For Epilepsy Awareness Month this March, philosophy professor at the University of Waterloo Brian Orend—who himself has epilepsy—discussed the ups and downs of writing Seizure the …
Seizure the Day on All Lit Up for Epilepsy Awareness Month Read More
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta announced the shortlist for the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards, and Freehand is nominated for four awards. The award …
Freehand Books shortlisted for four Alberta Book Publishing Awards Read More
Sharon Butala’s Season of Fury and Wonder is the winner of The 2019 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize! Congratulations, Sharon. The award, with …
Robert J. Wiersema reviews Doreen Vanderstoop’s Watershed in the Toronto Star: …the novel as a whole is powerful and thought-provoking. The book is based on …
Congratulations to Lauren Carter, whose novel This Has Nothing to Do with You has been awarded the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction! Lauren Carter was …
This Has Nothing to Do with You awarded the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction Read More
Hollay Ghadery has reviewed Lauren Carter’s This Has Nothing to Do with You for Prairie Fire Magazine: “Author Lauren Carter doesn’t waste any time drawing …
Prairie Fire reviews This Has Nothing to Do with You Read More
Freehand Books has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Sharon Butala’s short-story collection Season of Fury and Wonder. The collection, which centres on the lives of older women, …
Sharon Butala collection acquired by Freehand Books Read More
This spring 49th Shelf has made it their mission (even more than usual) to celebrate new releases in the wake of cancelled launch parties, book …
Book blog I’ve Read This reviews Cary Fagan’s novel The Student: “I’ve decided The Student by Cary Fagan is one of my favourite reads this year . . …
The Student by Cary Fagan on CBC’s The Homestretch and I’ve Read This Read More
Congratulations to Lauren Carter, who is shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction for her novel This Has Nothing to Do with You! Congratulations …
Lauren Carter shortlisted for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction Read More
Amy Reiswig has a great review of John Gould’s The End of Me in Focus on Victoria. She calls it “a blend of trampoline, time …
Anne Logan of I’ve Read This reviews Lauren Carter’s This Has Nothing to Do with You. You can watch the review here!