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Jan Wong’s APRON STRINGS Shortlisted for the 2018 New Brunswick Book Awards

The Fiddlehead and the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick have announced the shortlisted titles for the third annual New Brunswick Book Awards. Among the shortlisted titles in the non-fiction category is award-winning journalist and bestselling author Jan Wong’s Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy, and China, published by Goose Lane Editions.
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Canadian Author Michael Kaan Selected for Walter Scott Prize Academy’s 2018 ‘Recommended’ List

Winnipeg author Michael Kaan has been selected for the Walter Scott Prize Academy’s list of twenty recommended historical novels published in the last year across the UK, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries.  His debut novel, The Water Beetles, is one of four Canadian novels that made the list.
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Poetry Friday: "The Bad News" by S.P. Zitner

We don't like to dwell on it, but let's be honest; some days it seems like the world is made up of nothing but bad news.

Accordingly, today's Poetry Friday entry — published thirteen years ago and as relevant as ever — is S.P. Zitner's "The Bad News" (from his collection The Hunt on the Lagoon).

If you're looking for good news, better look elsewhere. Go find a cute cat pic or something.

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Emily Nilsen's "Otolith" Longlisted for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards

This morning, on World Poetry Day and the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month, the League of Canadian Poets announced finalists for the 2018 Book Awards. Longlisted for the Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther Memorial Awards is Emily Nilsen’s Otolith.
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Poetry Friday: "Astrocottage" by Katherine Leyton

Today's poem "Astrocottage" comes to the Interwebs courtesy of Katherine Leyton (from All the Gold Hurts My Mouth). Leyton's collection explores the subtle effects of the media on our perceptions and interactions, including the pain of alienation and the threat of violence simmering just below the surface.

However, "Astrocottage" feels a bit lighter than that summary would indicate.

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