About the Author
Farzana Doctor
Farzana Doctor is the author of Stealing Nasreen and Six Metres of Pavement, which won the 2012 Lambda Literary Award and was short-listed for the Toronto Book Award. Farzana is one of CBC Books’ Ten Canadian Women Writers You Need to Read Now and the recipient of the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Dayne Ogilvie Grant. She co-curates the Brockton Writers Series and lives in Toronto.
If you've been slacking on the hottest in Canadian books, we're here for you with this cover collage + list of some of our favourite award-winning and nominated titles and authors from across the country announced so far this year within the ALU cannon.
It's that last week before the big "S" starts for lots of families across the country, and the big "F" (Fall publishing season, that is), comes for US ALL. Embrace the temporary lull with this week's two great literary events.
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Why not celebrate Mother's Day by treating her to a literary event visit? There's tons to choose from this week, including Poet Laureate readings in London, the Atwater Poetry Project in Montreal, and the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
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If you're in Toronto this week, IFOA's Battle of the Bards is like a pregame for April's poetry month! And if you're not, don't worry - there's a lot going on in Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver, too.
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Stemming from a keynote speech and performance delivered last month in Toronto, artist and author Vivek Shraya details thirteen positive recommendations to publishers looking to diversify their presses. In the wake of #OscarsSoWhite, we'll see that there's work to be done ... Read more
This week! Escape the holiday season with poetry readings from Carolyn Smart and Pearl Pirie, a Banff Centre appearance from Giller winner Andre Alexis, and the BC Publishers' HOLIDAY HOOTENANNY (goodness we do love that word!).
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There's tons going on this week, including Vancouver Writers' Fest, our second LPG40 event, this time in Montreal, and the International Festival of Authors in Toronto and surrounding area. BUT: if you go and do anything this week, make sure you VOTE first. VOTE. VOTE. VOTE. ... Read more
Carrianne Leung's The Wondrous Woo introduced readers to Miramar Woo, a heroine in her heart but shaken by the tragic and fantastical events befalling her family. After her beloved father passes away and her twin sisters suddenly develop "the Gifts" – genius abilities ... Read more
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