Utopia, or Something Like It
The six finalists of this year’s Amazon First Novel Award’s Youth Short Story category dream up their best possible futures, despite some very real fears
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‘We’re still here’
Michelle Good’s devastating debut — which features interwoven testaments of the trauma incurred by residential school survivors — is the book Canada needs now
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A Sense of Place
For the shortlisted nominees of this year’s Amazon Canada First Novel Award, writing fiction isn’t just a lifestyle—it’s a homecoming
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The Best of Both Worlds
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
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
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
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
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
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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