Jenny Kay Dupuis’ “Heart Berry Bling” conjures the beauty of family and the injustice of the Indian Act
Interview with Jenny Kay Dupuis about her new picture book, Heart Berry Bling
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Discover the magic of nature through the eyes of a young Kwantlen girl in Joseph Dandurand’s “The Girl Who Loved the Birds”
“A beautiful book about the intrinsic connection between nature and cultural traditions, The Girl who Loved the Birds will delight readers.” Interview with multi-award-winning Joseph Dandurand
There’s something for everyone, everywhere: Founder Jael Richardson unFOLDs the 2023 Festival of Literary Diversity
Interview with author Jael Richardson about the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Kai’s Tea Eggs is an inclusive love letter to author Karina Zhou’s younger and less confident self
“I like to think that I made this story as a love letter to my younger self.” Interview with author-illustrator Karina Zhou
Rising-star filmmaker Gursimran Datla builds a career to watch
Filmmaker Gursimran Datla builds a career to watch through staggeringly diverse, always-relevant industry work
Bam! Pow! Comic Books Live!!! Luis Fernandes and Assembly Theatre hope to hook you with a brand-new theatrical experience
Scott Sneddon interviews Luis Fernandes about “Comic Books Live!!!”
Benjamin Lefebvre discusses his YA debut novel “In the Key of Dale” with a kindred spirit at SesayArts
“I wanted to write the novel I wish I’d been able to read when I was a teenager…” Interview with Canadian author and scholar Benjamin Lefebvre
Renowned Canadian author Deborah Ellis talks “One More Mountain”, her new Breadwinner novel, with SesayArts
“A novel can be sort of like an historical document. I want us to remember what we do to other people, and that we have the ability to do better.” Interview with bestselling author Deborah Ellis
Sara Florence Davidson discusses the Sḵ’ad’a Stories Series with SesayArts
“I have witnessed how sharing stories with one another helps us to build relationships and that helps us to learn from one another.” Interview with Sara Florence Davidson about the Sḵ’ad’a Stories Series
New year? New graphic novels to engross, enlighten and entertain young readers
Read our reviews of four diverse and important new graphic novels that belong on your bookshelf this year!