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Lisa Moore's 5 tips for writing a great short story
The 2019 CBC Short Story Prize juror reveals what she looks for in a good short story and how she goes about writing hers.
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Students in Victoria learn about reconciliation through Monique Gray Smith's book Speaking Our Truth
Young readers met with author Monique Gray Smith to talk about colonialism, reconciliation and allyship.
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Q&A: Eden Robinson on her latest novel Trickster Drift, dysfunctional family dramas and mixed identities
Stephen Hawking's jacket, thesis and high-tech wheelchair up for auction
Raziel Reid's novel Kens is a satirical take on high school hierarchies
Why children's book author Barbara Reid looks to the sky for inspiration
Why Randy Boyagoda isn't shy about the autobiographical elements of novel Original Prin
When Yann Martel's Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize
'They don't like me, but I don't care': April Ryan on being black, a woman and reporting on Trump
Michael Palin's new book retraces doomed voyage of HMS Erebus
'Beirut is still a place to mourn': Rawi Hage sets new novel in his old hometown
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Meet the roboticist who's teaching AI to write fortune cookies and TED Talks
Laurie Anderson on language, story and losing her archives to Hurricane Sandy
How I Wrote it
Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, teenage refugee from Syria, tells his story with help from his teacher Winnie Yeung
3 Canadian books to read after watching The Hate U Give
TD Kids Book Club
Calgary's TD Kids Book Club looks up — way up — while reading Picture the Sky
B.C. billionaire Chip Wilson uses his backside to sell 'unauthorized story' of Lululemon
Lisa Gabriele on why she added a modern twist to a classic gothic novel with The Winters
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How to be a better writer? Write with attitude
Monique Gray Smith, Bill Gaston win 2018 Victoria Book Prizes
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Creativity is 'like a chronic rash' says Governor General's Literary Award finalist Paige Cooper
Laurie Anderson on language, story and losing her archives to Hurricane Sandy
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