My Aunt Pat introduced me to Nick Bantock’s books many years ago, and I’ve loved his work ever since. I think of her whenever I pick one up. Bantock is a British-born artist who made Canada his home. He studied painting and spent years working as an illustrator, designing hundreds of book covers before creating books of his own. He was, in some ways, an accidental writer.
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The announcement celebrates a writer whose work continues to expand the possibilities of literature, moving between poetry, prose, translation and visual art.
Toronto-based author K.J. Aiello brings The Monster and the Mirror to the public, unabashedly announcing K.J.’s status as an award-winning and mentally ill writer who wishes to share a history of mental disturbance, depression, and the ultimate recognition of an inability to hold regular jobs.
Drinking the Ocean explores the rewards and complexities of various kinds of love—romantic, familial, spiritual, and self.
The Dutch Orphan is a novel by Ellen Keith about Jewish children who are threatened by deportation from The Netherlands and who are separated from their parents and placed in temporary and precarious housing within Dutch orphanages.
The Dutch Orphan is a novel by Ellen Keith about Jewish children who are threatened by deportation from The Netherlands and who are separated from their parents and placed in temporary and precarious housing within Dutch orphanages.
As readers, we don’t see the actual musical forms laid out on the page, but we experience their abiding presences through Meyerson’s poetry.
At the start of the year, I found myself traveling to Portugal for a funeral instead of a children’s writing conference in NYC. I needed a book that wasn’t too heavy, both literally and figuratively, as I would only have a carry-on, and I was already emotional.
Discover Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, a powerful novel about Celie’s journey from abuse to empowerment. Explore themes of racism, sexism, and female solidarity in this influential work.