Three recent works of nonfiction serve as vital records of this historic time.
Waubgeshig Rice, Jennifer David’s new podcast Storykeepers is an audio book club on Indigenous lit
Geoffrey Ursell, 1943 – 2021, remembered as “the heart” of Regina’s Coteau Books
Geoffrey Ursell, one of the cofounders of the Regina press Coteau Books, passed away in Saskatoon on Feb. 21.
Nurjehan Aziz and Mawenzi House celebrate 40 years of championing diversity
Diversity and inclusivity were the core values that gave rise to the publisher Mawenzi House.
Darrel J. McLeod shares his road map from hardship to an exuberant life
McLeod’s first memoir, 2018’s Mamaskatch, won a Governor General’s Literary Award and was shortlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize.
Q&A: Louise B. Halfe will highlight Aboriginal writers as Parliamentary poet laureate
Halfe shares her plans for her two-year term as parliamentary poet laureate.
Rachna Gilmore, prolific children’s book author, has died
In 1999, Gilmore was awarded the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature for A Screaming Kind of Day.
Remembering Luciana Ricciutelli, trailblazing feminist publisher
Luciana Ricciutelli, groundbreaking feminist publisher, died in December at the age of 62.
Revisiting the legacy of Austin Clarke
When Austin Clarke died in 2016, the bulk of his backlist was out of print. This is a strange legacy for one of the foundational writers of CanLit’s first wave.
Shyam Selvadurai and Deepa Mehta on Funny Boy’s 26-year journey to the screen
The film adaptation arrives in theatres in Calgary and Edmonton Nov. 27 before premiering on CBC and CBC Gem on Dec. 4.
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