Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is where we roundup FOLD 2024 festival coverage.
Faith, family, loss and love: Louisa Onomé’s Pride and Joy (SesayArts Magazine)
Louise Onomé’s first adult novel, Pride and Joy, is covered in this interview ahead of her Brampton Books in Bloom event at the FOLD. You can now watch the event recording until June 30 with a virtual pass.
Marking her transition from young adult to adult fiction with the recent release of her novel Pride and Joy (HarperCollins Canada, 2024), best-selling author Louisa Onomé continues to use lively comedy to explore themes of family, identity, community and the immigrant experience.
“Time really flies!” she marvels, recalling our last conversation for SesayArts about her debut YA novel Like Home.
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives celebrating Museum Month with new exhibits (Caledon Citizen)
Caledon Citizen mentions FOLD’s Paint Night event with poet Roshan James at PAMA!
From 7:30 to 9 p.m. on May 2, the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) and PAMA will host a paint night. At the event, PAMA staff will lead attendees in creating canvas art inspired by Indo-Tibetan artist Rohan James’ poetry collection, “Pink Moon”.
Mai Nguyen’s “Sunshine Nails” shines with heart and humour (SesayArts Magazine)
Mai Nguyen’s debut novel, Sunshine Nails, is covered in this interview with SesayArts Magazine. You can still watch her virtual panel event, Fun with Fiction, until June 30 with a virtual pass.
Who’s missing? When I look at the long list of books in my Goodreads app do the majority of the authors look like me? Am I only reading content where I relate physically, economically, or socially? Who’s missing?
My taste in books is vast. Even my reader friends laugh at my process when picking out library books. I tend to stay away from new releases or best sellers. Instead I hit up the staff picks sections. Someone took the time to express their love and respect for a certain novel so why shouldn’t I give it a read? Even if it’s ten years old. That being said, I have been fortunate to have encountered many a title from diverse authors with voices unfamiliar to me. Yet I still feel like I am missing out on even more great works.
Ardo Omer