At just 16 years old, Keith Merith was pulled over by a white police officer only to be berated and degraded with no cause. After being exposed to this abuse of power, Merith vowed to one day to join ...
What does a young girl do when a parent comes into her life suddenly, and everything changes?This question is at the heart of Taming Papa (Groundwood Books) by Mylène Goupil (translated from French ...
This morning the Griffin Poetry Prize announced its 2024 longlist, in just the second year since the prize underwent major changes to open its eligibility to publishers worldwide, consolidating its ...
Today the Writers' Trust of Canada announced the 2024 shortlist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, which awarded to the finest political writing in the country, and named after ...
As the prolific author of such thriller series as the Dan Sharp Mysteries and the Bradford Fairfax Murder Mysteries, Jeffrey Round is no stranger to writing page-turning, harrowing tales that follow ...
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