Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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23+ Reading Suggestions for National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
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; browse our picks and find a new book for your…
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Reading Suggestions for National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
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), reads on Truth and Reconciliation, kids’ books, or humour; browse our picks and find…
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Filipino Heritage Month: Author Spotlight
In celebration of Filipino Heritage Month, we’re shining a spotlight on some stellar Filipino authors and playwrights.
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Six Dad Archetypes from Cian Cruise’s Dad Bod
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.
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On Pride and Queer Time
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).Photo of Jason by Zachary Ayotte.
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Test Kitchen: Scrambled Eggs with Spring Onions
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 ofValley of the Rats (Cormorant Books) – Mahtab Narsimhan. Are you ready to eat scrambled eggs that go great with fried mushrooms, a slice of whole wheat toast and a hash brown?
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Under the Cover: Playing it Right on Wall Street
How did Kamal Gupta beat the odds at blackjack tables in Vegas and keep his calm – and his assets – amid the fervent “dancing” that led to the 2008 financial collapse on Wall Street? It all comes down to a different definition of success, as he tells us in this expanded excerpt from his…
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First Fiction Friday: Only If We’re Caught
Theressa Slind’s debut short story collection Only If We’re Caught (Thistledown Press) looks for the bizarre and extraordinary in the everyday. Humorous, playful, and especially versed in the human heart, Slind’s collection has been called “perceptive, thoughtful, smart, funny and beautiful” (Alice Kuipers).
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Case Files: Ava Flagg, Copperhead Road
In this Case Files, we look at things from the criminal’s side of the fence: Ava Flagg, a bootlegger in North Carolina during the Great Depression. Will her and her crew outsmart their rivals-in-booze in Brad Smith’s Copperhead Road (At Bay Press)?
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Literary Awards 2022: A Coast-to-Coast Roundup
Looking to add a little Province-based pedigree to your TBR, or just read more from your own backyard? We’ve rounded up the independently-published winners and nominees from literary awards all across Canada to make it easier than ever.
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Poetry in Motion: Genni Gunn + Accidents
Genni Gunn’s third poetry collection Accidents(Signature Editions), takes us on a roller coaster ride through past and present in different continents, to explore the various upheavals that alter our lives. In this week’s Poetry in Motion feature, Gunn shares how she is interested in playing with forms of poetry, and how her third collection revolves around upheavals that cause…
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If You Liked x, Read y: Forest Bathing Edition
If you found yourself itching to get into the woods after reading Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst’s Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America, discover Worth More Standing: Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees (Caitlin Press). Edited by Christine Lowther, the book is “a celebratory awakening to all Earth Citizens to see trees…
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First Fiction Fridays: The Burden of Memories
Fans of Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright or Possession a Romance by A.S. Byatt will enjoy this new debut novel by Janet Calcaterra. The Burden of Memories (Latitude 46 Publishing) will take you on a journey of two sisters unraveling a long-held family secret about their father’s past.
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Short and Sweet: Dayle Furlong + Lake Effect
Lakes are meditative, and the characters in Dayle Furlong’s Lake Effect (Cormorant Books) find themselves contemplating their existences as they live and work Great Lake-side. We talk to Dayle about the ingenuity of the short story form and read part of “Adamantine” from her collection.
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Short and Sweet: Brent van Staalduinen + Cut Road
The throughline in Brent van Staalduinen’s latest short story collection Cut Road (Guernica Editions) is characters touched and shaped by conflict. In our mini-interview, Brent talks about the “waste-no-words” instinct that feeds into short story writing, and we read from “Skinks,” a story in the collection.
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