Traditional tales, new ways

Words and the bigger picture

IN JUNE 2018, a study by the National Endowment for

Blood stream

Emily Carroll let creative intuition drive her new graphic novel, the erotic tale of a would-be vampire hunter BY LAURA KENINS

ePub evolution

Accessible reading has made giant strides in the past 10 years, yet most Canadian publishers aren’t keeping up BY RYAN PORTER

Summary judgment

Don’t get mired in details when wooing an agent with

Love and friendship

How Jane Austen and a devastating personal crisis inspired Natalie Jenner’s debut novel BY SUE CARTER

Faking it

A touring exhibition of literary artifacts is not all it seems BY SUE CARTER

Bringing kids into the FOLD

The Festival of Literary Diversity invests in the future with its new weekend for the 12-and-under set BY RYAN PORTER

Selective listening

An online campaign reveals the tensions between Canadian libraries and multinational publishers over digital pricing and audiobook availability BY SUE CARTER

Poetry in motion

Karen Solie, Doyali Islam, and Matthew Walsh gather together to discuss the practice of poetry and its effects on both poets and readers

Interpretation of dreams

Three strong new collections plumb the depths of the unconscious and linguistic possibility BY JESSE ECKERLIN

Second time’s a charm

Two sophomore collections make good on the promise in the poets’ first books

Life stages

Three new collections address birth, decay, and our tenuous relationship with the natural world

Warning signs

Novelist Anakana Schofield extends her stylistically brash, innovative examination of women and gendered violence

What a monster

A new picture book from Kevin Sylvester is full of ire-breathing creatures and space robots – but also truths about parenting

Finding peace and quiet

A trio of illustrated stories encourage readers to embrace the calming powers of the moon, silence, and nature

What women don’t want

Three authors explore feminism in a direct and artistic manner