
Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form.
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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on copyright and fair use in educational settings is a setback to publishers and authors seeking compensation for their work.
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Here’s a fascinating article on how children learn to read, and also how they learn to like it. Great for anyone hoping to raise a reader.
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“What is ‘real’ fiction? What, for that matter, is ‘real’ in the first place? If an authentic writer is one that speaks the truth, then how do we define truth?” On writing authentic fiction.
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“Both collaborators have an entertaining irreverent humour that combine and augment each other’s practice, while never abandoning their respective formal acumen and polish.” It’s so nice to see Fabulous Fictions and Peculiar Practices is still cropping up occasionally.
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“Eight short stories in a little over 150 pages, but each story exists as a small marvel in itself.” Many thanks to The Miramichi Reader for reviewing D.A. Lockhart’s Breaking Right!

Thanks for stopping by to see what’s on our radar this week in the world of books and reading. We hope you found some amusement in this crop of links.
Have a great weekend,

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