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White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD September Challenge: An audiobook by an Indigenous author. Titles are THE BERRY PICKERS by Amanda Peters; KUKUM by Michel Jean, translated by Susan Ouriou; MAKING LOVE WITH THE LAND by Joshua Whitehead; and TRUTH TELLING by Michelle Good.

2023 FOLD Challenge — September

Sep 1, 2023

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD August Challenge: A book that explores the justice system by an author with lived experience. Titles are HARVESTING FREEDOM by Gabriel Allahdua, MY ROAD FROM DAMASCUS by Jamal Saeed, FIVE LITTLE INDIANS by Michelle Good, and SOLITARY by Albert Woodfox.

2023 FOLD Challenge — August

Aug 1, 2023

2023 FOLD Challenge — July

Jul 4, 2023

2023 FOLD Challenge — June

Jun 1, 2023

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: Mystery or crime fiction by an Asian Canadian author. Titles are THE CONJOINED by Jen Sookfong Lee, YOUR LIFE IS MINE by Nathan Ripley, A GENTLEMAN’S MURDER by Christopher Huang, and THE UNQUIET DEAD by Ausma Zehanat Khan. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2023

2023 FOLD Challenge — May

May 1, 2023

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD April Challenge: A book of poetry from a small press. Titles are ANOTHER NIRVANA by Archna Sahni, YOUR THERAPIST SAYS IT’S MAGICAL THINKING by Sadie McCarney, THE PUNISHMENT by Joseph Dandurand, and YOU STILL LOOK THE SAME by Farzana Doctor. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2023

2023 FOLD Challenge — April

Apr 1, 2023

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD March Challenge: A fiction or non-fiction book about an immigration journey. Titles are ALL THE SHINING PEOPLE by Kathy Friedman, HOTLINE by Dimitri Nasrallah, DANDELION by Jamie Chai Yun Liew, and NILA THE BLEEDING GARDEN by Laila Re. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2023

2023 FOLD Challenge — March

Mar 1, 2023

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD February Challenge: Speculative fiction by a Black Canadian author. Titles areMANIFEST by Terese Mason Pierre, YUME by Sifton Tracey Anipare, BUTTER HONEY PIG BREAD by Francesca ekwuyasi, and SON OF THE STORM by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2023

2023 FOLD Challenge — February

Feb 1, 2023

[Image description: White rectangular graphic with a dark green border and line illustrations of people of various ethnicities and disabilities reading in various poses. Graphic lists twelve monthly reading challenges chosen for the FOLD 2023 Kids Challenge. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2023.]

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Check out @farahheronauthor’s novel JANA GOES WILD for this week’s #TitleTuesday. It’s available now with HachetteBookGroup!

A delightful rom-com of a woman trying to shed her perfect image at a destination wedding with hilarious—and moving—results.

[Image description: white square graphic showcasing the cover art for Farah Heron’s novel JANA GOES WILD. Illustration of a pink and orange sky with a South Asian woman, giraffe, and elephant intertwined with the letters of the title. Next to the title is an excerpt of text from the book. At the bottom of the graphic is a hashtag, #TitleTuesday, and a website, thefoldcanada.org.]

#TitleTuesday #DiverseCanLit #ReadCanadian #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Good morning, and happy #MondayMotivation! Lovely quote by @trapmystic speaking on queer joy and what it means to her.

What does queer joy mean to you?

[Image description: green square with a quote from Tanya Turton, author of JADE IS A TWISTED GREEN in white text: Queer joy: it is a manifestation of joy and the exciting feeling to just be alive. An illustration of a man of colour writing in his notebook at a desk. At the bottom of the graphic is a hashtag, #MondayMotivation, and a website, thefoldcanada.org.]

#MotivationMonday #LiteraryFestivals #Fold2023 #DiverseCanLit

This week’s #FOLDProgramFriday highlight is Melanie Proulx’s comic “Hyperthyroidism…Again.”

Read the comic in full on the FOLD website today. See link in our bio for details!

[Image description: white square graphic showing an excerpt from the comic “Hyperthyroidism…Again” by Melanie Proulx. Four comic strip boxes with illustrations of a woman with hyperthyroidism functioning through COVID.]

#FOLDProgramFriday #FOLDProgram #DiverseCanLit

This #ThrowbackThursday is from the #Fold2022 Return: Writing Our Way Home panel that featured authors Kamal Al-Solaylee, @tseringylama, and @omar_aok, hosted by Shoilee Khan.

[Image description: authors being interviewed sitting on gray chairs on stage. There is an East Asian woman, a Brown woman, and two Brown men smiling at each other. In front of them is a coffee table with books on it. In the background are green plants and a Festival of Literary Diversity roll-up banner.]

