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December FOLD 2024 Challenge: A Book by a Congolese and/or Sudanese Author

Nov 30, 2024

By Monica Nathan For our last reading challenge, we end the year as we began, with the belief in literature’s ability to build bridges, foster empathy, and spark crucial conversations. This month, we’re showcasing books by Congolese and Sudanese writers. They shed light on the experiences of those currently enduring war, displacement, food insecurity, and...

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November FOLD 2024 Challenge: An Accessible Book by a Marginalized Author

Oct 31, 2024

By Centre for Equitable Library Access CELA is a national accessible library service which provides more than 1.4 million titles to people in Canada who have print disabilities. It is estimated that more than 1 in 10 people have a print disability which includes low vision or blindness, learning disabilities, or physical disabilities which make...

October FOLD 2024 Challenge: Non-Fiction by a nonbinary and/or transgender author

Oct 1, 2024

By Monika Trzeciakowski In honour of 2SLGBTQ+ History Month, we want to feature non-fiction by non-binary, transgender, and two-spirit authors. It’s important to remember that the fight for queer and trans rights is not something that has happened in the past – it’s happening right now. With the challenges to the rights of transgender children in...

White rectangular graphic with orange border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD September Challenge: Fiction by a neurodivergent author. The titles are The Winter Knight by Jes Battis; The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang; Dawn by Octavia E. Butler; and Dawn by Octavia E. Butler.

September FOLD 2024 Challenge: Fiction by a neurodivergent author

Aug 31, 2024

By Rahma Shere People experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways. Neurodiversity refers to this diversity of all people, but it is often used in the context of neurological or developmental conditions that come under the umbrella of a range of differences in individual brain function and behavior traits. In...

White rectangular graphic with orange border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD August Challenge: Novel OR book of poetry by a Caribbean author. The titles are WEST OF WEST INDIAN by Linzey Corridon; POLAR VORTEX by Shani Mootoo; BROUGHTUPSY by Christina Cooke; and NANIKI by Oonya Kempadoo.

August FOLD 2024 Challenge: Novel OR book of poetry by a Caribbean author

Jul 24, 2024

By Alya Somar Throughout Canada, there has been a glittering Caribbean presence in our literary scene for many years. By bringing stories from overseas or cultivating new narratives on local soil, Caribbean literature has proven itself to be a mainstay of the CanLit scene through its unique ability to engage with place and colonial narratives...

White rectangular graphic with orange border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD July Challenge: A translated book by an independent Canadian Press. The titles are ROSA’S VERY OWN PERSONAL REVOLUTION by Eric Dupont, translated by Peter McCambridge; SANAAQ by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, translated by Peter Frost; SADIE X by Clara Dupuis-Morency, translated by Aimee Wall; and THE WAR YOU DON’T HATE by Blaise Ndala, translated by Dimitri Nasrallah.

July FOLD 2024 Challenge: A translated book by an independent Canadian press

Jul 1, 2024

By Anita Ragunathan Translation is an art. This once controversial statement is now generally accepted thanks to the advocacy of translators who fought for their work to be recognized. Canadian translator, poet, and editor Yilin Wang talks about the labour of love that translation requires from researching the author, historical period, and literary form to...

White rectangular graphic with orange border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD June Challenge: A book by a Cree author. The titles are PERMANENT ASTONISHMENT by Tomson Highway, BLACK WATER by David A. Robertson, BAD CREE by Jessica Johns, and COEXISTENCE by Billy-Ray Belcourt.

June FOLD 2024 Challenge: A book by a Cree author

Jun 1, 2024

By Meg Wheeler For the month of June, we are focusing on books by Cree authors. This month’s reading challenge includes two memoirs, one novel, and one short story collection. We hope this month’s challenge gives you a very small taste of the breadth of Cree-authored literature waiting for you. 1) Permanent Astonishment, by...

White rectangular graphic with orange border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: A historical fiction book by a South Asian author. The titles are THE PERFUMIST OF PARIS by Alka Joshi, THE MISTRESS OF BHATIA HOUSE by Sujata Massey, BURNT SHADOWS by Kamila Shamsie, and THE EVER AFTER OF ASHWIN RAO by Padma Viswanathan.

May FOLD 2024 Challenge: Historical fiction by a South Asian author

May 1, 2024

By Aaisha Islam This picks for this month’s FOLD Reading Challenge, which is to read historical fiction by a South Asian author, are nearly all contemporary history; based mostly in the 1940s. During that time the Independence Movement was gaining strength in the Indian sub-continent, that large landmass south of the Himalayan mountain range, jutting...

White rectangular graphic with orange border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD April Challenge: A book by a Sikh author. The titles are THE HEART OF A SUPERFAN by Nav Bhatia, HOME BODY by Rupi Kaur, BE A TRIANGLE by Lilly Singh, and LOVE & COURAGE by Jagmeet Singh.

April FOLD 2024 Challenge: A book by a Sikh author

Apr 1, 2024

By Rahma Shere The month of April ushers in the spring season with rain showers and other seasonal signs. For the Sikh community, April is also an important and sacred month. Sikhs across the world celebrate Vaisakhi, which marks creation of the Khalsa and the Sikh articles of faith. Therefore, the designation of April as...

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