Reviving the work of a Canadian poet in light of the ridiculous name calling by the Southern tyrant.

My review of the famous Canadian Indigenous author's biopic novel and how it changed the way I saw the world, and the history of my own country. It's at once beautiful, painful, and wonderfully written!

https://canadian-literary-map.netlify.app/

The website lets you explore books set across Canada by province and genre, making it easy to discover your next read or even take on a challenge to read a book from every province and territory.

The collection will continue to grow over time, and you can also suggest books to help expand the map.

I'd love to hear what you think and would be grateful for any feedback, recommendations, or book suggestions. Happy reading! 📚

P.S.: the project is just my personal interest, it's not affiliated with any company.

Canadian teachers, librarians, and book lovers: What are your favourite books about your community?

I’m working on a “Reading Across Canada” picture book road trip for Grades 3–7 (ages 8–12) using ArcGIS Story Maps. The goal is to help students explore Canada through literature while learning about geography, culture, history, and the incredible diversity of communities across the country.

I’ve started with many of the titles recommended in Powerful Understanding by Adrienne Gear, but I’d love to expand beyond those lists and include a broader range of stories, voices, and perspectives.

I’m especially looking for:

• Picture books and short illustrated nonfiction suitable for Grades 3–7 (ages 8–12)
• Books connected to your city, town, region, or province
• Stories that capture a strong sense of place
• Books from smaller or rural communities that might not be widely known
• Indigenous-authored and Indigenous-illustrated books that reflect local Nations, languages, histories, and contemporary experiences
• Books that help children understand what makes your community unique

I’m not necessarily looking for books set in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, or other major centres (though those are welcome too). I’d particularly love recommendations from places that don’t often appear in national book lists.

If you recommend a title, it would be incredibly helpful if you could also share:
• The community/region it represents
• Why you think it captures that place well
• The approximate grade level or age range
• Whether it’s commonly used in local schools or libraries

Bonus points if there is a publicly accessible video read-aloud, author reading, publisher video, or other online resource that students could access alongside the book.

My hope is to create a literary map of Canada that allows students to travel from community to community through stories and encounter a wide range of Canadian experiences. Once the project is complete, I’d be happy to share the finished Story Map and book list back with the community for anyone who might find it useful.

Thank you for helping me make this project more representative of the many places and peoples that make up Canada!

Hi folks. Hoping someone here has the answer. A friend and I are trying to track down a poem with the line “I am tired of being good at funerals“. We thought it was by Billy Ray Belcourt but a skim through most of his collections and some googling haven’t turned anything up. If anyone has any ideas let me know. Thank you!

Hello all!

So my book club does theme months, and the theme from this month is 'Book written by an author from your hometown or province'. Most of the authors I'm familiar with in Ontario though write either poetry or depressing literary fiction. Does anyone have recommendations for uplifting fiction, or sci-fi/fantasy by an Ontario author?

Maybe the one from Barney's Version when Duddy Kravitz busts into the doctor's office, looking for a disease?

Hey everyone,

I just finished reading Brother by David Chariandy in my English class, and I have a culminating essay coming up. We were given 4 possible prompts, but I’m stuck trying to decide which one to choose.

These are the four prompts in case you can't see the image too well:

Persuasive Essay CPT

For your CPT, choose one of the following prompts and write a persuasive essay on Brother by David Chariandy.

• MLA FORMAT with Bibliography
• 1000 words MAX (4 pages double spaced)

1. Explore Francis's life and/or the lives of other characters. Is Francis a good person? Explain in detail.
2. In your opinion, what message do you think Brother is trying to tell readers?
3. In your opinion what do you think Brother is trying to teach readers about memory? Why is it important?
4. Examine the life of Francis, Michael, and the mother. What factors may have contributed to Francis' eventual death?

I don’t want to pick something too complicated or something I’ll struggle to find evidence for, so I’m looking for advice from anyone who’s read the book or knows it well.

I'd rather not do the first prompt since it feels pretty subjective and I'm very indecisive lol

I’m mainly looking for advice on which prompt is the easiest to support with evidence from the novel and which one usually leads to the strongest essay.

Thanks!

Edit: There was supposed to be an image but it didn't get uploaded for whatever reason