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2020 FOLD Kids Book Fest September 26, 2020

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Our #TitleTuesday read is RABBIT FOOT BILL, the latest novel from Helen Humphreys. The perfect read for a chilly January afternoon!

Starting our Monday off right—with some wisdom from Omar El-Akkad about the openness and readiness to imagine many different outlooks on the world.

#MondayMotivation #DiverseCanLit #ReadCanadian

We’re back today with another #FOLDProgramFriday! Today we’re reveling in this poem from Fiona Tinwei Lam. You can read it in full on the FOLD website today—link in bio!

Look, it’s the unforgettable and alluring Kim Thuy speaking with the equally unforgettable and alluring @legshernandez at #FOLD2019! How we miss you all. Sending warm thoughts and memories out to you on this chilly Thursday morning.

#ThrowbackThursday #DiverseCanLit #DiverseCanadianAuthors

We were thrilled to celebrate @jusmunkaur and her first book when she came to Brampton two years ago—and so excited to celebrate her newest, If I Tell You The Truth, which hits shelves next week! Pre-order your copy today from @HarperCollinsCa!

#TitleTuesday

Happy #MondayMotivation, writers. Here’s to all of our many communities, and the stories that we are honoured to tell because of them.

#MondayMotivation

Our January #FoldChallenge21 recommendations are here! See what FOLD Planning Team member Kristen has to say about our four recommended reads over on the FOLD blog—and add your recommendations in the comments! Website in bio.

#FoldChallenge21 #DiverseCanLit #ReadCanadian

Today we’re thinking of how it felt to have these brilliant minds all together, discussing resistance at #FOLD2020. Thank you for your strength, laughter, and wisdom @idilagram Dorothy Ellen Palmer @blacklikewho Ryan McMahon @samra.habib — you all shine so bright.

#ThrowbackThursday

If you’ve ever wondered about what it truly means to move through the world with a body, this book is for you. Packed full of insight & gentle examinations, this is definitely a title you don’t want to miss. Pick up your copy of LIKE A BOY BUT NOT A BOY today!

#TitleTuesday
#CanadianAuthors
#Essays
#QueerLit

Here’s a #MondayMotivation thought from FOLD alum Katherena Vermette as we head into 2021.

May it be a year filled with empathy and growth for all of us.

Happy New Year, booklovers! We're celebrating with a new challenge: 12 new challenges--plus a bonus!--to diversify & expand your reading in 2021. We'll unveil our four recommended reads for the January challenge next week. Until then--happy reading!

#FoldChallenge #Reading #2021ReadingGoals

Today we’re thinking of those lovely times with an author at a signing table—the moments of connection, that joy over the reading to come. Here’s to all of the wonderful stories and books we loved in 2020, and all of the books we’ll read in 2021!

#ThrowbackThursday