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Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the October FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn; Atana: Atana and the Jade Mermaid by Vivian Zhou; and Mao Mao's Perfectly Imperfect Day by Laan Cham. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

October FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book featuring creatures by a Woman of Colour

Oct 2, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month we’re reading a book featuring creatures by a Woman of Colour. These titles offer a range of stories whether it’s a panda striving for perfection, a mermaid and their creature friends trying to save magic in their world or a young woman battling demonic creatures. What books are you reading...

White image with gold border. FOLD Reading Challenge. Celebrating a decade of change. 4 book covers: Mexican Gothic by Siliva Moreno-Garcia, The Hunger We Pass Down by Jenn Sookfong Lee, Bad Cree by Jessical Johns, and Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury. Learn more at thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2025.

October FOLD 2025 Challenge: Horror by a Woman of Colour

Oct 1, 2025

By Alya Somar For many folks, October is the month of things going bump in the night, with shivers being sent down their spine. This time of the year is when readers turn to spookier works that give them a thrill while they read. For the month of October, the FOLD reading challenge is to...

September FOLD 2025 Challenge: Nonfiction by a Black Canadian Author

Sep 1, 2025

By Alexandra Yeboah This month marks a new season and an occasion where storytellers worldwide observe International Literacy Day, which affirms literacy as a fundamental human right. In that spirit, we’re highlighting books by five acclaimed Black Canadian authors whose writing explores themes of family and belonging, identity, grief, colonialism, otherness, Blackness, race, and the...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the September FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: The True Story of Vanilla: How Edmond Albius Made History by Ann Richards and Arden Taylor; The Sky’s The Limit! Canadians Who Blazed a Trail in Aviation by Wanda Taylor; and A Likkle Miss Lou by Nadia L. Hohn and Eugenie Fernandes. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

September FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A book based on a true story by a Black author

Sep 1, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month we’re reading a book based on a true story by a Black author. These titles will inform you on little known histories whether it’s the true story of vanilla, the backstory of an iconic poet and entertainer or celebrating Black pilots. What all of these books have in common is...

The FOLD Launches Limited Edition FOLD Apparel Fundraiser to Celebrate the Release of KATABASIS by R.F. Kuang

Aug 6, 2025

BRAMPTON, ON | August 6, 2025 Jael Richardson, founder and Executive Director of the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), is thrilled to announce a brand-new, limited-time-only fundraising initiative in partnership with award-winning author R.F. Kuang. Timed to celebrate the highly anticipated release of her upcoming novel, Katabasis, this exclusive FOLD x R.F. Kuang campaign will...

The FOLD Reading Challenge image for August spotlights fantasy novels by queer authors. Covers shown are Iron Widow, Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, The River Has Roots, and A Broken Blade. The FOLD 10th anniversary logo appears at the bottom left.

August FOLD 2025 Challenge: Fantasy by a Queer Author

Aug 1, 2025

By Monika Trzeciakowski This month we’re featuring fantasy by queer authors. Fantasy novels are doorways into magical worlds. These worlds give us the opportunity to explore the prejudices against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in a different setting or to remove these prejudices altogether. While it’s important to hear a wide variety of stories from the queer...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the August FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Friends by Geraldo Valério, Leon Levels Up by Paul Coccia; and Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

August FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A fantastical book by a queer Canadian author

Aug 1, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month we’re reading a fantastical book by a queer Canadian author. These titles will transport you to other worlds whether it’s saving a friend from inside a video game, being transformed into a mermaid in an aquatic adventure or fighting monsters in a giant robot suit in historical China. Written by...

The FOLD Reading Challenge image for July spotlights graphic novels by marginalized authors. Covers shown are Denison Avenue, Gleem, Something, Not Nothing, and A Witch’s Guide to Burning. The FOLD 10th anniversary logo appears at the bottom left.

July FOLD 2025 Challenge: Graphic Novel by an Author from a Marginalized Community

Jul 1, 2025

By Monica Tang This month’s reading challenge is to read a graphic novel by an author from a marginalized community. Graphic novels demonstrate the power of visual storytelling by combining words and pictures, often in the form of comics, to share stories of fiction, non-fiction, memoirs and more. The book that has shaped the way...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the July FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Wallpaper by Thao Lam, Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas and Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

July FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A comic by an author from a Marginalized Community

Jul 1, 2025

By Monika Trzeciakowski This month we’re reading a comic by an author from a marginalized community! Comics are one of my favourite formats for reading books and they have great benefits. Comics are a great format for reluctant readers, but they’re also great for any reader who wants to improve their visual literacy. Looking at...

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