# canadian literature (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover canadian literature. Page: Feed: --- ## [Call for Speakers – Psychedelic Culture 2027: Beyond Consensus](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/27/call-for-speakers-psychedelic-culture-2027-beyond-consensus/) _2026-08-27 · Jessica DeWitt · NiCHE_ Submit Psychedelic Culture 2027 speaker abstracts (150–250 words) for the March 12–13, 2027 conference by October 10th, 2026. ## [Abigail – Magda Szabó (tr. Len Rix)](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/abigail-magda-szabo-tr-len-rix/) _2026-08-26 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ I began my Magda Szabó journey with The Door, which I liked but with some reservations, then moved on to Iza’s Ballad, a deeply sad and heartbreaking novel that I absolutely loved. Abigail is my third book by her, and it was another five-star read for me. Originally published in 1970, Magda Szabó’s Abigail is… ## [Language, Landscape, and Longevity: A Conversation with Jennifer de Mooy on Peatlands in a Warming World](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/25/language-landscape-and-longevity-a-conversation-with-jennifer-de-mooy-on-peatlands-in-a-warming-world/) _2026-08-25 · Jessica DeWitt · NiCHE_ Jessica DeWitt interviews Jennifer de Mooy about her new book, Water, Carbon, Time, exploring peatlands, environmental history, language, and climate hope. ## [The Land is Never Silenced: A Symphony of Reciprocity](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/22/the-land-is-never-silenced-a-symphony-of-reciprocity/) _2026-08-22 · Sabrina Schettino · NiCHE_ Indigenous literature views land as a living partner, showing that human identity connects deeply with nature despite colonial attempts to silence it. ## [Reading Papaschase Land: Mill Creek, Treaty 6, and the Environmental Making of South Edmonton](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/21/reading-papaschase-land-mill-creek-treaty-6-and-the-environmental-making-of-south-edmonton/) _2026-08-21 · John W. Bessai · NiCHE_ From the Papaschase Room to survey maps and Mill Creek, an examination of land, Treaty 6, and Papaschase presence beneath Edmonton's urban grid. ## [Introducing: After 2C, Histories of the Future of Global Warming](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/20/introducing-after-2c-histories-of-the-future-of-global-warming/) _2026-08-20 · Dagomar Degroot · NiCHE_ Can history students shape our climate future? Explore After2C, an interactive site using plausible future histories to examine global warming, geoengineering, and climate hope. ## [A Failure to Commemorate – a call for submissions](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/18/a-failure-to-commemorate-a-call-for-submissions/) _2026-08-18 · Alan MacEachern · NiCHE_ Environmental history remains vastly underrepresented on Canada's national register. Pitch your ideas for a new NiCHE series and help shape HSMBC designations. ## [Always Read the Plaque: The History of Meewasin’s Logo with Filmmaker Devon Rumpel](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/17/history-of-the-meewasin-valley-and-its-logo-with-filmmaker-devon-rumpel/) _2026-08-17 · Jessica DeWitt · NiCHE_ Jessica DeWitt interviews filmmaker Devon Rumpel about A Vision for the Valley, exploring the design history and legacy of Saskatoon's iconic Meewasin logo. ## [Fair Play – Tove Jansson (tr. Thomas Teal)](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/fair-play-tove-jansson-tr-thomas-teal/) _2026-08-15 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ If I had to start a Hall of Fame for some of my favourite writers, Tove Jansson would certainly find a place on it. I discovered her writing thanks to the brilliant, much darker work The True Deceiver and have loved her other books and short stories as well, notably The Summer Book and her… ## [From A Single Tree To The Forest: Canada’s Beauty and Complexity en plein air](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/14/from-a-single-tree-to-the-forest-canadas-beauty-and-complexity-en-plein-air/) _2026-08-14 · Carmen Concilio · NiCHE_ The various ways in which academics and artists have engaged with the forests of Canada, including the spruce trees of Haida Gwaii. ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QQpc6PY4RcYP) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [#EnvHist Worth Reading: July 2026](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/13/envhist-worth-reading-july-2026/) _2026-08-13 · Jessica DeWitt · NiCHE_ Find automotive colonialism, normal accident theory, and black clouds of smoke in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt. ## [A Geography of Skin: Okanagan Epistemology in the Works of Jeannette Armstrong](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/12/a-geography-of-skin-okanagan-epistemology-in-the-works-of-jeannette-armstrong/) _2026-08-12 · Alice Salion · NiCHE_ Explore the life and work of Syilx author Jeannette Armstrong, whose writing embeds Okanagan land-based consciousness, Indigenous resistance, and relational ontology. ## [The Bay du Nord Oil Project Fails the Climate Crisis Test](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/11/the-bay-du-nord-oil-project-fails-the-climate-crisis-test/) _2026-08-11 · Obasanjo Joseph Oyedele · NiCHE_ Equinor's Bay du Nord offshore project faces criticism over climate risks, outdated economic viability, and undeveloped equity and diversity plans. ## [Call for Interest: Environmental History Consultants – IHC Consulting Services Inc.](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/07/call-for-interest-environmental-history-consultants-ich-consulting-services-inc/) _2026-08-07 · Guillaume Teasdale · NiCHE_ IHC Consulting Services seeks PhD and ABD environmental history scholars for independent, applied consulting projects across Canada and beyond. ## [The Diviners – Margaret Laurence](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/the-diviners-margaret-laurence/) _2026-08-05 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ I’ve read only three Margaret Laurence books and have adored all of them – The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, and The Diviners, which is the focus of this review. All are part of the Manawaka cycle in that they are set in the fictional town of Manawaka, but are otherwise separate and can… ## [Environmental Rule and Administrative Form: The Indian Act and the Canadian Aporetic Condition](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/05/environmental-rule-and-administrative-form-the-indian-act-and-the-canadian-aporetic-condition/) _2026-08-05 · John W. Bessai · NiCHE_ The 1876 Indian Act and federal surveys restricted Indigenous land jurisdiction through bureaucracy, challenging enduring First Nations