice ...