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Luister, de tuin fluistert
In dit bijzondere verhaal brengen een jongen en zijn opa samen de zomer door. Ze onderzoeken de geheimen van opa's tuin en nemen je mee op een wonderlijke reis langs de vele sporen, herinneringen en fluisteraars waar we allemaal mee leven.
May/June 2026 Horn Book Magazine starred reviews
Illustration from While We're Here by Anne Wynter; illus. by Micha Archer. The following books will receive starred reviews in the May/June 2026 Horn Book Magazine: Ritu in the Sun by Moniza Hossain; illus. by Mercè López (Crown) A Door Is to Open by Kyo Maclear; illus. by Julie Morstad (Tundra) The Sweetest of Lemons by Daniel Nayeri; illus. by Rahele Jomepour Bell (Levine/Levine Querido) Everything Is Music by Miran Park; trans.
There's a Ghost in the Garden
A gentle, probing picture book from award-winning author Kyo Maclear and celebrated illustrator Katty Maurey about the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandson, and the many traces, memories, and even ghosts with which we live There’s a ghost in Grandpa’s garden. It leaves tracks by the path where there was once a cool, dark stream. It makes mischief by knocking over flowerpots.
There's a Ghost in the Garden
Illus. by Katty Maurey. Oct. 2024. 56p. Enchanted Lion, $18.95 (9781592704057). K-Grade 3. REVIEW. First published October 15, 2024 (). Are ghosts real? If you ask the boy and grandpa in this quiet, enigmatic book, the answer is decidedly yes, though perhaps not in the way you might expect. The ghosts this pair looks for live in craggy corners of the garden, rustling in leaves and darting from the shadows—maybe they’re animals, maybe they’re something else.
4 Manitobans among finalists for $25K Governor General’s Literary Awards
Jordan Abel, Danny Ramadan and Cherie Dimaline are among the finalists for the 2024 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The prizes, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people’s literature — text, young people’s literature — illustration, drama and French-to-English translation. Seven French-language awards are also given out in the same categories.
Noodles on a Bicycle
Review posted October 13, 2024. Random House Studio, 2024. 36 pages. Review written October 4, 2024, from my own copy, sent to me by the publisher. Starred Review 2024 Sonderbooks Standout: #6 Picture Books I was completely surprised how charmed I was by this picture book. Here's the beginning: When the deliverymen set off in the morning we sit outside and watch and wait for the flicker of pedal and wheel.
These 14 writers recently won some of Canada's biggest literary awards
CBC Books is taking a look back at some of the award-winning Canadian writing of the past year. From Canada Reads to the Governor General's Literary Awards, these are the authors that won some of Canada's biggest literary prizes.
Noodles on a Bicycle
Kyo Maclear, illus. by Gracey Zhang. Random House Studio, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-70608-4 Dynamic spreads by Zhang pulse with energy as they capture the casual grace of Japan’s demae—cycling food deliverers—who, from the 1930s to the 1970s, per an end note, balanced stacked trays loaded with “ceramic soup bowls and wooden soba boxes” on one shoulder while piloting their bicycle with the other hand.
Felix Powell, Boy Dog
In this engaging novel by Kelly (The First State of Being), eminently likable, curious eight-year-old Felix, who cues as white, is inexplicably drawn to a seemingly nondescript blanket in a thrift shop. Bearing his purchase, he returns to the home he shares with his nan (the kind of grandmother who serves dessert as dinner once a month).
The New Quarterly
The Writers’ House was a nice place where writers were accorded the freedom of a simple literary life. It was a place to work without worry, where one could enter the contemplative space of literature, enjoying the bright warmth of unfettered creativity. The outside world was barely noticeable inside the House. News arrived by smart phone or computer but these reports were easily muted.
A moment that changed me: I yearned to know my father’s identity – and in the garden, my mother opened up
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Anuja Varghese's short story collection Chrysalis among $25K Governor General's Literary Award winners
Books The awards recognize the best in Canadian books across 7 categories in both English and French. Other winners include Kyo Maclear, Hannah Green and Cliff Cardinal. The awards recognize the best in Canadian books across 7 categories in both English and French Hamilton writer Anuja Varghese has won the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction for her short story collection Chrysalis.
