Modern Canadian Fiction
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A Road Trip to Remember – The Flying Troutmans
Canadian author Miriam Toews' much awaited book, The Flying Troutmans, offers a wild ride through character development and so much more. more...
Governor General Wins in Poetry, Drama & Kidslit
A Look Back at the Last Nine Years of Canada's Most Prestigious Literature Award, the Governor General Award. more...
Fiction & NonFiction Governor General Award Wins
A look at the fiction and nonfiction winners of the Governor General Awards, from 2000-2008. more...
The Results of Canada Reads 2009
It was a battle of the books as The Book of Negroes, The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant, Fruit, Mercy Among the Children and The Outlander vied for Canada Reads title more...
Review of Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth
A review of the reasoning and purpose behind Canadian spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle's second book, A New Earth. more...
The Importance of Seven in The Rez Sisters
More than just a number, the numeral seven captures the true Native American culture that encompasses Highway's play. more...
Searching for Self through Starvation in Atwood
"The Edible Woman" takes readers on a journey through one woman's rebellion against the male-dominated society that she is thrust into. more...
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By: Erin Pienaar
One of Atwood's early novels, filled with drama and intrigue. more...
A Book Review of Oryx and Crake
By: Michelle Brunet
With the release of Margaret Atwood's newest novel, The Year of the Flood, one must reread Oryx and Crake - a novel she wrote that takes place in a simultaneous future more...
Review of Shinan Govani's Boldface Names
Celebrity snoop Shinan Govani takes readers on a fun romp through the glitzy world of stars and socialites as seen through the eyes of his alter ego, Ravi. more...
Douglas Coupland at the Edinburgh Book Festival
By:
Kevin Sturton
Cult novelist Douglas Coupland appeared at the Edinburgh Book Festival and entertained the audience with readings from his new novel Generation A. more...
Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner, Book Review
By:
Christine Welter
Originally published in 2005 in French, the Canadian author Nicolas Dickner's debut novel "Nikolski" earned rave reviews in Quebec. The US edition came out in 2009. more...
Book Review of Life of Pi by Yann Martel
By: Yirssi Bergman
Life of Pi is one of the most imaginative and interesting books of the decade, and will surely become a classic. more...
Occupational Exile in Alistair Macleod's Island
Canadian writer Alistair Macleod portrays the complex allegiances, shattered dreams, and hardships of working-class life in mid-twentieth century Nova Scotia. more...
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