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Operative Words

Behind the campaign curtain

Snuffed Torch

Can the Olympic myth survive?

Lax Americana

What happens if Donald Trump returns to the White House?

Caroline Adderson

Caroline Adderson, in Vancouver, writes for readers of all ages. Her latest novel for adults is Ellen in Pieces (Patrick Crean Books, 2014). Visit www.carolineadderson.com.

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In Praise of Older Genres

André Alexis’s kidlit for grown-ups November 2016
Literary fiction has a lot to learn from genre. I discovered this myself when I started moonlighting as a children’s author. Genre I define as a form of writing that follows certain unbreakable rules, and kidlit is one. Like a lot of genre publishing, not only is kidlit going strong, but it is liberatingly versatile and form pushing despite its…