sovereignty. ## [Meetups and Hangouts](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/meetups-and-hangouts) _2026-08-05 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ Let’s get together. ## [Decolonizing Environment through Relational Ontologies](https://niche-canada.org/2026/08/04/decolonizing-environment-through-relational-ontologies/) _2026-08-04 · Sabrina Schettino · NiCHE_ NiCHE’s new series explores how Indigenous literature challenges settler-colonial narratives, reframing the environment as law, kinship, and resistance. ## [WIT Month: Some Favourite Books in 2025 & 2026](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/wit-month-some-favourite-books-in-2025-2026/) _2026-07-30 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ August is Women in Translation (WIT) Month, and I thought I’d put together a list of some of my favourite WIT books in 2025 and 2026 so far. This list features 12 books covering 9 languages – Norwegian, French, Korean, Greek, Spanish, German, Russian, Finnish, and Italian – and they are all excellent. Certainly worth… ## [The Sweet Dove Died – Barbara Pym](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/the-sweet-dove-died-barbara-pym/) _2026-07-27 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ I adore Barbara Pym’s books, both her earlier, more comic novels such as Crampton Hodnet, Some Tame Gazelle, and Jane and Prudence, and her later darker fare, notably Quartet in Autumn. The Sweet Dove Died lies somewhere in between – we see Pym’s wit, but it is also a much sadder novel. This is the… ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/x7fusC1XqJ2L) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Two Months of Reading – May & June 2026](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/two-months-of-reading-may-june-2026/) _2026-07-23 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ I read some excellent books in May and June, interspersed with a trip to Paris where I got to see the fabulous Leonora Carrington exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg. The books are a mix of translated literature, art history and biography, short stories, Canadian and American literature, and at least 2-3 books are strong… ## [Leonora Carrington: Books by Susan L. Aberth and Mary & Bryan Talbot, and the Paris Exhibition](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/leonora-carrington-books-by-susan-l-aberth-and-mary-bryan-talbot-and-the-paris-exhibition/) _2026-07-17 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ Despite having visited Paris before, one of the biggest draws for me this year was the Leonora Carrington exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg, which ran until July 19, 2026. I had adored her novel The Hearing Trumpet and had long been fascinated by her artwork from what I had seen in books and on… ## [Twilight Sleep – Edith Wharton](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/twilight-sleep-edith-wharton/) _2026-07-10 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ Edith Wharton is easily one of my favourite authors, and I have loved everything I’ve read by her – from The Age of Innocence (which I hope to reread, as it’s been so long since I first read it) and The Custom of the Country to The House of Mirth, Old New York, The New… ## [New Book!](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/new-book) _2026-07-05 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ Looking for advance readers. ## [Cheating at Canasta – William Trevor](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/cheating-at-canasta-william-trevor/) _2026-07-01 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ I am gradually making my way through William Trevor’s short story collections, after which I have his novels to savour. I am randomly choosing the collections – the first I read and enjoyed was Last Stories, and subsequently I went on to love After Rain. This time I chose Cheating at Canasta, and every story… ## [Gaining Ground / Abra – Joan Barfoot](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/gaining-ground-abra-joan-barfoot/) _2026-06-24 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ I first heard of Joan Barfoot thanks to the wonderful Backlisted podcast (I have yet to listen to the episode, but I’m all set to do so shortly), and after looking up Gaining Ground, I was intrigued. Her books are hard to find; Gaining Ground was out of print, and I couldn’t find any reasonably… ## [Cathedrals – Claudia Piñeiro (tr. Frances Riddle)](https://readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/cathedrals-claudia-pineiro-tr-frances-riddle/) _2026-06-20 · Radz Pandit · Radhika's Reading Retreat_ As seen in three superb novels, Elena Knows, A Little Luck, and A Crack in the Wall, the hallmark of Claudia Piñeiro’s fiction is her ability to use crime as a lens through which to examine pressing social issues, and Cathedrals is no exception – this is a brilliant, engrossing tale that explores misogyny, the… ## [Celebrating Canadian Literature and Women’s Fiction](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/celebrating-canadian-literature-and) _2026-06-03 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ Free online book fair celebrates Canadian literature: all ages, all genres, and a special promotion for Women's Fiction Day this June only by Monica GH. ## [Too Much Fun](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/too-much-fun) _2026-05-04 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ and May the fourth be with you ## [1980s book launch party!](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/1980s-book-launch-party) _2026-04-19 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ and other events ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/crAD2HlG2Izp) _2026-04-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Delivery date currently unavailable](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/delivery-date-currently-unavailable) _2026-04-02 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ stay tuned ## [I Suck at Titles](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/i-suck-at-titles) _2026-03-01 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ and ebook sale this week only ## [Cover reveal...](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/cover-reveal-189) _2026-02-04 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ and celebrating wins ## [1980s Romantic Fiction](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/1980s-romantic-fiction) _2026-01-04 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ and a special gift for reviewers ## [No One Shows at Author Book Signing](https://monicashobbithole.substack.com/p/no-one-shows-at-author-book-signing) _2025-12-04 · Monica GH · Monica's Hobbit Hole_ and other horror stories