#LiteraryFestivals #ThrowbackThursday #Memories

Registration for our 2nd FOLD Academy Webinar is open!

We hope to see you at WRITING FROM DESIRE & BODY with @linh.s.nguyen, where she will teach you how to be present and write from wherever you’re at through guided instruction in emergent practice, embodiment, and love as a way of knowing (audre lorde) as it relates to creative work.

When: Saturday, October 14 at 12pm ET.

Check the link in our bio for more details about this webinar and free registration!

[Image description: blue square graphic showcasing author Linh S. Nguyen, a Vietnamese woman, the keynote speaker for the WRITING FROM DESIRE & BODY Academy session. Text at the bottom: Register at thefoldcanada.org/academy. Literary Webinar Series. Saturday, October 14, 12 pm EST.]

This week, the featured #TitleTuesday is @priya.guns’s novel, YOUR DRIVER IS WAITING. Available now with @penguincanada!

A wild, one-sitting read brimming with dark comedy, and piercing social commentary and announcing Priya Guns’s feverishly original voice, Your Driver Is Waiting is a crackling send-up of our culture of modern alienation.

[Image description: white square graphic showcasing the cover art for Priya Gun’s novel, YOUR DRIVER IS WAITING. Illustration of a South Asian woman in the rearview mirror of a car. A burning green tree-shaped air freshener hangs from the mirror with the book's title on it. The background is pink. Next to the title is an excerpt of text from the book. At the bottom of the graphic is a hashtag, #TitleTuesday, and a website, thefoldcanada.org.]

#DiverseCanLit #ReadCanadian #WeNeedDiverseBooks

What inspires your writing?

@abdaddy reminds us that some of our greatest ideas come from living. So this morning, we urge you to live your best and most beautiful life!

Let us know in the comments where you find inspiration!

[Image description: pink square with a quote from Abdi Nazemian, author of THE CHANDLER LEGACIES in white text: So much of creativity is about living, about having new experiences and being open to them. An illustration of a woman of colour and her son sitting on the floor reading a book together. At the bottom of the graphic is a hashtag, #MondayMotivation, and a website, thefoldcanada.org.]

#MotivationMonday #LiteraryFestivals #Fold2022 #DiverseCanLit

Woohoo! #FOLDProgramFriday is here with Bobbie Kumar’s poem, “Wolf and Cub.”

Read the story in full on the FOLD website today. See link in our bio for details!

[Image description: white square graphic showing an excerpt from the poem “Wolf and Cub” by Bobbie Kumar. Line art of a howling wolf.]

#FOLDProgramFriday #FOLDProgram #DiverseCanLit

FOLD trip to the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival!

While we were there, we set up camp for some enlightening conversations with the awesome lineup of featured authors (shoutouts to all the FOLD alumni 😆), indulged in some delicious bites from the food court, and even chatted with the some of you that we saw there!

Overall, we had a great time, and we were happy we got to attend ☺️

#LiteraryFestivals #ReadCanadian #CanLit

Lovely smiles from André Alexis and @jaelrichardson during the final panel for #Fold2022!

[Image description: Black man and Black woman laughing, sitting on grey chairs on stage. In front of them is a coffee table with a stack of books on it. In the background are two artificial trees, a FESTIVAL OF LITERARY DIVERSITY roll-up banner, and a red curtain.]

#LiteraryFestivals #ThrowbackThursday #Memories #Fold2022

For this week’s #TitleTuesday, the spotlight is on @janiechang33’s novel, THE PORCELAIN MOON. Available now with @harpercollinsca!

THE PORCELAIN MOON is a historical fiction tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging, and what we are willing to risk for freedom.

[Image description: white square graphic showcasing the cover art for Janie Chang’s novel, THE PORCELAIN MOON. Illustration of an East Asian woman wearing a red kimono with her black hair tied in a low bun. The woman is standing on steps, looking into the distance. In the background is a moon and the Eiffel Tower. Next to the title is an excerpt of text from the book. At the bottom of the graphic is a hashtag, #TitleTuesday, and a website, thefoldcanada.org.]

#TitleTuesday #DiverseCanLit #ReadCanadian #WeNeedDiverseBooks #HistoricalFiction

Believing in yourself is such a simple but challenging principle to follow, but @cody_caetano is so right!

What helps remind you that your ideas are worth fighting for? Tell us in the comments 💭👇

[Image description: purple square with a quote from writer Cody Caetano, author of HALF-BADS IN WHITE REGALIA in white text: Belief in your idea is so important when starting out. An illustration of a woman of colour sitting in a wheelchair at a desk, writing. At the bottom of the graphic is a hashtag, #MondayMotivation, and a website, thefoldcanada.org.]