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The Festival of Literary Diversity and @foldkids celebrate a diverse range of authors and storytellers virtually and in Brampton. Join us April 27-May 4, 2025.
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Joined August 2014
It's here! Into the FOLD: A Books and Lit Fest Podcast is now available on all major podcast players. Tune in as @jaelrichardson and @hudsonlinwrites take you behind the scenes of planning a literary festival. Listen now at
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#FOLD2025 in-person school group tix are now on sale! Two events taking place on May 1 geared towards high school students: - Finding Family with @DaveAlexRoberts and @TanyaTalaga (10AM ET) - The Spoken Word (12:30PM ET) More info and to buy tickets:
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⭐ Starting NOW! ⭐ Watch live on Youtube at #FestivalOfLiteraryDiversity #AuthorLife #Publishing #AmQuerying #OnSubmission
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⭐ Starting soon! ⭐ Watch live on Youtube at #FestivalOfLiteraryDiversity #AuthorLife #Publishing #AmQuerying #OnSubmission
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The next Brampton Library author talk event is on Friday, January 24 with author Sue Lynn Tan. Join us at Chinguacousy Branch from 6-7pm for a social hour, then the author talk at 7pm. This event is F R E E, but registration is required.
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In Nov, the FOLD team read 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph. In this bonus episode of Into the FOLD, we talk about what we learned and the questions we have about our role in reconciliation. Catch this episode on Youtube at
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The FOLD is delighted to host the January Read-Along on StoryGraph! Never used it before? No worries. We've got a handy What You Need to Know video to guide you through how to join a read-along on StoryGraph. Join the Read-Along here:
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We are starting FOLD 2025 early! Discover how authors @diasporabanton, @jones_yyc, and Derek Mascarenhas found publishers through opportunities at the FOLD. Join us on Zoom on Wed, Jan 15 at 7:30pm ET. Register now for this F R E E event:
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In the January FOLD Academy, award-winning author Catherine Hernandez will offer us some tips on how to write natural dialogue. ✍️ Learn more and register at #FestivalOfLiteraryDiversity #FoldAcademy #WritingCraft #WritingWorkshop
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To coincide with the FOLD's January Reading Challenge, we're hosting a read-along of Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau. Check out our StoryGraph read-along page for more info: or 🔗 in bio
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Welcome to the first reading challenge of 2025! This month, we're diving into romances by Asian Canadian authors. Visit to find out why we're starting the year with a romance challenge, and learn more about each of the recommended books!
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🌟 The FOLD 2025 Reading Challenge is live! 🌟 Each of the monthly challenges are inspired by one of the 12 Books That Shaped The Way We Read. If you're planning on doing the challenge this year, sign up for our dedicated Reading Challenge newsletter!
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An intimate, explosive story of creativity and friendship between two young Japanese women in 1970s Tokyo by Lynne Kutsukake. #TitleTuesday #FestivalOfLiteraryDiversity #AsianAuthor #LiteraryFiction
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Gary Barwin's Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted sparked controversial conversations by mixing tragedy with humour in a novel set in Europe during WWII. Check back tomorrow for the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!
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In 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act, Bob Joseph quotes his father, Chief Robert Joseph. #MotivationMonday #FestivalOfLiteraryDiversity #TruthAndReconcilitation #Indigenous #Canada
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Amanda Leduc's Disfigured was the first book in Canada to be "born accessible," published in a variety of accessible formats that were made available to readers on publication day. Check back tomorrow for the next book in our countdown to the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!
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Today is the last day to apply for the Brampton Writer in Residence program! If you've published three or more adult fiction titles, you could be eligible to become Brampton's first writer in residence. Be sure to get your application in by the end of the day!
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic brought horror fiction into the mainstream discourse with a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror, set in 1950's Mexico. Check back tomorrow for the next book in our countdown to the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!
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Robyn Maynard's Policing Black Lives sparked important conversations about the crisis surrounding policing and the Black community in Canada. Check back tomorrow for the next book in our countdown to the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!
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Xiran Jay Zhao's YA novel, Iron Widow, took the internet by storm in the midst of the pandemic. The author became a social media phenomenon w their scifi retelling. Check back tomorrow for the next book in our countdown to the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!
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Written by Christina Wong, Denison Avenue demonstrated the unique ways a graphic novel can tell a story by capturing the story of a society continues to be overlooked and undervalued. Check back tomorrow for the next book in our countdown to the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge!
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