Charlotte Gill reflects on growing up mixed race in her memoir Almost Brown, three modern books that echo the work of Lucy Maud Montgomery, and more
Charlotte Gill reckons with ethnicity, belonging and the complexities of life within a multicultural household; Alicia Cox Thomson recommends three reads that recall the work of Montgomery; Sixties Scoop folk singer Raven Reid on hopefulness and Johnny Cash; and Jordan Abel’s trippy, genre-bending subversion of The Last of the Mohicans on this episode of The Next Chapter.
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Deborah Levy’s feast of observations on life and imagination, sisterhood and secrets in Pages of the Sea, and more
The ultra-prolific author invites readers into her interior world in The Positions of Spoons; Anne Hawk discusses code switching and the cost of migration in her debut novel; Atwood Gibson Fiction Prize winner Sheung-King talks about his sophomore novel; and Corinna Chong on the undeniable charm of Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
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Caroline Adderson on the quest for contentment in A Way to Be Happy; Rage and Moshpits in Hair for Men, and more
Caroline Adderson’s latest short story collection follows a cast of characters searching for much needed happiness; an exploration of gender, forgiveness and bucking convention in Michelle Winter's latest novel; roots musician Kaia Kater on the message behind They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us; why Sarah Leavitt loves to re-read The Best We Could Do; and Teresa Wong remembers the book she got for her eighth birthday on this episode of The Next Chapter.
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Loghan Paylor on rewriting queerness back into history; fashion through the Eras, dissecting Taylor Swift’s style, and more
The B.C. novelist talks about the lack of historical representation that led them to write The Cure for Drowning; Sarah Chapelle takes a closer look at the mega popstar’s fashion history; actor Jean Brassard on narrating Louise Penny’s new novel; the first Canadian in space answers the Proust Questionnaire; and musician Jennarie talks about overcoming songwriter's block on this episode of The Next Chapter.
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Canadian horror mastermind Nick Cutter talks about his latest novel; how memory, nostalgia, and basketball intersect in There’s Always This Year, and more
The award-winning horror novelist discusses his latest chilling title The Queen; Hanif Abdurraqib uses his love for basketball as a way to address the deeper questions on his mind; musician Lindsay Ell shares how she’s living her most honest life; and Catherine Hernandez talks about her obsession with quality chocolates on this episode of The Next Chapter.
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