Category: Storytelling
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What Stories Can Do: Reflections from the 2026 IBBY Congress in Ottawa
Last week, I spent four days in Ottawa for the 2026 IBBY World Congress, surrounded by people who believe, perhaps more deeply than anyone, in the power of books to shape childhood. IBBY (the International Board on Books for Young People) brings together writers, illustrators, publishers, librarians, researchers, educators and advocates from around the world.…
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At the Edge of Language and Life
Reflections from the 2026 Blue Metropolis Literary Festival There are festivals you go to hear stories, and there are festivals where you begin to question the act of storytelling itself. My time at the 2026 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival felt like the latter: a gathering not just of writers, but of people wrestling with language and…
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The Montreal Book Fair: More Than Just Books
The Salon du livre de Montréal isn’t just a place to buy or showcase books. It’s a space for meaningful encounters and roundtable discussions — a place where people gather around a shared theme: the importance of storytelling and the exchange of ideas. Highlights from this year include: “Ricochet Dialogues: Shared Languages, Multiple Identities”With Fabrice A.…
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An ode to the stories behind the products
The other day, I attended the 7th edition of the Marché du printemps. The market, held at the steel-and-brick-filled, all-empowering Locoshop Angus, featured local, hand-fashioned everything: from spicy sauces to pet fashion accessories. From children’s wood toys to vegan purses. What a local market can teach us about storytelling One thing you can do at…
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