About the Author
Madeline Sonik
Madeline Sonik is an award-winning and eclectic writer, anthologist, and teacher, who lives in Victoria, British Columbia. Her books include a novel, Arms; short fiction, Drying the Bones; a children's novel, Belinda and the Dustbunnys; two poetry collections, Stone Sightings and The Book of Changes. Her volume of personal essays, Afflictions & Departures, was nominated for the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, was a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize, and won the 2012 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize.
We're bringing back our favourite Do-Lit-Yourself activity to celebrate spring: nail art! Find out which new covers inspired our literary manis this season.
We're not going to let the current state of 2020 dampen our spooky spirits during the BEST holiday of the year. Sure, our Halloween costumes might only get play on ZOOM, and there may not be any of the usual hellish reveling in the streets or howling at the moon—but nothing ... Read more
This week we bid farewell to our ALU summer book club with four follow-up reads, got a little Off/Kilter, shared reflections from Indigenous authors, and more!
This month Off/Kilter sits down with Madeline Sonik to chat about her newest short story collection Fontainebleau (Anvil Press). Set in the mythical city of the same name, Fontainebleau is a place where something dark lurks – from poison in the soil all the way up to something ... Read more
Happy Hallowe’en! We’re celebrating with ten spooky things found in books that we’ll be reading with every light on in the house.
In House is a regular column, highlighting the various publishers that have books featured and available for purchase on All Lit Up. Find out things like what sorts of books they publish, where in Canada they call home, and how they got their start.
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