Is luck a thing? Yes, says Tessa McWatt, and there are many, many kinds, both good and bad, that shape us from birth. The author of The Snow Line has been nominated for G.G. awards more than once, an honour she’d credit to luck to some degree. She tells us a story of how gambling on a dark horse paid off. McWatt is currently in the process of bringing John Berger's novel To the Wedding, to the screen. Our money’s on her.
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Ben Philippe learned that when the maps came out, his dad’s recurring restlessness was poised to upend life as the family knew it. The author of Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend, shares his generous outlook on race, friendship and family.
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Discovering who you are and where you belong are at the heart of each of these writers' bracing and brilliant memoirs. A conversation about multi-racial identity, battling stereotypes, and finding community.
Pick up a copy of Martis' They Said This Would Be Fun here: https://wordfest.com/2020/i...
Short-story writer Téa Mutonji and Oji-nêhiyaw, Two-Spirit poet and 2021 Canada Reads-winning novelist Joshua Whitehead laugh, plot, and inspire us — and one another.
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