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Canadian Fiction Feature Writer: Sandra Williams

Are you looking for the next Giller Prize winner, or do you need help researching a topic in Canadian literature? Perhaps you’re just on the hunt for more information about a favourite Canadian author? Whatever the reason, you’ve come to the right place for the best of the best in Canadian fiction.

From Margaret Atwood to Alice Munro, from Michael Ondaatje to Douglas Coupland, find up-to-date information on the stories and authors you’ve come to know and love. We’ve got author interviews, book reviews, literary analyses and behind the scenes stories from Canadian writers of all genres and eras.

So come explore the amazing authors, the incredible stories, and the awe-inspiring journeys that represent the vastness and wonder that is Canadian literature.

Latest articles in Canadian Fiction

 		In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
In the Skin of a Lion is a historical fiction that was nominated for the 1987 Governor General's Award for English Language Fiction.
Duality in Susanna Moodie's Roughing it in the Bush
In Roughing it in the Bush, Susanna Moodie recounts the challenges of coming to terms with immigrant life in early Canada.
The Telling Of Lies: A Mystery by Timothy Findley
Lurking around corners and spying on friends, Vanessa put the murder mystery together. She became alarmed after discovering stolen photos and a body on ice.
Book Review: Barney's Version – Author: Mordecai Richler
Barney's Version: an honest, deeply psychological novel with memorable, believable characters. Hilarious, romantic, and tragic - truly a book you can't miss
Anhil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
Anhil's Ghost takes place during the eighties in Sri Lanka when the fighting between the government and insurgents was bad.
A Review of Mary Lawson's Novel, 'The Other Side of the Bridge'
'The Other Side of the Bridge' is an apt name for this novel. This is a novel of human contrasts, honour, deceit and loyalty, a study of kinship and belongi
Book Review: Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood
Atwood's latest novel is a vision of life after "The Waterless Flood", a man-made plague which shows humankind's capacity for self-destruction.
The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon
After Annabel Lyon helps readers get to know royal subjects like Alexander and King Philip, it becomes more tragic when they become ill or are murdered.
The Shack: Book Review of William P. Young's Christian Novel
A look at Canadian fiction writer William P. Young's controversial religious book and why The Shack will move even the most sceptical of readers.
Charlie Johnson In the Flames by Michael Ignatieff – Book Review
Charlie Johnson in the Flames tells the dark story of a war journalist in the aftermath of an experience in the field that affects his life irrevocably.
Margaret Laurence's The Loons
In her short story, "The Loons," Margaret Laurence explores cultural alienation in a fictional Canadian town in 1930s Manitoba.
Headhunter by Timothy Findley
Lilah Kemp, a spiritualist and schizophrenic from Toronto, let an evil psychiatrist named Kurtz loose after reading Heart of Darkness.
Canadian Writers Now Born on Different Continents
Many contemporary writers of Canadian fiction were born elsewhere. Michael Ondaatje and others observe, remember and write in their adopted homeland.
Native Storytellers Richard Wagamese and Keeper
Garnet Raven has lost track of his Anishnabe (Ojibway) roots after a series of foster homes, a stint with a black family in Toronto and a jail sentence.
As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
As For Me and My House wasn't popular when published in 1941, but interest grew after it was republished in 1957. Now, it's considered a Canadian classic.
The Wars by Timothy Findley
Timothy Findley's The Wars has remained popular since its publication in 1977 when it won the Governor General's Award.
Hiroshima's Aftermath: The Ash Garden by Dennis Bock -Review
Author Dennis Bock's searing tale of three lives that intersect in the aftermath of the atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima.
Edith's War by Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith wrote Edith's War so that more people would hear the true story of how British Italians were interned for no good reason during World War II.
High Chicago by Crime Writer Howard Shrier
High Chicago is the second in an exciting crime series by Canadian writer Howard Shrier.
The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Because so much of it was based on true events, The Book Of Negroes was at times truly heart wrenching. It's similar to Roots because it's a similar story.
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