Today we get gift-guided by nîtisânak author Lindsay Nixon, who shares recommendations that range from books that will appeal to your mom, your bestie, your most discerning companions and colleagues and even your friend-without-a-name – a.k.a, your secret santa.

It is so difficult keeping up with the explosion of new authors in the indigenous world these days. What is particularly heartening is the number of award-winning young authors who are women. There is still a great deal of sexism in the industry; however, the industry is beginning ... Read more

Happy Thanksgiving! We're thankful for a spate of literary events and festivals (five!) to go to this week.

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If you thought last week had all the festivals, think again; this week has Thin Air in Winnipeg, Fog Lit in Saint John, Victoria's Festival of Authors, Poetry Weekend at the University of New Brunswick, Kingston Writers' Fest, and a bevy of readings and book launches. 

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This week we got excited about the Indigenization of CanLit, and the official kick off of our summer book club, and more (but you'll have to keep reading).

A recent winner of the notable Canadian 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize, Jordan Abel's Injun (Talonbooks) explores the representation of Indigenous peoples during the heyday of pulp publishing, specifically between 1840 and 1950, in a long-form poem. Read on for more about the ... Read more

This week we cheered for two books on the Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist: Silvija by Sandra Ridley (BookThug) and Injun by Jordan Abel (Talonbooks) who ultimately won the prize. We also shared eco-tips for reading green, maundered with a new poetry collection, ... Read more

Some launches and reading series hit your calendars this week, as well as the Griffin Poetry Prize Readings (fingers crossed for all of the excellent nominees!).

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We're eggstatic about the Easter long weekend because our agenda mostly consists of eating chocolate until the bunnies come home, and catching up on our TBR piles. But before we hop off, we rounded up the weekly book news and share our weekend book pick, below.

This week it's  VERSeFest, the outstanding Ottawa festival of words. Not in our nation's capital? There's more events in Toronto, St. John's, and Vancouver this week to check out.

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