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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...

White rectangular graphic with a green border, showcasing three book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD Kids November Challenge: A book featuring letters by an author from a marginalized community. Titles are LETTERS FROM JOHNNY by Wayne Ng; THE SECRET DIARY OF MONA HASAN by Salma Hussain; and YO SOY MUSLIMS by Mark Gonzalez, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini. At the bottom is a link, thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge23.

November FOLD Kids 2023 Challenge: A book featuring letters by an author from a marginalized community

Nov 2, 2023

By Ardo Omer This month we’re highlighting books featuring letters by an author from a marginalized community. In the three books we’ve chosen, there is quite the range on how letters are used. In Yo Soy Muslim, the entire picture book is a father’s letter to his daughter in which he encourages his child “to...

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD November Challenge: An epistolary title by an author from a marginalized community. Titles are I’VE BEEN MEANING TO TELL YOU by David Chariandy; THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone; ORDINARY NOTES by Christina Sharpe; and LETTERS TO AMELIA by Lindsay Zier-Vogel.

November FOLD 2023 Challenge: An epistolary title by an author from a marginalized community

Nov 1, 2023

By Monica Nathan For November’s reading challenge, we’re recommending books by authors from marginalized communities who utilize the epistolary format; work primarily composed of written correspondence or diary-type entries. This unique style provides an intimate and revealing perspective into a character’s thoughts and emotions while also offering profound insight on the relationship dynamics between writer...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD November Challenge: A debut novel by a small press. Titles are ISOLATED INCIDENT by Mariam Pirbhai, THE LOYAL DAUGHTER by Nancy Lam, JADE IS A TWISTED GREEN by Tanya Turton, and ALL THE QUIET PLACES by Brian Thomas Isaac. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

November FOLD 2022 Challenge: A debut novel from a small press

Nov 1, 2022

By Shoilee Khan The small press is a mighty thing; risk-taking, genre-disrupting, experimental works of great impact often find their home here. It’s a publishing space that takes intentional chances on new voices and engages with a vision for a literary landscape that is interesting, thoughtful, unexpected, and nuanced. The small press is where new,...

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