I had rebuffed my six-year-old’s pleas to download Fortnite for roughly the 50th time on a rainy Sunday when he switched tactics and left me speechless. “But Mom, didn’t you help write a book about ... Read More »
October 29, 2018
What middle-school students should know about gender diversity is currently a hot topic in Ontario. The mere mention of “gender identity” is one of the reasons the Conservative government removed the 2015 Health Curriculum, and ... Read More »
October 15, 2018
John Arthur Rosenberg May 20, 1949–September 29, 2018 Loving husband of Jeannine Rosenberg (35 years), brother of Ellen Rosenberg, father of Lara Brooks (m. James Brooks), grandfather of Jacob, Joshua, Jonathan, former spouse to Tanya ... Read More »
October 15, 2018
Dionne Brand, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Trillium Book Award, member of the Order of Canada, and one of the country’s most respected and beloved writers, returns this ... Read More »
September 13, 2018
I never had much interest in knowing myself. As a project, it seemed like an idle pleasure, an undeserved indulgence. When I took my first personality test – the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – as a ... Read More »
September 10, 2018
You walk into a public bathroom. You pass the line of sinks, eyes ahead. You settle on your stall. Lock the door, hang your bag, check for toilet paper, seat yourself. You start to pee. ... Read More »
August 27, 2018
For eight years, Iain Higgins, a professor in the University of Victoria’s English department, sat on the board for the prestigious literary journal The Malahat Review, where he also served as associate editor. But in ... Read More »
August 9, 2018
Do you live in a major urban centre? Take this short test. You are giving a reading from your latest book at your local bookstore, and you invite a friend who lives an hour’s travel ... Read More »
August 2, 2018
I have grappled with how to define myself for the majority of my life. I first came out as gay some years ago, but quickly learned that “gay” signaled a certain classed, raced, gendered, and ... Read More »
June 28, 2018
The Public Lending Right Program is expanding its sampling system to ensure cross-Canada coverage. This year, the initiative, which is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, will include at least one library or library ... Read More »
June 25, 2018
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