Canadian Literature
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Vast digital trove of recordings by Canadian literature greats nears completionThe recordings are more than just readings. The writers introduce their works, answer questions and muse about what it is they're trying to achieve.CanadaNov 4, 2023
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2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize long list revealedOrganizers say the titles were chosen from a record number of 145 book submissions made by publishers across Canada and the short list for the prize will be announced on Oct. 11.CanadaSep 6, 2023
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Kate Beaton’s graphic memoir ‘Ducks’ gives insight into working at Alberta’s oilsandsWhen Kate Beaton migrated west to work in Alberta's oilsands, she didn't know what to expect — other than a job that would allow her to pay down her student loans.CanadaMar 27, 2023
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N.B. teen using social media to get more youth to read books from Atlantic CanadaSixteen-year-old Moncton student uses social media to promote local books to her peers.CanadaAug 9, 2021
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N.B. poet laureate says pandemic proving to be ‘kind of renaissance for writers in Canada’A new reliance on virtual platforms has brought on an understanding that a sense of community is everywhere and that support is available for writers,CanadaNov 29, 2020
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Margaret Laurence recognized with ceremony, plaque at home in Neepawa, Man.A Canadian literary icon was honoured Friday with a plaque at her former home in Neepawa Friday.LifestyleAug 10, 2018
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Walrus editor Jonathan Kay resigns amid cultural appropriation controversyKay recently wrote an opinion piece defending the right to debate cultural appropriation in literature and art.CanadaMay 14, 2017
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Madeleine Thien among winners of 2016 Governor General’s awardVancouver-born, Montreal-based Madeleine Thien has won this year's Governor General's Literary Award for fiction and is in line for a second major book prize later today.CanadaOct 25, 2016
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Shaped by Farley Mowat’s storytellingI am among the millions of Canadians who were shaped by the storytelling of Farley Mowat. I read "Never Cry Wolf" when I was a kid and it has always stuck with me.CanadaMay 7, 2014
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