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Updates on events, submissions, volunteer opportunities, and the monthly FOLD Challenge.

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White rectangular graphic with a green border, listing twelve reading challenges chosen for the FOLD Kids 2025 Reading Challenge. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

The FOLD Kids Challenge

Dec 20, 2024

Horizontal graphic with four book covers. In the middle, text reads "December, 2024 in Reflection: A book by a Congolese and/or Sudanese Author."

2024 FOLD Challenge — December

Nov 27, 2024

White graphic with orange border. Text reads: The FOLD Challenge. 12 Great Ways to Diversify Your Reading. November: An accessible book by a marginalized author. Graphic shows the covers of the recommended books.

2024 FOLD Challenge — November

Oct 31, 2024

2024 FOLD Challenge — October

Oct 1, 2024

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.

2024 FOLD Challenge — September

Aug 31, 2024

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.

2024 FOLD Challenge — August

Jul 24, 2024

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.

2024 FOLD Challenge — July

Jul 1, 2024

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.

2024 FOLD Challenge — June

Jun 1, 2024

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.

2024 FOLD Challenge — May

May 1, 2024

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