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Brief EncountersCanLitShort Fiction

31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 11: “Doves” by Carol Bruneau

May 11, 2023May 12, 2023

Bruneau's story is about human suffering and the willingness of people who witness it to intervene

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 10: “A North American Education” by Clark Blaise

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

As much as it is a story about sex, "A North American Education" is also a story about fathers and sons.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 8: “The Raincoat” by Martha Bátiz

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

Bátiz's story examines the class divides that permeate the city through the prism of a Mexican immigrant.

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31 Days of Stories 2023, Day 6: “End Times” by Michelle Syba

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023

Faith is, to those who don't subscribe, a kind of pandering to scared people.

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31 Days of Stories, Day 3: “Meet You at the Door” by Lawrence Hill

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Hill's short story was first published in the Walrus in 2011.

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CanLitNon-fictionThe Colophon

Carolyn Whitzman’s history of a notorious 19th century Toronto murder illustrates how much has not changed in the interim

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023

A detailed and propulsive true crime story, Clara at the Door with a Revolver is also a work of social history.

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

In Letters to Little Comrade, Dan K. Woo offers a satirical, ultimately tragic view of womanhood in modern China

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023

The brief novel's overall structure is frequently at odds with the specificity of the narrative that is unfolding.

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The Journey Prize and Best Canadian Stories anthologies showcase strong offerings – and a few misfires

March 29, 2023March 31, 2023

Each of these anthologies features a range of subjects and approaches, testifying to the richness of the landscape in Canada.

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

Violet Browne talks about Newfoundland’s influence, fragmenting fiction, and the real-life origins of her debut novel

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

"I think Quebec is Newfoundland writ large because we do have our own culture and that is so tied up in the language."

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

In The Fake, Zoe Whittall takes a blisteringly funny look at con artists and the people they target

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

Very much in the spirit of a good grift, the novel lures us in willingly before snatching all our assurances away from us.

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