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FictionNo quick fix to navigating identity, as novel explores trans humanity, complex relationships
Winnipeg writer Sam K MacKinnon bursts onto the literary scene with their debut novel The Body Riddle, an authentic and loving portrait of not only discovering, but also navigating, embracing, and evolving alongside trans identity. -
FictionLiterary thriller unwinds in deep mines, where true motivations remain hidden
Night Birds, Winnipeg author Margaret Sweatman’s seventh novel, is a literary thriller. It begins with a mining disaster in Romania: an open-pit gold mine and its cyanide-laced tailing basin are pummelled with heavy rains, which sends deadly slurry down the mountain. -
FictionQuest follows clues left in a story told in an attempt to evade death
Can telling stories help us outrun death – or at least assuage our fear of it? In Thomas Trofimuk’s new novel, Saudade, the main character certainly hopes so. -
FictionDebut informed by love of theatre, except this venue comes with a ghost
Dreams can take many forms, and manifest in a variety of ways. Some people want to play in the NHL, while others want to see their first release on the shelves of their favourite bookstore. For Robert Laliberte, his dream was to be a stage actor and run his own venue in Winnipeg. -
FictionSocial commentary mixes with speculative fiction in short story collection
“Storytelling is a very Lebanese way to deal with often traumatic memories and realities,” says Lebanese Canadian author Dania Idriss about her urgent and visceral debut short fiction collection, Tales of the Mountains and the Sea. -
Poetry50 years after his first book, Patrick Friesen is still seeing the world poetically
In 1976, Patrick Friesen’s first book of poetry, the lands i am, was published. Five decades and 19 books later, his latest collection, Sightings, is now available. -
PoetryLyric, erasure poems document personal human cost of Japanese Canadian internment
Toronto poet Kevin Irie credits Joy Kogawa as an inspiration for his seventh collection, Evacuations, about the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. -
PoetryThese poems wouldn’t exist without Wikipedia, but writing them felt liberating
Kyle Flemmer is a Calgary-based writer, publisher, and digital media artist. So far, he has not risen to the notability standard set by Wikipedia. -
DramaDrama doesn’t shy away from violence, exploring survival during partition of India
In her foreword to Trident Moon, Nina Lee Aquino, the director of the play’s 2025 Canadian premiere co-production by Crow’s Theatre and National Arts Centre, English Theatre, presents the following proverb: “Until the lion finds a storyteller, the hunter will always be the hero.” -
FeaturesHistoric, present-day storylines alternate with Métis woman choosing to pass as white
Writing from Regina on Treaty 4 territory and homeland of the Métis, Tara Gereaux’s Wild People Quiet is a remarkable and compelling work of historical fiction.
