Four of our favourite Canadian writers grapple with the questions of quirky: What does quirky really mean? What are its politics? Who gets to be quirky? …

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The best families in literature are wonderful because they are somehow utterly familiar—but strange enough—and thus cathartic. Here are a few greats. …

You're looking at what you've written, and it's ... not very good. You can't figure out the voice. You can't make a city come alive. Your dialogue is …

In Quick Hits, we look through our stacks to bring you books that, when they were published, elicited a lot of reaction and praise. Our selections will …

Some characters never leave us, they are so compelling, lovable, complex, and well written. Here are some great ones in CanLit.

"Oh, Hagar Shipley, with your beetle-flecked hair, wilderness pride and flatulence..."

Following on the success of Fruit, a 2009 Canada Reads contender, Brian Francis gears up for the fall release of his latest novel Natural Order.