To wrap up our first season, Bookends is bringing you to the Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton. Tanya Talaga,... more

For Montreal writer Chris Bergeron, the power of transgender storytelling is revolutionary. Her novel Valid is about a 70-year-old trans... more

For Chyana Marie Sage, being “soft as bones” means accepting that humans are both strong and fragile — and have... more

Before becoming a writer, Kyle Edwards had dreams of playing hockey … and as an Indigenous player, he grapples with... more

Taylor Jenkins Reid is a literary superstar. She’s known for writing epic settings, complex women and love stories that stretch... more

Nearly 20 years after her breakout memoir, Fun Home, cartoonist Alison Bechdel is still unearthing new truths about her life... more

Through his books and public speaking, David A. Robertson has dedicated his career to sharing stories about Indigenous people. His... more

The 1983 revolution in Grenada was a major moment of the Cold War era ... and writer Zilla Jones grew... more

There’s no easy answer to that question — and Vijay Khurana’s debut novel, The Passenger Seat, takes a closer look... more

Growing up in the midst of the HIV/AIDS epidemic left Pete Crighton with a huge fear of sex … and... more