Bouncing between life and death, facts and fictions
The cover of Jennica Harper’s Bounce House, published in late 2019, evokes the image of Carl Fredricksen’s house from the movie Up — carried from…
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Prairie writing contest sees single Manitoban winner
Award-winning author, local Manitoban and U of M alumna Donna Besel is the sole Manitoban to win a prize in the 2019 Prairie Fire Press…
A dive into Manitoba’s urban legends, horror lore
Haunted Manitoba: Ghost Stories from the Prairies is a fascinating but sometimes frustrating read. Written by Matthew Komus as an informal sequel to his previous…
Jenny Heijun Wills relaunches her memoir ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.’
Winnipeg based author and University of Winnipeg professor Jenny Heijun Wills relaunched her first memoir to a packed McNally Robinson atrium on Oct. 8. First…
Margaret Atwood wraps up Winnipeg’s 2019 Thin Air festival
Canadian literary legend Margaret Atwood brought weighty topics with wit to the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Sept. 30. An Evening with Margaret Atwood wrapped up…
Winnipegger Katrina Rosen gives frank look at marital struggles and cross-continental cycling
“Mike, do you want to bike around the world?” That is one of the first lines in Winnipeg-born author Katrina Rosen’s new book, and was…
Local YA fantasy author S. M. Beiko launches ‘The Brilliant Dark’ at McNally Robinson
A locally-made epic trilogy will come to an end this month. The Brilliant Dark, S. M. Beiko’s final instalment of The Realms of Ancient trilogy,…
Local author brings Christie Pits riots to life
Dirty Water Comics’s latest graphic novel, Christie Pits, tells the story of Canada’s largest race riot you probably haven’t heard of. Written by Jamie Michaels…
U of M prof creates for popular “Warhammer 40,000” series
Many of you know David Annandale as a film studies professor with a passion for genre fiction and video games, but did you also know…
Marjorie Ward lecture features local author
St. John’s College hosted the 35th annual Marjorie Ward Lecture featuring award-winning Winnipeg Métis writer Katherena Vermette March 6. This year’s lecture was entitled gene rations:…