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Freedom between the covers
This fall, expect books that will inspire debate and challenge the status quo
FRONTMATTER
Living Images
Multiple perspectives bring the unforgettable vision that inspired Claudia Dey’s new novel, Heartbreaker, to life BY SAMANTHA EDWARDS
Newfoundland, PEI, Territories Rejoin PLR Sampling System
After 13 years, cross-Canada coverage is reinstated for Public Lending Right’s library sampling program BY MEGAN HAYNES
A little issue
A flop at a big publisher doesn’t mean an author won’t shine at a small press
Super Cherie
Amid international acclaim, The Marrow Thieves author Cherie Dimaline remains true to her role as a Métis “storykeeper” BY SHAZIA HAFIZ RAMJI
Summer campus
Humber College’s long-running writers’ workshop looks to the future
Spirit quest
I created the character of Jonny Appleseed because he would not let me be, writes JOSHUA WHITEHEAD
FEATURES
World domination
How Aminder Dhaliwal found her voice through her deliciously satirical comic Woman World
Fiction
Highlights from the upcoming season in novels, short stories, and poetry BY STEVEN W.BEATTIE
Keep it short
Short fiction continues to be a focus for Canadian writers, with numerous intriguing collections on tap for fall
In Other Words
This season offers an eclectic mix of books in translation
Poet’s Corner
From posthumous work by an international legend to inspiring debuts, fall is full of promising poetry
Non-Fiction
From famous kids to historic battles, this season promises engaging, eclectic reads
opening the conversation
This season’s titles examine the past and look toward a potential future
Past Forward
New titles that provide fresh perspectives on historical events
State of the arts
Six titles that showcase the country’s creative talents
Page To Plate
Taste some of the season’s most appetizing titles
REVIEWS
Americans in Paris
Patrick deWitt returns with a comedy of manners that contains unexpected levels of meaning and emotion BY DORY CERNY
Cast adrift
Eden Robinson’s new novel has many great set pieces but too much excess baggage
Higher Learning
Maureen Medved invokes Immanuel Kant as a lynchpin in her second novel BY EUGENIA ZUROSKI
The Vanishing
In the conclusion to her ambitious trilogy, Rachel Cusk continues her radical innovation of the novel form BY JOSÉ TEODORO
That Old-Time Religion
In his new novel, Randy Boyagoda applies a comedic tone to some serious subjects BY STEVEN W.BEATTIE
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Buzz book
Kidlit giants Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault offer up a delightful introduction to nature’s hardest workers in The Honeybee
All in the family
In her latest historical fiction, bestselling author Sandra Gulland writes what life would have been like for Napoleon’s stepdaughter
Gone girl
Sadie is not your average girl-in-peril thriller
BOOK MAKING
Outside the lines
In adapting her animated short into a graphic memoir, Andrea Dorfman found her story’s message of self-acceptance resonated more powerfully than ever