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Savour the Slow Burn - The Science

Savour the Slow Burn

A new romance-only bookstore provides pages of escape and builds community.
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Mountainous  Movie Adventures

The 48th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival combines art and winter-sports culture for a week-long party. The Gateway to the Rockies” is how Martin Short described Calgary in a Canada-centric short film shown for years at Disney World.
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The Librarianist reminds us we’re all the athors of our own lives

Canadian writer Patrick deWitt’s latest novel The Librarianist reminds us we’re all the athors of our own lives

There’s something very New York about Patrick deWitt. Or maybe Manhattany. Sure, the writer is a known and proud Canadian, but his stories, his style of writing — there’s something that speaks to a somewhat more polished side of the Big Apple.
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The Circle coaxes empathy from a mesh of tragedy

Author katherena vermette’s The Circle coaxes empathy from a mesh of tragedy

The Circle, the third and latest novel by Métis/Michif author katherena vermette, begins simply, telling the story of a person living with other students during their post-secondary journeys, but quickly surprises, becoming so textured — without abandoning that gorgeous simplicity — that the reader stays up well past bedtime promising “just one more page.”
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Emma Donoghue ‘accepts the inspiration’ from whatever wordy world she wants

Canadian artist Emma Donoghue ‘accepts the inspiration’ from whatever wordy world she wants

Writer. Screenwriter. Playwright. Historian. Seuss. Hell, let’s just make it simple for all of us idiots in the back: she’s a wordsmith. A wonderful one.
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Calgary artists Tegan and Sara continue to build their media empire with new graphic novel

Back to School: Calgary artists Tegan and Sara continue to build their media empire with new graphic novel

It’s asked rather flippantly, but, well, an answer to the affirmative wouldn’t have been too surprising. What’s next? Tegan and Sara: The musical? Tegan Quin laughs but doesn’t dismiss the idea outright.
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Tara MacLean’s Song of the Sparrow minesraw pain to find beauty

From the ashes of adversity: Tara MacLean’s Song of the Sparrow mines
raw pain to find beauty

When PEI-born songwriter Tara MacLean, who now splits her time between there and Salt Spring Island, was approached to write a book about her life, it might have been tempting to armour up.
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Acclaimed rock author Jason Schneider gets to the dark heart of Canadian

Suicide Diary: Acclaimed rock author Jason Schneider gets to the dark heart of Canadian punk legend Art Bergmann with new bio

When Ontario author Jason Schneider contacted legendary punk rocker Art Bergmann to write Bergmann’s biography, he wasn’t sure how it would go due to the many stories about the artist’s wild ways and crusty demeanour. 
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Savour the Slow Burn - The Science

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