you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

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When I need a self-esteem boost, I stare at myself in the mirror and whisper my book blurbs.

Thank you, Sarah Jackson, for this amazing one.

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Ever since my cat died, I've been obsessively visiting my local bookstore in hopes of seeing their resident cat. She is never there. I'm afraid to ask what happened to her, so instead I just keep buying books.

What’s your favorite horror paperback cover from the 80’s/90’s?

Yarrow Magazine is launching today! We've got new pieces from âpihtawikosisân, CREE HOMO 🌾, Kaitlyn Purcell, Molly Cross-Blanchard, tenille k campbell and Marilyn Dumont! Reviews of Waubgeshig Rice's new book as well as Leanne Simpson's Noopiming. Art by Michelle :D
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“Others can use labels to describe writers such as I am for their own purposes, but I cannot work under the shadow of a label. It would make me want to scream for my freedom,” writes M.G. Vassanji in this excerpt from his new book, Nowhere, Exactly.

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I kind of love a dramatic shift into future tense

Thank you, CBC Books 🩵

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All the Canadian books we're excited about this spring
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What are your favourite 'ice-maker' exercises (strategies to re-establish social distance when classes have become too relaxed)?

Kind words on my book from the incredibly generous and talented Lindsay Wong (黃詠華).

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Congratulations to EVENT’s own Cathy Stonehouse!

Today in our F(r)iction Log, Sara Santistevan talks with Shashi Bhat about her prolific writing career, as well as her new book, The Most Precious Substance on Earth, a darkly funny and deeply moving reflection on girlhood 👧🏻💔 Read more on our website: ow.ly/cjrH50R9QPI

Wonderful to see fine books by Ali Blythe Brandi Bird A. Light Zachary D.M. Bradford, T. Liem, and others on these League of League of Canadian Poets longlists!

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There's nothing like having writers you admire say nice things about your work. Thank you, Liz Harmer

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The Walrus is seeking applications for an Editorial Fellow and a Senior Editorial Fellow. These are remote, paid 12-month positions, with a June 2024 start date. Fellows have the opportunity to hone fact-checking and research skills as well as participate in story meetings and

I've had no time to write since February, and I just looked at my work-in-progress manuscript for the first time since then, and it is INSANE. Like, who wrote this??

Told the students that when I see a Reddit post that's all one big paragraph, I don't bother reading it. Felt like a real teaching moment

I want to be clear: moving Roll Up The Rim To Win to an app was a betrayal. The intimacy and community of fishing a scrap of paper cup with bite marks on it from your cup holder and getting a free coffee in return was a sacrosanct. This is an insult to our nation’s traditions