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FOLD Reading Challenge – April 2026: Poetry Collection by a Disabled Author

Apr 1, 2026

By Alya Somar (@alya.somar) For April, the FOLD is spotlighting a number of poetry collections from disabled authors. With the Paralympics wrapped up in March, the disabled community is at the forefront of Canadians’ minds. As of 2022, Statistics Canada reported that “27% of Canadians aged 15 years and older, or 8.0 million people,...

FOLD Reading Challenge – March 2026: Non-fiction Featuring Food by a Marginalized Author

Mar 1, 2026

By Monica Tang (@goldfishreads) Few things bring people together better than food. For many people, food comforts us and brings communities together. Food engages all five senses from hearing the sounds of cooking, seeing vibrant colours on plates, smelling the aromas of spices, tasting savoury and sweet dishes, and feeling the textures when you...

FOLD Reading Challenge – February 2026: Romance by a Queer Male Author

Feb 1, 2026

By Hudson Lin (@hudsonlinwrites) February is the month of romance, and this year, we’re featuring romances by queer male authors. One age-old debate in the world of queer romance—specifically male/male romance where both protagonists are men—is the question of who is allowed to write the stories of queer men. The vast majority of authors...

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD June Challenge: A book that celebrates queer joy by a BIPOC author. Titles are LOVE AFTER THE END: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TWO-SPIRIT AND INDIGIQUEER SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Joshua Whitehead, THE FOGHORN ECHOES by Danny Ramadan, THE LOST CENTURY by Larissa Lai, and JADE IS A TWISTED GREEN by Tanya Turton.

June FOLD 2023 Challenge: A book that celebrates queer joy by a BIPOC author

Jun 1, 2023

By Lavanya Narasimhan Joy is a healer; it’s a connector; it’s as necessary to a person and community as food and water. Oftentimes, narratives for marginalized people focus on trauma or overcoming hardships. But joy is just as compelling of a storytelling element – the attaining of it, the celebration of it, the maintaining of...

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