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Ten Canadian Authors on the Best Books of 2019

December 5, 2019December 8, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

We asked some of our leading contemporary writers to pick their favourite reads of the year

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Arts & Culture / Books / May 2019

Multiculturalism Is Not the Real Story of Canada

April 17, 2019May 7, 2020 - by Tajja Isen

Two new novels explore what it means to be Black in a country that prides itself on tolerance

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Arts & Culture

The Narcissism of Contemporary Poetry

April 5, 2019May 7, 2020 - by Brooke Clark

The poetry world is broad, but remains shallow. Do writers need to do more than simply write about themselves?

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Arts & Culture / Books

The Search for the Great Canadian Novel

October 4, 2018November 13, 2019 - by André Forget

Our national life is exciting, dramatic, and unpredictable. Why don’t more Canadian novelists write about it?

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Year in Action

CanLit Has a Sexual-Harassment Problem

February 5, 2018October 15, 2020 - by Zoe Whittall

Now, more than ever, we must create an environment in which young writers feel they can come forward

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Year in Action

Why I Pulled My Winning Story From a Literary Magazine

January 31, 2018November 11, 2019 - by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew

The new momentum is about small acts of resistance that can lead to large-scale shifts in attitude

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Arts & Culture

Sheila Barry Was the Superhero of Canadian Children’s Literature

November 24, 2017November 27, 2019 - by Sara O'Leary

As publisher of Groundwood Books, she was the type of editor who would encourage you to jump—and then be your net

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Books

Michael Redhill’s New Novel Leaves Readers Seeing Double

November 20, 2017November 27, 2019 - by Emily Donaldson

The Toronto author’s Giller-winning book is a philosophical thriller on identity

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Books

The Wonderful World of Canadian Snacks

November 3, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Benjamin Errett

From ketchup chips to Wagon Wheels, a new book tells us why our junk food is the best

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Society

Am I Complicit in My Own #MeToo?

November 1, 2017February 24, 2020 - by Jowita Bydlowska

How I played the game of sexual harassment to get ahead—but lost myself in the process

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