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White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD October Challenge: A horror or gothic novel by a BIPOC author. Titles are MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW by Stephen Graham Jones, THE HACIENDA by Isabel Canas, THE GETAWAY by Lamar GILES, and HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

October FOLD 2022 Challenge: A horror or gothic novel by a BIPOC author

Oct 1, 2022

By Natasha Shaikh It’s October, the so-called spookiest month of the year, and with this time of year comes a favourite genre for readers to indulge in–horror. Specifically, this month we are focusing on horror and gothic fiction by BIPOC writers. The difference between horror and gothic fiction can vary depending on who you ask....

White square graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD September Challenge: A book by a BIPOC author from Australia or New Zealand. Titles are AUE by Becky Manawatu, STILL ALIVE by Safdar Ahmed, MAGE OF FOOLS by Eugen Bacon, and UNPOLISHEM GEM: MY MOTHER, MY GRANDMOTHER, AND ME by Alice Pung. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

September FOLD 2022 Challenge: A book by a BIPOC author from Australia or New Zealand

Sep 1, 2022

By Cat Belshaw As in the United States and Canada, the people of Australia and New Zealand (also recognized by its Māori name, Aotearoa) have been undergoing their own reckoning with the terrible realities that come with living in settler colonial societies. And, as we know well at the FOLD, writers and readers are often...

White square graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD August Challenge: An audiobook by a Caribbean author. Titles are WHAT STORM, WHAT THUNDER by Myriam J. Chancy, PINK ICING AND OTHER STORIES by Pamela Mordecai, THE ISLAND OF FORGETTING by Jasmine Sealy, and HURRICANE SUMMER by Asha Bromfield. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

August FOLD 2022 Challenge: An audiobook by a Caribbean author

Aug 1, 2022

This month, we’re delving into audiobooks by Caribbean authors. From the magical world of the Greek gods re-imagined through to a novel that follows the repercussions of the Haiti earthquake, these four recommended reads are brilliant, lush, and evocative in endlessly inventive ways. Check them out today! 1) What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD July Challenge: A novel set in or by an author from Northern Canada. Titles are THOSE WHO RUN IN THE SKY by Aviaq Johnston, SKRAELINGS by Rachel and Sean Qitsilak-Tinsley, CURVED AGAINST THE HULL OF A PETERHEAD by Taqralik Partridge, and NIGHT MOVES by Richard Van Camp. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

July FOLD 2022 Challenge: A novel set in or by an author from Northern Canada

Jul 1, 2022

By Toni Duval I found the theme this month challenging because of the focus on the format of the novel. A quick Google search of “northern Canada” or “Inuit” will reveal a list of current stories by fabulous authors but few stories are written as novels. If you have not already heard of the “first...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD June Challenge: Creative nonfiction or memoir by an Indigenous author. Titles are INDIGENOUS TORONTO: STORIES THAT CARRY THIS PLACE edited by various authors, SCRATCHING RIVER by Michelle Porter, WHAT I REMEMBER, WHAT I KNOW by Larry Audlaluk, and PEKAYOW: RECLAIMING CREE DIGNITY by Darrel J. McLeod. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

June FOLD 2022 Challenge: Creative nonfiction or memoir by an Indigenous author

Jun 1, 2022

This June, the FOLD Challenge focuses on creative non-fiction or memoir written by Indigenous authors. We have a wonderful selection of recommended titles for you this month—stories that span the urban and the rural, stories that centre themselves in the northernmost parts of Turtle Island, and others that breathe life into the many facets (and...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: A recently released young adult novel by a BIPOC author. Titles are TAHIRA IN BLOOM by Farah Heron, IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao, WRONG SIDE OF THE COURT by H.N. Khan, and SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jen Ferguson. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

May FOLD 2022 Challenge: A recently released Young Adult novel by a BIPOC author

May 1, 2022

By Fiona Ross Young Adult novels, affectionately referred to as YA, are aimed at the 12-17 age group and will usually have protagonists of a similar age. They can be any of the genres included adult writing and can offer many similar themes and conflicts, but tend to be explored in a different way. One...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD April Challenge: A book of poetry by a writer over 50. Titles are CANE | FIRE by Shani Mootoo, BROKEN DAWN BLESSINGS by Adam Sol, NOTHING WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Nancy Jo Cullen, and WALKING IN THE TALL GRASS by Chief R. Stacey Laforme. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

April FOLD 2022 Challenge: A book of poetry by a writer over 50

Apr 1, 2022

It can be easy, in a culture that sometimes seems to give more space to young writers and young accomplishments than not, to forget that writing is a career that lasts a lifetime. There is no age limit to brilliance–writing can sing and reach readers regardless of the age of the person who pens it....

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD March Challenge: A fabulist novel by a disabled author. Titles are THE BOI OF FEATHER AND STEEL, by Adan Jerreat-Poole, WHAT WILLOW SAYS, by Lynn Buckle, SORROWLAND, by Rivers Solomon, and PIRANESI, by Susanna Clarke. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

March FOLD 2022 Challenge: A fabulist novel by a disabled author

Mar 1, 2022

By Alex Platt In many ways, fabulism is a catch-all term for many of the genres readers may be more familiar with: magic realism, fantasy, sci fi, mystery, horror and speculative fiction. But fabulist stories weave between and across genres, blurring categorical attempts to pin them down. This is why they are so often hard to...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD February Challenge: A novella or a short book by an author from the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Titles are THE GOOD ARABS by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, OUR STORY: COMING OUT IN THE TIME OF HIV AND AIDS by Robert Hamilton, SUTURE by Nic Brewer, and ON PROPERTY by Rinaldo Walcott. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

February FOLD 2022 Challenge: A novella or a short book by an author from the LGBTQ2SIA+ community

Feb 1, 2022

By Alex Platt If you’ve been looking for a slim read you can finish in an afternoon or evening, are stuck in the middle of too many books, or have fallen out of the habit of reading daily, this month’s FOLD challenge has you covered. We’ve selected four novellas and short books by authors from...

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