Unearthing
“In recursive, often incantatory prose, Maclear meditates on the fragile nature of kinship and memory. A finely plotted and intricate narrative, Unearthing reimagines the garden metaphor and explores the porous grounds of self, culture and belonging.
A Dozen Stellar Essays, Part II of an Interview, and a Few Announcements...
Discover more from Memoir Land Three verticals: Memoir Monday: A collaboration among Granta, Guernica, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion Magazine, The Walrus, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, Oldster Magazine; First Person Singular original essays; The Lit Lab interviews + craft essays.
The finalists for the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for nonfiction
The finalists for the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for nonfiction | CBC Books Loaded Books The $25,000 prizes recognize the best Canadian books of the year. The $25,000 prizes recognize the best Canadian books of the year Here are the finalists for the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for nonfiction. The Governor General's Literary Awards are one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious literary prizes.
Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards
Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards | CBC Books Loaded Books The prizes, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature — text, young people's literature — illustration, drama and French-to-English translation.
The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
H. Luke Shaefer is the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. He also directs Poverty Solutions, a university-wide initiative that partners with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty. Kathryn Edin is the William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America
H. Luke Shaefer is the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. He also directs Poverty Solutions, a university-wide initiative that partners with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty. Kathryn Edin is the William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
Letting a Psychic Into the Space Between Me and My Mother
Three years ago, at the end of my forties, I discovered through a DNA test that my father, the one who raised and loved me as his own, was biologically unrelated to me. This father, the one I still consider my true one, had died a few months earlier so, when the paternity news arrived, the only person to approach was my mother. What happened? Who was my birth father? How were he and my mother connected? I hoped to uncover the truth.
Unearthing
Prologue PROLOGUE MA WAS A GARDENER. WHERE she saw gradients of celadon, emerald, sage, olive, I saw only a thin green blur. When given a plant by someone who thought I looked capable, I would start out full of hope. I admired the buds for opening with confidence and the buoyant way the leaves unrolled. But before too long, the sprightly leaves would wilt or crisp. The Madagascar jasmine, enfeebled by too little sun or not enough water, would sigh toward the ground.
Composite Sketches
Eye-opening and honest, Omer Aziz and Kyo Maclear lay bare some of the most intimate, vulnerable moments of their lives in two powerful new memoirs. In conversation, Aziz and Maclear discuss what compelled them to share their stories and what family and identity mean to them. Brown Boy charts Aziz’s struggle to find a place to belong as a first-generation Pakistani Muslim boy learning and living in an elite white world of academia and privilege.
From Flood to Lake: Finding your Narrative Edge in Memoir Writing
“Limitation is what differentiates a flood from a lake. In the making of things, limitations allow you to choose from something rather than everything.” – Sister Corita Kent, Learning by Heart In this participatory workshop, participants will explore how a through-line or central defining theme can provide emotional momentum and a narrative edge.
When the Results Arrived
The recent boom in home DNA testing has brought us many things: ubiquitous ancestry composition pie charts, bizarre facts such as whether a person is likely to be fond of cilantro, and — to many customers’ dismay — the unveiling of long-held secrets. Canadian statistics are hard to find, but a 2022 survey by the market research and data analytics firm YouGov found that 33 percent of American test takers learned they had close relatives they didn’t know about previously.
UNEARTHING | Kirkus Reviews
A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer. Awards & Accolades Likes 35 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s.
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Kumo: The Bashful Cloud - Quill and Quire
Kumo (which means “cloud” in Japanese) is a touching fable written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Nathalie Dion. Kumo wants nothing more than to float in the corners of the sky unnoticed. She prefers to “remain soft and invisible,” but when there’s a problem in the sky and the other clouds are unable to help, Kumo is called upon to do her cloud duty: drift, give shelter, and provide rain. She must face her fear of not being enough and grow confident in all she offers.
RAR #86: 5 Authors and Illustrators You Might Not Know About (But Probably Want To!)
Today, I’m hoping to tell you about some authors/illustrators you may not have heard about before! These aren’t necessarily new authors, but they may be new to you.
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