CanLit made headlines last week because of sexist and racist comments by Canadian novelist David Gilmour. The drama began with his interview in Hazlitt magazine where he said he didn’t teach books by women, only “serious heterosexual guys,” then continued in the National Post where he made a bad situation worse. The Canadian publishing industry… Read Post
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#DiverseCanLit TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
I often rely on anecdotal information when I speak about the lack of diversity in Canadian publishing. I’ll talk about the demographics of my publishing class, my difficulty finding diverse books on shelves, and compare the number of books about black children to the number of books about dinosaurs. However the work by Cooperative Children’s… Read Post
5 South Asian Writers
Milestone number two of my Heritage Reads challenge is complete! I read the work of five South Asian writers and was very pleased at the variety. At first I was worried that all the books would be about female infanticide. I’d read enough novels on the topic that I was beginning to think it was… Read Post
Canada Reads 2013: Turf Wars
This year’s edition of Canada Reads kicked off yesterday and, though I missed the live broadcast, I watched the video online and was very impressed. For one, I found the debate to be much more intelligent and respectful than last year. All the opening statements were thoughtful and compelling and only one panelist attacked… Read Post