Can Denser be Better?
The idea that dense urban communities are bad for well-being is a myth. As it turns out, having more neighbours may actually help you live better
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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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COVID-19 didn’t break the internet.
It brought the future to our doorstep
Canada is in a strong position to keep pace with the insatiable demand for bandwidth
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‘The Dishwasher’ Author Stéphane Larue Wins the 2020 Amazon Canada First Novel Award
Cate Freeborn wins the Youth Short Story category for “74 Percent of the Victims of Nonfamily Abductions are Girls”
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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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Where Do All the Birds Go??
Winner of the Amazon First Novel Award in the Youth Short Story Category for 2019
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