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What’s the Buzz: 2020’s Best Canadian Titles for Teachers, Parents & Librarians

2020 FOLD Kids Book Fest October 1, 2020

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Time for another #TitleTuesday celebration! Today we’re curling up and giving thanks for the brilliant words of @jesse.wente. UNRECONCILED: FAMILY, TRUTH, AND INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE is out now—get your copy today!

[ID: The cover for Jesse Wente’s book UNRECONCILED, alongside an excerpt of text from the book.]

#TitleTuesday #ReadIndigenous

This Monday, we're spending time with these unforgettable words from Rabbit Richards. May the week ahead hold so many ways for you to remember how brilliant you are. #MondayMotivation

Closing out the weekend with this excerpt from Bänoo Zan’s essay, “Islamophobia in a Muslim Country”, published in our 2017 Festival Program. Catch the essay in full at thefoldcanada.org today!

#FoldProgram

Registration for the 2021 @FoldKids Book Fest is NOW OPEN!

Join over 30 authors across over 20 events at this year’s festival. Watch live from November 4-7, and access all the sessions in replay mode up until December 7!

Get your passes today at thefoldcanada.org/register!

#FoldKids21 #DiverseCanKidLit #ReadCanadian #LiteraryFestivals

Starting this post-holiday week off in the best way: with some words from Katherena Vermette’s latest: THE STRANGERS. Get your copy today!

#TitleTuesday #ReadIndigenous

Some #MondayMotivation wisdom from the incomparable Silvia Moreno-Garcia today. Find your rhythm, friends, and let your words come where they may.

Curling up on a damp, grey Friday with this essay from @sanchari_sur, published in our 2017 FOLD Program. Read “Interrogation of Canlit and Canadian Multiculturalism Through the Body of Colour” for free on the FOLD website today!

#FOLDProgramFriday #DiverseCanLit #Essays #Literature #ReadCanadian

New month, new FOLD Challenge! This month, we’re reading fiction by Latinx authors—and loving every second of it.

Check out what FOLD Planning Team & Board member @david.burga has to say about this month’s recommended reads over on the FOLD blog!

[Four titles chosen for the FOLD October Challenge: Book by a Latinx Author. Titles selected are The Guardian of Amsterdam Street by Sergio Schucler, Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Monica-Rodriguez, and The Inheritance of Orquidea Divinna by Zoraida Cordova]

#DiverseLit #WeNeedDiverseBooks

It’s always a good time when there’s a new @zoe_whittall novel in the world. Have you read THE SPECTACULAR yet? What are you waiting for? Get your copy from your friendly neighbourhood bookseller today!

#TitleTuesday #ReadCanadian

Happy Monday, writers and readers! Here are some beautiful words from johnorpheus to start off your bookloving week. #MondayMotivation #WeLoveBooks #DiverseCanLit

Flashing back to this essay from @erinsoros, published in our 2018 FOLD Program. Curl up with Erin’s words as we kick off the weekend! Catch the essay in full on the FOLD website today!

#FoldProgramFriday #ReadCanadian

Indigenous brilliance—today, every day.

Thank you @ellialic @tanyatalaga @waub Harold Johnson & Suzanne Methot. Buy their books, and the books of Indigenous authors across Turtle Island. Celebrate these stories all year long.

#Fold2019 #TruthAndReconciliation