Saying goodbye

Scribbles

Jillian Tamaki Richard Van Camp La rissa Lai

Beyond books

A Different Booklist looks ahead to an expanded home – and future

A healthy obsession?

Can competing with your nemesis do your career some good?

Winner’s circle

Michelle Good’s debut novel, Five Little , has spent 32 weeks on the bestsellers list

Dictionary woes

Whether or not we are comfortable in our Canadian identity, we still need a consistently updated dictionary,

Unleash Your Voice

KIDLIT SPECIAL presents

Taste the nations

In her debut novel, Primrose Madayag Knazan tackles the struggles that children of blended heritage face

In the zone

Rap music can be a powerful literary experience,

The knowledge in stories

A new picture book series highlights the Haida sk’ad’a

The demise of #OwnVoices

The hashtag intended to open up opportunity for marginalized authors became limiting,

Art attack

To celebrate International Artist Day, five children’s book illustrators share their adventures in storytelling

Simple pleasures

Two new picture books celebrate life’s small moments

Shades of blue

Rosena Fung’s debut is a nuanced exploration of anxiety

Language and being

Thought-provoking personal essays explore how language shapes us

Uncharted territory

S. Bear Bergman adapts his popular advice column into an illustrated guide