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This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage.
Literary festival celebrates ‘Decade of Change’ after 10 years in Brampton (inBrampton)
April 3, 2025
The highly-anticipated FOLD festival is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and a new chapter with over 50 authors and 40 events coming to Brampton.
City launches first annual Brampton Book Week (eawaz-radio 770)
April 5, 2025
The City of Brampton is announcing the launch of its first-ever Book Week.
Brampton literary festival presenting 10th anniversary program starting in April (Brampton Guardian)
April 9, 2025
Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) runs April 27 to 30 virtually and May 1 to 4 in person. More than 50 authors will participate in the Festival of Literary Diversity’s 10th anniversary program.
Welcoming Writer Amanda Leduc Into The Fold (Outlook on Radio Western)
April 21, 2025
Speaking on the Canadian (Can lit) literary scene and on April/May’s The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) specifically, Canadian author and accessibility advocate Amanda Leduc says: It’s impossible to have something that’s 100 percent accessible all the time.
Panel hosted by Mattea Roach among the events featured at 2025 Festival of Literary Diversity (CBC Books)
April 24, 2025
The panel hosted by Roach, with writers Tanya Talaga, Amal Elsana Alh’jooj and Morgan Campbell, breaks down how to have difficult conversations in a constructive way. It will take place on May 3 at 11 a.m. at The Rose and will be featured in a future episode of Bookends.
Jael Richardson: 10 years of celebrating diverse storytellers at FOLD (Sesaya Arts Magazine)
April 26, 2025
When Jael Richardson launched the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) in 2016, it was the first literary festival in Canada to centre stories by underrepresented authors. This year, as The FOLD celebrates its milestone tenth anniversary, Richardson reflects on the changes she’s witnessed — not just within the festival itself, but across the literary landscape that it has helped to evolve.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Festival of Literary Diversity (CBC Arts)
April 28, 2025
Founder and author Jael Richardson reflects on how the FOLD has grown, and how Canadian publishing has changed.
Uzma Jalaluddin introduces Detective Aunty, a new cozy mystery series (Sesaya Arts Magazine)
April 29, 2025
Uzma Jalaluddin describes her newest protagonist Kausar Khan as “not a gossip – really, she’s more like a community intelligence officer.” It’s the perfect introduction to the quietly formidable amateur sleuth at the heart of Detective Aunty (May, 2025), the first delightful installment in Jalaluddin’s new mystery series.
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