What does it mean to be part of the Canadian literary canon?
Authors Jael Richardson and David A. Robertson and publisher Martha Sharpe discuss the new Kanata Classics collection.
Canadian book industry insiders discuss the new Kanata Classics collection
This month, Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart is launching a book series, Kanata Classics. The collection will reissue six Canadian books it considers classics, including Marian Engel's Bear and Richard Wagamese's Medicine Walk.
However, these books were not always considered to be classics. Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with publisher Martha Sharpe and authors authors Jael Richardson and David A. Robertson about updating the Canadian literary canon and what it means to be in it.
You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Panel produced by Jean Kim.