How to Break Every Rule of Contemporary Writing and Succeed
Jean Marc Ah-Sen’s new book cracks open the tired tradition of the postmodern novel
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The Challenge of Addressing Slavery in Children’s Stories
Where history has ignored the lives of Black Canadians, writers like Christopher Paul Curtis have turned painful realities into powerful narratives
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When Male Writers Confront Toxic Masculinity
It’s easier than ever for men to speak the language of feminism. It’s harder to act like they mean it
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Climate Fiction’s Unhelpful Obsession With the End of the World
We already have plenty of stories about the apocalypse. Now, we need ones that imagine new futures
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What If MFA Programs Turn Good Writers Into Bad Ones?
In Mona Awad’s new book, Bunny, one university campus is rife with murder, magic, and terrible authors
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Multiculturalism Is Not the Real Story of Canada
Two new novels explore what it means to be Black in a country that prides itself on tolerance
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What Is Hell? It Depends Who You Ask
Beliefs around damnation have always been in flux. Now the concept may be disappearing for good
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The Black Train Porters Who Led the Fight Against Canada’s Racist Immigration System
In the early 1900s, Canada only allowed 100 Black immigrants to enter the country each year. How did we evolve from bigoted policies to a more multicultural nation within a few decades?
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