One of the things we at Misty River Books focus on is true Canadian Literature. Quite frequently in the larger big box bookstores local authors, heck, simply CANADIAN authors get lost in the shuffle! When you step into the Misty River Books store, you will find sections devoted to Canadian literature as well as an are specifically focused on Terrace authors! One of the most fascinating sections in the store is the one concentrating on First Nations literature and art – something you don’t commonly find in the generic world of big-box retail, where the focus is in the New York Times bestseller list!
If you would like to explore the subject of Canadian literature, in addition to visiting us in person, check out these websites:
Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review
Begun as a printed review (still in print as of today) in 1959 and edited by George Woodcock , the University of British Columbia devoted this publication solely to the critical discussion of Canadian writing. This Quarterly celebrated its 50th birthday in 2009. While the printed version is fascinating and a must read for Canadian literary devotees, the website is a grand place to begin your journey of discovery. You’ll find past issues, articles, author interviews and news of the literary sort.
As a nationally focused magazine whose exclusive focus is poetry and poetry-related reviews, interviews and articles, Arc occupies near-exclusive terrain: it has the longest uninterrupted publishing history of a poetry-only literary journal in the country, is the only one of its kind in Ontario, and maintains a commitment to extensive critical discussion of poetry as a form, of work by new poets and new work by established poets.
Brick is one of North America’s oldest and most respected literary magazines. Edited by three Michaels (Helm, Ondaatje and Redhill) and two Spaldings (Linda and Esta), Brick is published twice yearly out of Toronto, and has readers in every corner of the planet. Brick is known especially as a journal of literary non-fiction focusing on literature and the arts. We publish essays, interviews with writers, cultural commentaries, and belles lettres on everything from film to food. Brick prizes the personal voice, and celebrates opinion, passion, revelation, and the occasional bad joke. In 29 years of publishing, we have featured a great many of the world’s best-loved writers, including Alice Munro, Lawrence Weschler, Jeffrey Eugenides, Margaret Atwood, Robert Creeley, Jose Saramago, Jane Jacobs, Colm Toibin, Marilynne Robinson, Russell Banks, Anne Carson, and many, many others
Canadian Journal of Native Studies
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies (CJNS) is a highly recognized journal in the field of Native Studies. It comes out on a bi-annual basis, and publishes original research which is refereed by peer review. As a general focus, the journal publishes anthropological, historical, sociological, political, legal, educational and cultural issues affecting First Nations people. Although the majority of articles deal with Indigenous peoples in Canada, it also publishes articles dealing with Indigenous peoples world-wide. CJNS is also the only Native Studies journal in the world which is available in full text online.
These are but a sampling of the websites and journals focusing on Canadian literature. We hope this article provides you with a good stepping off point to begin your exploration!
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