Claire Cameron

Claire Cameron taps into the power of a surname in this original essay | CBC Books What's in a name is a personal essay by Claire Cameron, winner of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award for nonfiction. It is part of Life, Rearranged, a special series of new, original writing b...

My husband changed his last name to mine. This was a few years ago -- our experiences of the name change have been *wildly* different.

Also, I've lost count of the number of people who have asked if I married my cousin.

I wrote about it:

I'd like to read your book about the suburbs, please.

gripe your oars, and clutch your souls, now!

Canada Is Building a Surveillance Network in Space A reborn Cold War telescope is part of a broader effort to stop relying on US intelligence

"Deep in the forests of Algonquin Provincial Park, a few hours north of Toronto, sits a metal monster."
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Namwali Serpell on Approaching Toni Morrison’s Work As a Reader and a Critic Namwali Serpell is one of the most evocative, erudite, and original writers at work today. She mixes Gothic and Afrofuturist styles in The Old Drift, her first novel, a three-family saga that spans…

"Namwali Serpell is one of the most evocative, erudite, and original writers at work today." Really looking forward to this book.
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A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children

Devastating article about the effects of the Minneapolis chaos on children: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...

Amber Bracken is one of Canada’s greatest photojournalists, and for the RCMP to mistake observers for participants, arrest her and prevent her from doing her vital work is a deeply dangerous precedent. This case is important for all of us.

The Millions' Great Winter 2026 Preview Winter demands that we slow down, take stock, rest. And while we hibernate, books can keep us company. Luckily, this season, there are plenty of noteworthy new reads to fill these cold, short days. Be...

The much atrophied Millions preview is up for Winter 2026.

As clergy pray, arrests begin

YouTube video by Associated Press Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum

The whole speech is worth watching. Americans need to understand that the basis of the prestige and wealth of the USA is beginning to crumble m.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...

The Town That Asbestos Built. The Cancer It Left Behind | The Tyee Former residents of Cassiar say they weren’t warned about the risks. Now, they struggle to find support.

Floyd Joseph has fond memories of Cassiar, including playing hockey as a kid.

But he also believes the asbestos mine is responsible for his cancer diagnosis.

@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

This is such an honour!

YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic Ohio

Some of us have seen this movie before.......

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Inside the sculpture of the face of the Statue of Liberty, in dark grey metal. The picture is taken from chin level looking up. Her nose and lips are in the centre at the top, and a sturdy metal frame sits inside it for support.

I'm in New York. Climbed up the Statue of Liberty yesterday. Here's the inside of her face.

This year, I’m making a resolution I know I won’t achieve Maybe the key to the perfect New Year’s resolution is to pick something you know you’ll never accomplish

"Maybe the key to the perfect resolution is to pick something you know you’ll never achieve." Like interstellar travel for example. I loved this piece by @markmedley.bsky.social

[gift link]
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Stare at a white wall time!

GG Nonfiction 2025: The Chat with Claire Cameron · Blog Post · 49th Shelf One of this year’s most talked-about memoirs is Claire Cameron’s powerful How to Survive a Bear Attack (Knopf). Claire’s memoir is now the 2025 ...

One of this year’s most talked-about memoirs is Claire Cameron’s powerful How to Survive a Bear Attack @aaknopf.bsky.social! Check out our conversation with her on "The Chat": 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11... #CanLit

Singing Trees
Emily Carr
c. 1935

Cormac McCarthy line sticking with me this morning, from The Passenger:

“Evil has no alternate plan. It is simply incapable of assuming failure.”

Terence Corcoran: The new Rogers v. Rogers play gets a BS rating The new Rogers v. Rogers play gets a BS rating, including the glorification of Canada’s competition chief. Read more.

This is the greatest review of my career

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Blue Ice Lake Wonish
Anne Savage
1935

Black Bear: Trina Moyles on coming of age in Alberta | The Narwhal In an excerpt from ‘Black Bear,’ author Trina Moyles recalls lessons on surviving the many threats of a young life in rural Alberta

An excerpt from @trinamoyles.bsky.social forthcoming book BLACK BEAR -- it starts:

"My dad was known as “the bear guy” in Peace River."

I loved this book. It's out Jan 6.

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#naturewriting #bears #booksky

So much of rewriting is waking up your verbs, my God.

Oh wow! I’m sorry to hear it in a way, but he’s a great one.

I would have to take a pen to it.

How the mission to reclaim this Inuvialuit kayak from the Vatican led to the repatriation of 62 artifacts | CBC News This kayak is distinctive, from the Inuvialuit region of the western Arctic, and one of only a handful of its kind still in existence. It's been held by the Vatican Museums for 100 years, but is being...

The Vatican held this Inuvialuit kayak for 100 years. Now it’s coming home #Canada #Inuvialuit

Push to reclaim kayak led to historic repatriation of 62 Inuit, First Nations and Métis objects

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Where does this leave all the Judith Butler fans?

“King once wrote: “The truth about stories is that that’s all we are.” I admit to referencing it in my own writing. It is poetic, but incomplete.

We are more than stories. We are land. We are family. We are community.”

Opinion | Mamdani, His Mother and a Movie of Prescient Grace

I love this essay by film critic emeritus Lisa Schwarzbaum on seeing Mira Nair’s “Monsoon Wedding” 24 years ago — and being reminded of it anew during the joyful mayoral campaign of Nair’s son, Zohran Mamdani:

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B.C. wildlife on a collision course | The Narwhal The Narwhal joined forces with CBC to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Finding answers wasn’t easy

The Narwhal dropped a months-long investigation this week — biodiversity reporter Ainslie Cruickshank wanted to know how many animals are killed in train collisions in B.C. A simple question, but answers proved difficult.

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