River Street Writing

Tune in to CBC Ontario Morning to hear Peterborough-raised author Terry Kirk discussed her high-stakes new World War II thriller, Plunder.

Listen here:

cbc.ca/player/play/au…

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Award-winning author Nancy Jo Cullen’s new novel, Dish, is featured in Chatelaine by Assistant Editor Sarah Bauly. You can read the full article, “14 Books To Read After Yesteryear, 2026’s Buzziest Page-Turner” here:

chatelaine.com/living/books/b…

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“Wisdom, delight, and repulsion are pervasive in this enjoyable and re-readable collection...”
-Micheline Maylor, River Street Reviewer-in-Residence

Read Micheline’s full review of Bureau of Useless Splendour (ECW Press) by Chris Banks:

riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/10/2…

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Meet our new Reviewer-in-Residence, Dr. Micheline Maylor!

Our Reviewer-in-Residence (RIR) program aims to celebrate & support literary criticism in Canada by inviting seasoned and emerging critics to serve as RIR.

Reviews & interviews will be published on our blog.

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Mummy sits in the corner of the room
dupatta over her head
hands in clasped obeisance
murmuring verses from the Adi Granth

—from “Birthright” by Kelly Kaur, My Love is a Durian (University of Calgary Press, 2026)

Read the full excerpt:

riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2026/7/24…

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