Kate Sutherland was born in Scotland, grew up in Saskatchewan, and now lives in Toronto, where she is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. She is the author of two collections of short stories: Summer Reading (winner of a Saskatchewan Book Award for Best First Book) and All In Together Girls. How to Draw a Rhinoceros, Sutherland's first book of poems, is forthcoming from BookThug in the fall of 2016.
This week's roundup includes a spooky Read Harder Challenge, a look at poetry and collage, a tasty vegan recipe, and more.
Kate Sutherland's newest The Bones Are There (Book*hug Press) is a collection of inventive collage poems sourced from travel journals, ships' logs, and other exploration literature that draw connections between various animal extinctions and human legacies of imperialism, ... Read more
There are a lot of amazing group readings and events this week, as well as some stunningly singular launches and talks. Do. Not. Miss.
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This week in eastern Canada lit events: reading series in Toronto and Montreal, and an evening of readings and music in St. John's.
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As you'll soon see, we're not over the election – we won't be over it as long as terrible things keep happening. See how that and other literary happenings played out this week.
"At first I fancied I was actually learning about rhinoceroses, but before long I realized that, particularly from the historical material, I was learning about Western perceptions of the rhinoceros over the centuries. I began to look to images as well as texts, to explore the ... Read more
Did someone say festival season? Eden Mills, and Word on the Streets Halifax and Saskatoon are all this week, plus great readings and signings.
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This week: author dee Hobsbawn-Smith continues her What Can't Be Undone tour in BC, the Trillium Book Awards readings take place in Toronto, and Marilyn Dumont and Lee Maracle host an discussion on National Aboriginal Day. Plus more!
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