Katie Underwood | The Walrus

‘We’re still here’

July 2, 2021June 22, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

Michelle Good’s devastating debut — which features interwoven testaments of the trauma incurred by residential school survivors — is the book Canada needs now

Photos of the six short-listed authors for the Amazon First Novel Award 2021.

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A Sense of Place

May 25, 2021May 26, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

For the shortlisted nominees of this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award, writing fiction isn’t just a lifestyle—it’s a homecoming

An illustration featuring a group of people collaborating over a table, with electrical towers behind them, and a truck in front of them. Two green arrows point to the right of the image and under the arrows are a group of cows and above the arrows is a long view of a city.

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Waste Not

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

Why financial co-ops are the natural choice for Canadians transitioning toward a more sustainable, circular economy

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The Best of Both Worlds

October 25, 2020October 27, 2020 - by Katie Underwood

For Canadians no longer keen to choose between planet, people, and profits, responsible investing offers a new definition of wealth

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What’s Mine Is Yours

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 - by Katie Underwood

The three nominated authors for this year’s Amazon First Novel Award Youth Short Story category reveal the stories they most want to tell

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The Dishwasher Sees Everything

July 7, 2020January 11, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

Fresh off winning this year’s Amazon First Novel Award, Stéphane Larue discusses how the backdoor POV of a restaurant’s busiest employee became an unforgettable tale of survival

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Writing the Revolution

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 - by Katie Underwood

The six shortlisted authors for this year’s Amazon First Novel Award share the literary firebrands that inspire them to push their own fictional boundaries

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Shifting Narratives: Casey Plett’s Little Fish

June 13, 2019January 11, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

An interview with the winner of the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award on the state of trans stories in fiction and on making diverse, once-quieted voices come to life

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A Work of One’s Own

May 6, 2019June 18, 2020 - by Katie Underwood

Nominees for the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Youth Short Story category share how they find their voice amid the cacophony of the information age.

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Is This Real Life?

May 6, 2019January 11, 2021 - by Katie Underwood

In light of the current trend towards blurring fiction and memoir, we asked the nominees of the 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award to reveal exactly how much of themselves is infused in their works