I will admit that Sarah Vaughan’s 2018 novel Anatomy of a Scandal wasn’t on my radar until I saw the Netflix trailer. I was immediately sucked in by the courtroom and political drama and—like any good bookworm—knew I had to read it before the full series became available on Netflix (which it did this past Friday). Content warning for this book (and series): the story involves rape and portrays survivors having to tell their experiences publicly on the stand. I will say that t

Traditionally Canadian Literature, or CanLit, has highlighted voices of European settlers, been divided along English versus French lines, and has marginalized voices that make up the mosaic that is Canadian culture and values. Luckily, we've seen a shift in publishing practices over the past few years and have started to see all kinds of stories, experiences, and authors brought to book stores. This Canada Day I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at books that re